80-256 Modern Moral Philosophy

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course will follow moral theory through the modern era roughly 16001900, with special emphasis on the works of Hobbes, Hume, and Kant, as well as the development of utilitarianism. Since moral theorizing was only one part of these thinkers larger systems of philosophy, it cannot be fully separated from questions of metaphysics and epistemology e.g. free will, determinism, materialism, etc., and well spend some time situating their ethical thought within their larger projects. In doing so, well also examine these theories within the context of the rapidly changing social, political, and scientific landscape of the modern period.

Prerequisites: none listed

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