In this course the student will become acquainted with the major issues and philosophical positions in the history of ethics. Important theories such as those of Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Mill, and Dewey will be studied. Attention will also be given to current moral problems. Feminine and feminist ethics will be examined. The student is introduced to the basic features of symbolic logic and to some aspects of informal logic.
Attention is given to the practical importance of improving one's reasoning abilities.
Introduction to Philosophy . This course takes up some perennial problems of philosophy, including problems in ethics, in epistemology and metaphysics, in philosophy of religion, etc. Readings will be from selected philosophical writings from Plato to the present. Our goal is to understand better just who we are and where we are. Students will be expected to read original philsophical works and actively participate in class discussions regarding metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and logic.