Introduction to Moral Philosophy (260-0-20)

Instructors

Pascal Brixel

Meeting Info

University Hall 102: Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 3:20PM

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 from the history of ancient Greek and modern European philosophy, as well as contemporary texts critiquing and developing these traditions.

Class Materials (Required)

Class materials must be purchased.

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin, third edition, Hackett, 2019, ISBN 978-1-62466-815-9

John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, edited by George Sher, second edition, Hackett, 2002, ISBN 978-0-87220-605-2

Immanuel Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, translated by Mary Gregor and Jens Timmermann, revised edition, Cambridge University Press, 2012, ISBN 9781107401068

Class Notes

Final exam in class.

Class Attributes

Ethical and Evaluative Thinking Foundational Disci
Ethics & Values Distro Area

Associated Classes

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-415: Wed 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Parkes Hall 215: Fri 10:00AM - 10:50AM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-319: Wed 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Locy Hall 314: Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM