PHIL140

Contemporary Moral Issues

The uses of philosophical analysis in thinking clearly about such widely debated moral issues as abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, pornography, reverse discrimination, the death penalty, business ethics, sexual equality, and economic justice.

Spring 2026

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Summer 2025

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Spring 2025

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.12 between 7,758 students*

PHIL140 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 19.84%
A: 19.79%
A+: 6.23%
B-: 8.49%
B: 13.19%
B+: 14.62%
C-: 1.96%
C: 3.02%
C+: 4.58%
D-: 0.35%
D: 0.88%
D+: 0.8%
F: 1.48%
W: 4.24%
other: 0.55%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.