Of central concern are questions about the criteria of moral goodness, the strictures of moral obligation, and the nature of justice.
Some attention is given to the subjects of moral relativism, hedonism, and egoism.
The theories of moral reasoning considered include those of Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Cynics, the Epicureans, Hobbes, Kant, Bentham, and J. S. Mill. Offered each semester.