Undergraduate Course: Morality, Rationality and Value (PHIL08015)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Philosophy |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/ |
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| Course description |
The aim of this course is to introduce students to some of the problems and concepts in moral philosophy that are central to philosophy as a discipline. The examination of these problems and concepts will develop students' ability to understand and critically evaluate philosophical ideas and arguments. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. George Square Theatre |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). |
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 0 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
In lectures and small group tutorials, students will:
Understand foundational positions about the nature of morality and moral judgment, and associated issues about the objectivity of morality and moral judgment.
Understand the main arguments for and against the rationality of moral conduct.
Understand classic arguments and issues surrounding the connection (or lack thereof) between religion and morality.
Understand the debate between hedonistic and non-hedonistic theories of value, and associated issues and distinctions in axiology.
Understand the debate between consequentailist and deontological theories of right action.
Understand the key ideas in contractualist approaches to moral and political philosophy.
Understand the ideas animating virtue-ethical approaches to moral philosophy.
Have some appreciation of the significance of these issues for other areas of philosophy. |
Assessment Information
1 mid-term essay and 1 exam at the end of the semester.
Coursework counts for 25%; exam for 75%. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Michael Ridge
Tel: (0131 6)50 3657
Email: M.Ridge@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Susan Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
Email: sue.richards@ed.ac.uk |
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