PHI 210 - Ethics

Institution:

Cape Cod Community College

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Description:

This course provides a rigorous and thorough examination of the major ethical theories in the history of Western philosophy, covering the work of such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Augustine, Aquinas, Kant, Hobbes, Rousseau, Nietzsche, Mill, Marx, Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Ayer, and contemporary writers such as Callahan, Raz, Rawls, Nozick, and Frankl. The early part of the course is a study of metaethics and of the terminology used in doing ethical analysis. The body of the course involves the study of five major theories of normative ethics: natural law theories, social contract theories, dutybased (deontological) theories, utilitarian (teleological) theories, and existentialist theories. Skeptical alternatives to these theories will also be considered. In the last month of the semester, each student is expected to focus on a project dealing with a specific ethical theory or problem area. Prerequisite: ENL101 or PHI130 / 3 credits.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.capecod.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 362-2131

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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