Ethics (PHIL*2120)
Code and section: PHIL*2120*01
Term: Fall 2020
Instructor: Gus Skorburg
Details
This course will introduce you to the field of moral philosophy. Moral philosophy is generally divided into three subfields: (1) Metaethics, which asks question about what morality is, where it comes from, and whether it varies between persons and cultures, (2) normative ethics, which asks questions about which principles are the basis for judging acts, persons, or outcomes as right or wrong, and (3) applied ethics which asks questions about controversial moral issues such as abortion, gun control, drugs, universal basic income, eating meat, among many others.
Given the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, this course will not meet face to face. Most of the material for this class will be asynchronous and self-paced (i.e. lectures will not take place “live,” at the scheduled class time). Instead lecture recordings, videos, readings, notes, and assignments will be posted on CourseLink and you can complete them mostly at your own pace. However, the course “meeting time” will remain on the schedule so that it will be easier for you to socialize with your classmates, schedule meetings to work on group projects for the class, and also to meet with the instructor and the TAs.