Course Details
Course Details

Course Details

Richard Bland College

PHIL203: Introduction to Ethics

This course is intended to acquaint students with the practical relevance of ethics within everyday life and to aid them in cultivating the skills inherent in ethical reasoning. Emphasis will be placed on the usefulness of major ethical theories in facilitating personal reflection and interpersonal dialogue, via detailed examinations of opposing ethical arguments over several contemporary moral issues, such as: war & terrorism, punishment & the death penalty, world poverty & hunger, abortion & cloning, animal rights & environmentalism.  Attention will be given to the application of ethics to the evaluation of moral claims found outside academia, including newspaper editorials.

Overview
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UCGS
UCGS Block II-Humanities
The Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) is a 30-credit hour program where all courses shall be transf...see moreThe Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) is a 30-credit hour program where all courses shall be transferable and satisfy a lower-division general education requirement at any public institution of higher education. UCGS courses may satisfy a general education requirement without having a specific course equivalent at the receiving institution.
Passport
Passport Block II-Humanities
The Passport is a 16-credit hour two-year college program in which all courses are transferable and shall satis...see moreThe Passport is a 16-credit hour two-year college program in which all courses are transferable and shall satisfy a lower-division general education requirement at any public institution of higher education. Passport courses may satisfy a general education requirement without having a specific course equivalent at the receiving institution.
Delivery Method
Online
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Delivery Method
Campus
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Delivery Method
Hybrid
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Credits
3.0
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Department
Language and Humanities
Course Notes
Three hours lecture. UCGS and Passport approved course, 2021.
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
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  • Recognize basic concepts and patterns of deductive and inductive reasoning, and be able to employ these to assess arguments and related claims; identify and evaluate moral claims and moral arguments
  • Identify major positions of canonical Ethicists and moral theories, and logical implications of these
  • summarize and evaluate a moral argument on a contemporary moral issue **


Where Will This Course Transfer?
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George Mason UniversityPHIL151TIntroduction to Ethics - Transfer Only4-Year
Norfolk State UniversityTRNFREETransfer Elective4-Year
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Old Dominion UniversityPHIL230EINTRODUCTION TO ETHICS4-Year
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