PHI2600

This course is a survey of the efforts made by philosophers to comprehend that portion of human experience that is concerned with values and obligations. The course consists primarily of the analysis of selected writings in which philosophers attempt to characterize the most satisfactory life, specify the basis of moral responsibility, determine the testability of moral judgments and assess the proper relation between the individual and the state, among other topics in moral and political philosophy. This course includes reading and writing competencies. This course fulfills the Gordon Rule writing requirement and must be completed with a grade of C or higher pursuant to State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.030.