161-008 Moral Theory: Basic Issues

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr Francois Schroeter

Prerequisites

At least one first-year single-semester philosophy subject, or permission from the Head of Department or subject coordinator.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

Thirty-two contact hours per semester: two 1-hour lectures per week for the first 11 weeks and a 1-hour tutorial per week beginning the third week of semester

Subject Description

This subject involves the discussion of some recent philosophical explorations of the nature and ground of moral thinking. On completion of the subject students should be able to think critically about, and to evaluate, the philosophical cogency of those explorations, and have acquired a background for their own further philosophical reflection on the nature and ground of morality.

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words, plus regular participation in tutorials.



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