Postgraduate Course: Further Topics in Normative Ethics (PHIL11187)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | This course introduces students to a range of topics in normative ethics. |
Course description |
This course introduces students to a range of topics in normative ethics. These may include theories of the good, the relationship between what is right and what is good, utilitarian ethics, Kantian ethics, virtue ethics, and moral responsibility.
The specific topics vary from year to year. The course is designed to complement prior undergraduate work in Moral and Political Philosophy and it can be taken concurrently with any of the MSc courses in moral and political philosophy.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2,500 essay (100%)
Word Limit: 2,500 words (excluding references) |
Feedback |
Students will have the opportunity to submit one 2500 word formative essay. |
No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- discuss a number of topics in normative ethics.
- engage critically in contemporary debates in normative ethics.
- formulate questions and positions of relevance in normative ethics and demonstrate these skills in writing a short critical paper on a current theme in normative ethics.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Reading, understanding and critically engaging with research; critical thinking; constructive oral engagement; essay writing. |
Keywords | normative,ethics,utilitarian ethics,Kantian ethics,virtue ethics,moral responsibility |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Patrick Todd
Tel: (0131 6)51 5179
Email: ptodd2@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Becky Verdon
Tel: (0131 6)50 3860
Email: Rebecca.Verdon@ed.ac.uk |
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