PHIL 240 - Introduction to Ethics
- Recent Professors
- Marisa Maccaro, Anton E. Zoughbie
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
- Class Size
- 45 students
- Difficulty
- 5.4Moderateout of 10
- Credits
- 3
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of PHIL 240
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
- Description
- An introduction to moral theories and contemporary moral problems that explores philosophical views on topics including: human nature and human potential; virtues and duties; and criteria for evaluating persons and institutions. Moral theory will be applied to such problems as war, global poverty, distributive justice, euthanasia, abortion, and sustainability.