Overview
An introduction to moral and social philosophy through a study of modern conceptions of freedom, power and morality. It considers questions such as: Is what we do really right or wrong? What are the fundamental principles of morality? Do we need government, and, if so, how should we be governed? … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Aims
This topic aims to:
- Address in an introductory way the key issues in metaethics, normative ethics and political philosophy in modern philosophy
- Encourage students to comprehend and identify key points in contemporary discussion of metaethics, normative ethics and political philosophy
- Encourage students to formulate approaches to issues and develop, making reference to significant contributions in modern philosophy, a relatively simple argument for an important position in some key debates in all three of the areas of contemporary metaethics, normative ethics and political philosophy
- Equip students to:
- Comprehend in a basic way significant positions and arguments in all three of the areas of contemporary metaethics, normative ethics and political philosophy
- Engage in relatively simple but sound argument for or against some of those positions
- Evaluate the soundness of significant arguments found in modern philosophy for and against those positions
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