Introduction to Moral Philosophy (260-0-20)

Instructors

Pascal Brixel

Meeting Info

University Hall 102: Tues, Thurs 3:30PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

Moral philosophy is the study of how we should live. What kind of life is best for human beings? What is happiness? What is it to have a good character? What is it for an action to be morally right or wrong? We will investigate these and related questions by reading foundational texts in the history of ancient Greek and modern European philosophy, including Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, David Hume's Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, and Immanuel Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals.

Evaluation Method

Final paper

Class Materials (Required)

Class materials must be purchased.

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin (Hackett)
David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (Hackett)
Immanuel Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, translated by Mary Gregor and Jens Timmermann (Cambridge University Press)

Class Notes

Final Paper

Class Attributes

Ethical and Evaluative Thinking Foundational Disci
Ethics & Values Distro Area

Associated Classes

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-425: Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM

DIS - Locy Hall 106: Tues 11:00AM - 11:50AM

DIS - Locy Hall 109: Tues 12:00PM - 12:50PM

DIS - Parkes Hall 215: Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM