Instructor:

Richard Lee (Office hours)

Course number:

PHIL 2103 sec. 11 (SAFARI number: 01443)

Time:

M - F 12:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

Room:

MAIN 319

Pre-requisites:

none

Brief Description:

This course is an introduction to the nature of moral right and wrong (metaethics), fundamental theories of what is morally right and wrong (normative ethics), and some exploration of real life issues of moral right and wrong (applied ethics). Views discussed will range from those in ancient Greece to philosophers living today. Among the issues in applied ethics we will discuss will be the morality of terrorism and of war. This course may not make you a better person, but it should help you think more clearly about important moral issues.

Texts:

Wadsworth Packet (ISBN: 0-534-07532-0) consisting of:

• James Fieser, editor, Metaethics, Normative Ethics, and Applied Ethics: Historical and Contemporary Readings (Wadsworth, 2000) ISBN: 0-534-57384-3
• James E. White, editor, Contemporary Moral Problems: War and Terrorism (Wadsworth, 2003) ISBN: 0-534-60840-X
• Jonathan Jacobs, A Philosopher's Compass (Harcourt, 2001) ISBN: 0-15-507543-8

Other information:

• Why Do Philosophy? FAQ
• Course Requirements
• Important Dates
• Reading Schedule
• Policies
• Questions to Teacher
• Course Notes (overheads) (under construction)
• First Paper (Writing Assignment)
• Second Paper (Writing Assignment)
• "Identifying and Formulating Arguments"
• "The Realm of the Moral"
• "Kantian Ethical Theory"