PHI 240 — Introduction to Ethics
This course introduces theories about the nature and foundations of moral judgments and applications to contemporary moral issues. Emphasis is placed on moral theories such as consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Upon completion, students should be able to apply various ethical theories to moral issues such as abortion, capital punishment, poverty, war, terrorism, the treatment of animals, and issues arising from new technologies. This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA and ICAA as a general education course in Humanities/Fine Arts. This is a Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course.
Prerequisites: ENG 111
Part of
- Associate in General Education Program
- Early Childhood Education Career Track, AAS
- Early Childhood Education Licensure Transfer Track, AAS
- Early Childhood Education Non-Licensure Track, AAS
- Nursing, AAS
- Nursing, AGE
- Optional General Education Courses for AAS Programs
- Associate in Arts, AA
- Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation, AA
- Associate in Science, AS
- Associate in Science in Teacher Preparation, AS