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This course has been prepared to acquaint you with the major figures and thematic developments in moral theory and philosophical ethics. It has also been structured to enhance your reasoning abilities when it comes to reading and understanding challenging philosophical texts. After completing this course, you should be able to:

  1. identify and analyze the main approaches to ethics recognized by the history of western philosophy and in current use,
  2. discuss with confidence how these approaches compare with one another,
  3. critically scrutinize the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, and
  4. identify instances of the use of each approach in practice.