COURSES > UNDERGRADUATE [→ ONLINE ARCHIVE MATERIAL]
This course is designed both to introduce students to some of the major texts of the Western philosophical tradition and to help students develop their critical thinking skills, including the ability to understand, assess and formulate logical arguments. To pursue these goals we will read, discuss and write about a number of classical ethical systems, both ancient and modern.
Texts
- Plato, Meno
- Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
- Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals
- Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
Archive
TAUGHT: SPRING 2009