PHIL 122 - The Nature of Value

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU, WR

This course is canceled effective 11.09.2008.

This course deals with central questions in ethics, aesthetics, and political philosophy, the three branches of value theory. These questions include, What makes an action right or wrong? What makes a state just? and, What makes a work of art or landscape beautiful? In order to answer these questions, we will consult key texts, compare forms of judgment, and critically engage with value problems. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Instructor: K. Thomson-Jones