McMurry provides a liberal arts education to every student. We believe that the liberal arts are the foundation of an examined, informed, and worthwhile life. This course is not directly associated with any major. It is not designed to prepare future professional ethicists. We agree with the famous Greek philosopher, Socrates that The unexamined life is not worth living.
Ethics provides an avenue to critically examine the nature and purpose of the moral life.
What kind of persons are we because of the things we have come to value, particularly in the moral sense. This course will help us to critically examine our moral values and to effectively express those values the myriad moral decisions we will each make during our lifetimes. McMurry expects and enables excellence throughout the University community. . . . The class time in this course will be divided between large and small group work. The large group sessions will be held in the Recital Hall in Ryan Fine Arts Building.