Academic Catalog 2016-2018

PHIL 3204 Virtuosity: Cultivating Moral/Political

What does it mean to be morally or politically virtuous? What are the sources of moral value? What is the scope of morality? How does one cultivate a virtuous character? This course will explore a range of responses to these questions, paying particular attention to the notion that moral and political virtue ought to be understood as a kind of intellectual and practical expertise, or, in other words, as virtuosity.

Credits

3.00 units

Cross Listed Courses

POL 3204