Spring 2010

Normative Ethics

Listed in: Philosophy, as PHIL-34

Faculty

Nishiten Shah (Section 01)

Description

We will be concerned to see whether there is anything to be said in a principled way about right and wrong. The core of the course will be an examination of three central traditions in ethical philosophy in the West, typified by Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, and John Stuart Mill. We will also look at contemporary discussions of the relation between the demands of morality and those personal obligations that spring from friendships, as well as recent views about the nature of personal welfare.

Requisite: One course in Philosophy or consent of the instructor. Limited to 25 students. Spring semester. Professor Shah.

PHIL 34 - L/D

Section 01
Tu 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CONV 304
Th 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CONV 304

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022