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MODERN ETHICAL THEORIES

PHILOS 541

Course Description

Ethical theories and problems as discussed in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Prerequisties

Junior standing or 3 Credits in PHILOS

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Occasionally

Grade Point Average

3.89

11.88% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

3% from Historical

A Rate

84.09%

62.28% from Historical

Class Size

44

68% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Rob STREIFFER

[email protected]

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