Moral Philosophy
Philosophy · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall/Winter Only
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
PHIL-2201 prerequisites
Where PHIL-2201 counts
Counts toward 3 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 71 of 141 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course will examine representative moral ideas and standards of human conduct, with some consideration of their practical relevance. Topics that may be considered are the nature of morality, conceptions of the good life, virtues and vices, the justification of moral standards, moral relativity and scepticism, the bearing of behavioural studies on moral judgment and the validation of standards, and the question of freedom and moral responsibility. Readings will be selected from both classical and contemporary sources.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.