Fall 2026-91396-202690-PHI225-01 - Major Questions

Welcome to Major Questions in Philosophy!

Is there such a thing as right and wrong? How do you know if you’re a good person? Is ethics about following rules? Doing your duty? Bringing about the greatest good for the greatest number? Obeying God? Developing virtue? These are the kinds of burning questions that ethics investigates. The study of ethics concerns the nature of action, motivation, consequence, and personal character. You will be introduced to the key issues and theories in ethics. You will trace the historical development of various ethical theories, as well as learn how to apply these theories to contemporary problems in ethics.