PHILO 40 Ethics

Units: 3
This course examines the concept of morality and values, representative ethical theories, and may include their applications to moral problems. It includes a survey of ethical theories and contemporary ethical issues to which the various theories are applied. The theories introduced are ethical relativism, egoism, utilitarianism, Kantian deontology, natural law theory, and feminist ethical theory. Issues discussed are euthanasia, abortion, legal punishment, animal rights, equality and discrimination, and economic justice. (UC, CSU, C-ID PHIL 120)