Major Ethics Course Questions

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Major Course Research Questions

1. What is the nature of ethics? What is the origin and ground of values?
2. How are moral values related to other kinds of valuing that humans engage in?
3. What kind of theory is a moral theory?
4. How is our psychology and identity related to our moral valuation and behavior?
5. What are the major theoretical approaches to ethics?
6. What is justice?
7. What are our obligations to others in need of assistance?
8. How are personal and political morality related?
9. How should I think about people who hold very different moral, political, or religious outlooks than me?
10. Are there cultural values that most or all cultures identify with "being civilized"?