ETHICS HONORS

Catalog description

This course introduces students to philosophical issues pertaining to the moral life. Topics covered include the ultimate end of the human person, happiness, the structure of the human act, the nature of morality, natural law, conscience, virtue, society, family, and the state. Topics in applied ethics are also considered. Students will study representative accounts of theistic ethics, natural law ethics, virtue ethics, deontology, and utilitarianism. Relevant metaphysical principles pertaining to ethical analysis will be covered. Authors studied include Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, and Mil. Prerequisite s: PHIL 205, Honors Program.