Introduction to Philosophy and Ethics

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the nature of philosophical and ethical reasoning. This will primarily be accomplished through 1) a survey of Hellenistic philosophical thought with an eye towards its subsequent influence upon western philosophy and 2) the study of ethics. During the course of the philosophical survey, students will engage the major thinkers and schools of philosophical thought (ancient and modern) that have shaped western culture. Within the ethics component, this class seeks to develop students’ moral faculties through the study of contemporary ethical issues and moral cases.

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Philosophy Library

Ethics Library