PHIL 310 - Introduction to Ethics

    Recent Professors
    Dylan Mirek Popowicz, Megan R. Zane, Andrew W. Fix, Johnny L. Allen JR, Dylan Popowicz
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    4.6Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of PHIL 310
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course is an introduction to ethics and moral philosophy. It includes a survey of various normative ethical theories including Aristotle's Virtue Ethics, Utilitarianism, and Kant's Deontological Ethics. It may also cover various meta-ethical issues such as ethical relativism vs. ethical objectivism, as well as questions of knowledge and justification of moral claims. It may also include the application of normative ethical theories to contemporary moral issues.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 10:30am–11:50am, Tue Thu 10:30am–11:50am, Tue Thu 9:00am–10:20am