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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Spring 2025 |
| Registration ID | PHILH111B001 |
| Course Title | The Wicked and the Worthy |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Philosophy |
| Instructor | Miller,J. Reid |
| Times and Days | MW 01:00pm-02:25pm
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2540 The possibility of doing good in the world presumes that one can distinguish between good and bad actions, people, and consequences. But on what basis are we to make such distinctions? What grounds, if anything, our definitions of good and bad? This course examines such concerns through a survey of the history of ethical philosophy. In assessing ethical first principles we will consider as well questions of intentionality, power, and historical value. Readings include selections from Mills Utilitarianism, Kants Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, and Nietzsches Beyond Good and Evil. Div: III; Approach: Critical Interpretation (CI); Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (Hav: HU, A) |
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