PHL 213W - INTRO TO ETHICS

    Recent Professors
    K. Wolf, M. Balawender, J. Salisbury, D. Doll
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Winter 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    25 students
    Difficulty
    6.0Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    Introduces historically important ethical issues, theories, concepts and philosophers. Teaches the basics of ethical decision-making and how to apply ethical concepts, theories and methods to their own personal ethical conflicts. Allows the opportunity to investigate, write about, and discuss controversial topics such as abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia, assisted suicide, social justice, affirmative action, sexuality, and environmental ethics. Emphasizes understanding and critically questioning the theories, positions and arguments made concerning the course topics, and reaching and defending their own conclusions on those topics. Credit may be earned in PHL 213 or PHL 213H but not in both. (45-0)
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 8:00am–9:25am, Tue Thu 2:00pm–3:25pm