Moral Philosophy. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): ( PHIL 2050 or PHIL 2050H or PHIL 2050G or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing Surveys the global history of moral and ethical philosophy from ancient to contemporary figures. Focuses on the following issues and theories: the good, moral reasoning and judgment, objectivism vs. conventionalism and relativism, natural law theory, ethical egoism, hedonism, virtue ethics, deontology, consequentialism, utilitarianism, materialism, moral sentiment, roles of emotion and reason in ethical and moral deliberation and judgment, as well as race, gender, and sexuality in ethics.