Listed in: Philosophy, as PHIL-310
Formerly listed as: PHIL-34
Rafeeq Hasan (Section 01)
We will be concerned to see whether there is anything to be said in a principled way about right and wrong. The core of the course will be an examination of three central traditions in ethical philosophy in the West, typified by Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, and John Stuart Mill. We will also look at contemporary discussions of the relation between the demands of morality and those personal obligations that spring from friendships, as well as recent views about the nature of personal welfare.
Requisite: One course in PHIL or consent of the instructor. Priority is given to Amherst College students. Limited to 25 students. Spring semester. Professors Hasan.
If Overenrolled: Priority will be given to majors.
Cost: $120.00 ?
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
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Utilitarianism | Hackett, 2002 | John Stuart Mill | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals | Cambridge, 2021 | Immanuel Kant | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
On the Genealogy of Morality | Hackett, 1998 | Friedrich Nietzsch | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
Nicomachean Ethics | Oxford, 2009 | Aristotle | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.