Prerequisites: admission to University Honors, ENGL 001B with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor
Description: Honors course corresponding to PHIL 003W. Approaches one of the basic questions of value: how should one live? Covers classical and contemporary discussions of issues such as the human good, human virtue, the role of pleasure and happiness, egoism and altruism, duty, the relativity and objectivity of value, the meaning of life, death, autonomy, integrity, and conscience. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of “C” or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student’s college permits, as alternatives to English 001C.
Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Credit is awarded for only one of PHIL 003 or PHIL 003H or PHIL 003W or PHIL 003X.