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Dec 04, 2025
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PHIL 211 - Introduction to Ethics
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-3B
Introduction to philosophical ethics. Topics include major ethical theories, virtue, vice, evil, character, moral education and relativism. Impact of cultural diversity on ethical discourse.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-3B - Humanities
Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas 1A, 1B and 1C.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- read complex texts, create original arguments, analyze the arguments of others, and express these criticisms orally and in writing.
- demonstrate knowledge of philosophical and/or religious traditions, their relevant concepts, theories, methods, and historical contexts.
- develop their capacities for ethical decision making, Socratic humility, openness to ideas of others, reflective self-awareness, and a life-long curiosity about big questions.
- cultivate an appreciation for a diversity of ideas and values across time and for human difference.
GE-3B. Humanities Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate the impact of the humanities on your life.
- Examine the cultural and/or historical context(s) of the humanities.
- Describe the ways that diverse identities influence experiences in the humanities.
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