PHIL 210 Ethical Systems
This course provides an introduction to the subject and methods of philosophical ethics. Positioning ourselves in the world carries a moral dimension the exploration of which is instrumental to understanding the human condition. Ethics asks questions, applies specific approaches, and reaches fruitful conclusions as to what the right thing to do is, what justice is, and, ultimately, how we can lead better lives. The study of ethics is fundamental to our understanding of interpersonal relations, social structures and the demands of political ideals and realities. Reaching such understanding involves the use of philosophical tools such as logic, critical thinking, argumentation, and analysis. The course objective is to acquaint students with these tools through their application to various ethical concerns and the respective historical theories that utilize them. Lecture.