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2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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PHIL 1020 - Introduction to Ethics
Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
This course is a course on philosophical ethics, and thus, will investigate philosophical questions regarding morality, such as the following: What is the good? What is virtue? Where do moral obligations come from? Is morality objective or relative to society and culture? Do we have proof for a moral claim such as lying is morally wrong? The course will be organized historically around some of the most important Philosophers and philosophical theories which have attempted to answer these questions Included in this course is an investigation into applied ethical issues such as lying, abortion, euthanasia, and sexual ethics Particular attention will be paid to how the various philosophical theories studied in the course can affect one’s analysis of applied ethical problem
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENGL 1500
ODHE Transfer: OT36TMAH; TAGOAH046
Course Classification: G
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