PHIL10040 Introduction to Ethics
We all know what 'ethics' is. We have ethically blamed and praised others, we have felt the pressure of an ethical duty, we have been paralysed by ethical dilemmas, we have had irresolvable ethical disagreements with our peers, and we have felt the ethical emotions of pride, shame and guilt. Ethics (also known as moral philosophy) looks more closely at all these phenomena. Philosophers are particularly interested in the exact meaning of familiar but difficult concepts.
Ethics is a huge field, and so we will only be looking at three inter-related aspects of it, in order to go deeper. First, we will focus on friendship, and especially on how duties to friends might conflict with ethical duties to strangers. Second, we will look at some attempts to theorise about ethics, both within the context of friendship but also more broadly. An ethical theory should be able to tell us what to do when we are ethically perplexed. Third, we will look at the concept of need. What does it mean to recognise a need, in myself, in a friend, in a stranger? How should I respond to that need when it conflicts with my ethical principles, or when it conflicts with what the other persons says she wants?
This module is designed for people with no background in philosophy at all.
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Really enjoyed this class, the professor is engaging and the content is more modern and relevant philosophy instead of stuff that was written hundreds of years ago. Would not recommend taking this if you want an easy A, this class definitely takes some effort and a lot of reading. Would recommend keeping up with the weekly readings and annotating/taking notes while reading them because the final exam will be on a few of the papers read in class and it sucks to cram them all in right before the exam. You are allowed a cheat sheet for the exam as well which is great
many people recommend this as an easy elective, you're definitely getting humbled in this course lol if you don't have good essay skill. hefty readings + essay assessments, but it's not super necessary to read everything to get a good grade and you can definitely procrastinate til the last day and do fine. i really enjoyed it though, super interesting and the professors are super nice and approachable, granted me an extension on the day of the due date. your grades depend a lot on your tutor, so definitely shop around before finalizing on a tutorial
Not as easy as you think, if you are looking for a walk in the park elective. If you don't have great essay skills you may struggle to do well, as the material is quite difficult. Overall enjoyable however
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Subject: Philosophy
Level: 1
Module Coordinator: Dr Christopher Cowley
Trimester: Autumn and Spring (separate)
Credits: 5
Module Info
Subject: Philosophy
Level: 1
Module Coordinator: Dr Christopher Cowley
Trimester: Autumn and Spring (separate)
Credits: 5