Instructor:

Richard Lee (Office hours)

Course number:

PHIL 2103 sec. 11 (ISIS number: 2148)

Time:

M - F 9:10 - 10:30 a.m.

Room:

Sci Engr 0408

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 euthanasia, suicide, abortion, war and terrorism, the treatment of animals, and the environment. This course may not make you a better person, but it should help you think more clearly about important moral issues.

Texts:

• James Fieser, editor, Metaethics, Normative Ethics, and Applied Ethics: Historical and Contemporary Readings (Wadsworth, 2000) ISBN: 0-534-57384-3
• web documents

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• First Examination
• First Paper (Writing Assignment)
• Second Examination
• Second Paper (Writing Assignment)
• Third Examination
• "Identifying and Formulating Arguments"
• "The Realm of the Moral"
• "Kantian Ethical Theory"