PHIL 003: Ethics and the Meaning of Life

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 533

Prerequisites: none

Description: Approaches the basic question 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.

Credit: Credit is awarded for one of the following PHIL 003, PHIL 003H, or PHIL 003W.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

PHIL 117 PHIL 120 (E-Z) PHIL 121 (E-Z) PHIL 122 (E-Z) PHIL 130 PHIL 131 PHIL 133 PHIL 134 PHIL 135 PHIL 137 PHIL 138 (E-Z) PHIL 145 PHIL 152 PHIL 161 PHIL 162 PHIL 169 (E-Z)
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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 300/300 26/50 326/350
2024-25 34/50  34/ 50
2023-24 48/50  48/ 50
2022-23 291/293 48/50 339/343
2021-22 48/50  48/ 50
2020-21 267/300 17/20 284/320
2019-20 39/40  39/ 40
2018-19 283/300 283/300
2017-18 19/20  19/ 20
2016-17 293/280 15/20 308/300