161-437 Topics in Applied Ethics

Admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours in philosophy.

The subject deals with topics from a range of areas in applied ethics, including issues of individual decision-making and public policy. The subject asks students to use skills in philosophical reasoning and knowledge of philosophical theory in such areas as moral, political, and legal philosophy, along with relevant empirical information, in order to devise solutions and assess proposals concerning selected practical problems. Students will become familiar with the recent literature in such journals as the Journal of Applied Philosophy and Ethics.

• have refined the skills required for critical thinking;

• have refined the skills required for written communication of research;

• improve their ability to integrate abstract moral and conceptual considerations with relevant empirical data.

A 5000-word essay 100% (due at the end of semester).

To be advised