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PHI 220 - Ethics - 3 Credits

Overview


In this course you will have an opportunity to study philosophy by concentrating on some of the most critical and difficult questions which humans ask about themselves and their world: What is a good life? How can we justify the claims that we make about what is good, bad, right, wrong? What are we doing when we use such terms in the first place--what is the nature and function of ethical language? Finally, how can we apply our ethical reasoning to the perplexing problems of life in the late twentieth century? Considerable attention will be devoted to all of these questions as you work your way through the readings, video/audio programs, and required assignments of the course.

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Objectives
 


If you successfully complete this course, you will be able to:

1. identify some of the basic issues in the branch of philosophy known as "ethics," or "theory of value."

2. discuss some of the typical positions taken by philosophers on these issues, and argue for and against each of these positions.

3. define and use such terms as "absolutism," "relativism," "deontologism," "utilitarianism," "metaethics, and "virtue ethics."

4. show how some of these ethical theories can be applied to contemporary problems involving value choices.

 

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Materials
 

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Grading
 

Your course grade will be determined by 4 quizzes and 4 exams, according to the following points:

Assignment
Points
Quiz 1
7.5
Quiz 2
7.5
Quiz 3
7.5
Quiz 4
7.5
Exam 1
25
Exam 2
25
Exam 3
25
Exam 4
25
Grading Scale
A
117-130 points
B
104-116 points
C
91-103 points
D
78-90 points
F
0-77 points
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Exams
 

There are 4 exams in this course.

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Last Updated: September 22, 2011