Spring 2014

Normative Ethics

Listed in: Philosophy, as PHIL-310

Formerly listed 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.

If Overenrolled: Priority will be given to majors.

Cost: $120.00 ?

PHIL 310 - L/D

Section 01
M 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM CHAP 203
W 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM CHAP 203

Offerings

Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2014, Fall 2022, Spring 2024