PHL 105 - Conduct & Character

1 course unit

An introduction to ethics through the study of leading perspectives and familiar moral issues. We engage in moral choice and action every day of our lives, but we also struggle with questions about our moral life. Among the questions the course addresses are: Is there genuine moral truth, or is it all just ‘opinion’? What is the relation of conduct to character? What standards might we use in judging conduct or character, and on what are they based? How do these various standards apply to concrete problems in contemporary life? Why should we struggle to be moral at all?
Meets general academic requirement HU.