PHL 212 Ethics -U
An historical introduction through reading of the great moral philosophers in the western tradition, with a focus on theories of value, obligation, and responsibility. Particular topics include: hedonism, utilitarianism, egoism, relativism, subjectivism, emotivism, nihilism, naturalism, intuitionism, divine command ethics, and contract theories. Figures include: Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Bentham, Kant, Mill, and Nietzche.