Spring 2022

Ethics

Listed in: Philosophy, as PHIL-310

Formerly listed as: PHIL-34

Faculty

Rafeeq Hasan (Section 01)

Description

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.

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: emphasis on written work, readings, independent research, oral presentations , group work and class participation Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the faculty member as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.

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
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.

Offerings

2023-24: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022