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PHL 718

Seminar in Ethics

This seminar will investigate one or more figures or themes in historical or contemporary theoretical or applied ethics. Possible topics include the nature of practical reason and its relation to emotions and social life; the epistemological status of moral intuitions and judgments; or challenges to modern ethics from the revival of virtue ethics or the ethics of care, authenticity, or ambiguity. Students will normally be required to write a major paper and do an oral presentation.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

a minimum of six PHL/CPHL courses, which must include PHL 404 or PHL 503

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Custom Requisites

None

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