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Ethical Theory

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
TuTh 4p.m. – 5:15p.m.		 McCormack M02-0213 3 $2138 (guest students)
Date
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
Time
TuTh 4p.m. – 5:15p.m.
Location
McCormack M02-0213
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2138 (guest students)

Description

A study of some of the major contemporary approaches to issues of right and wrong, good and bad, and good character: utilitarianism, deontology, the ethics of care, virtue ethics, feminist ethics, and issues of current importance in ethics-relativism, moral excellence, gender differences in morality. A systematic rather than historical approach.

Prerequisites

Any Philosophy course

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/8/2026 - 12/11/2026

Location

McCormack M02-0213

General Ed Requirements

Humanities

Enrolled / Capacity

24 / 24

Status

Closed

Instructor

Lisa Rivera

Tuition*

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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