PHIL 368

Ethical Theory


Please note: this is archived course information from 2023 for PHIL 368.

Description

Philosophical study of moral theory, in both normative ethics and meta-ethics. Topics covered may include: accounts of well-being such as hedonism, preference theory, and objectivism; theories of right action such as consequentialism and contractualism; the demandingness of morality; the role of intuitions in moral theory; and the status and justification of moral theories.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for PHIL 368.

Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.
 

Availability 2023

Not taught in 2023

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

PHIL 368: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in Philosophy or 15 points from PHIL 205, PHIL 210, PHIL 250, or POLITICS 209 or 30 points at Stage II in Global Politics and Human Rights

Restrictions

PHIL 268