Postgraduate Course: Advanced Ethics (Online) (PHIL11134)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Philosophy |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is aimed at offering a selection of cutting-edge topics in ethics, with a particular focus on meta-ethics, and thus the ontology, epistemology, and semantics of morality. Possible
topics include: non-naturalism, naturalism, error-theory, expressivism, and response-dependence analyses. Students on this course would ordinarily be expected to have successfully completed the corresponding Ethics course (PHIL11129).
Please note that this course will begin in *January 2016* not 2015. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Ethics (Online) (PHIL11129)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will develop their knowledge of key issues in contemporary ethics. They will also develop their skills in critical thinking and in the oral and written presentation of philosophical arguments. |
Assessment Information
| Students will be assessed by a 2500 word essay (85%) and successful participation in on-line activities associated with the course (15%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Deborah Roberts
Tel: (0131 6)51 5171
Email: D.Roberts@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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