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Fall 2025 Recitation Lecture Distance Learning Credit By ExaminationCore Transfer LibraryLower DivisionHumanities
A study of the nature of moral value and obligation. Topics such as the following will be considered: different conceptions of the good life and standards of right conduct; the relation of nonmoral and moral goodness; determinism, free will, and the problem of moral responsibility; the political and social dimensions of ethics; the principles and methods of moral judgment. Readings will be drawn both from contemporary sources and from the works of such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Butler, Hume, Kant, and J. S. Mill. CTL:ISH 1051 Ethics
Learning Outcomes1Demonstrate exposure to and knowledge of the views and approaches to specific issues in ethics as presented in the writings of important moral philosophers, including Aristotle, Kant, and Mill.
2Recognize important ethical concepts and ethical theories, including virtue ethics, deontological ethics, and consequentialist ethics.
3Develop the ability to present, explain, defend and critically evaluate complex philosophical ideas, theories, and perspectives, in oral and written communication.
4Develop the ability to locate, interpret, understand and evaluate philosophical arguments encountered in complex philosophical texts within the contexts and traditions that inform those arguments and texts.
5Develop critical thinking and writing skills.
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