Course Catalog - 2024-2025

     

PHIL 362 - HISTORY OF ETHICS

Long Title: HISTORY OF ETHICS
Department: Philosophy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: An introduction to the major issues of ethical theory through the reading and discussion of such classical figures as Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans, St. Augustine, St. Thomas, Maimonides, Bishop Butler, David Hume, Adam Smith, J.S. Mill, and I. Kant. Previously offered as PHIL 326. Mutually exclusive with PHIL 326, credit cannot be earned for both classes. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHIL 562. Recommended Prerequisite(s): One previous course in Philosophy. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHIL 362 if student has credit for PHIL 326.