Introduction to Ethics

Introduction to Ethics

Introduction to Ethics

A first course in moral normative analysis.

PHIL 2306.001: Introduction to Ethics

Summer II 2025
MTWR 10:00-11:55, CS-114
Don Berkich

Schedule

Please note that this schedule is tentative and authoritative: Changes may be made, but they would be made here. Thus this page supersedes any page with which it conflicts..

Monday, 7/7 Introduction and Moral Dilemmas
Tuesday, 7/8 Essential Logic Concepts
Wednesday, 7/9 Logic and Theory
Thursday, 7/10 Examination I and Relativism I: Cultural Ethical Relativism
Monday, 7/14 Relativism II: Simple Ethical Subjectivism
Tuesday, 7/15 Moral Theology I: Divine Command Theory
Wednesday, 7/16 Moral Theology II: Natural Law Theory
Thursday, 7/17 Examination II and Utilitarianism I
Monday, 7/21 Utilitarianism II: Act Utilitarian Case Analysis
Tuesday, 7/22 Utilitarianism III
Wednesday, 7/23 Utilitarianism IV: Rule Utilitarian Case Analysis
Thursday, 7/24 Examination III and Deontology I
Monday, 7/28 Deontology II
Tuesday, 7/29 Deontological Case Analysis
Wednesday, 7/30 Contractarianism I
Thursday, 7/31 Examination IV and Contractarianism II
Monday, 8/4 Virtue Ethics and Its Applications
Tuesday, 8/5 Principles of Moral Normative Analysis
Wednesday, 8/6 Case Analysis I
Thursday, 8/7 Case Analysis II
Friday, 8/8 Examination V