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PHIL2612: Comparative Ethics
2022 unit information
This unit considers classic ethical questions about the nature of the good life and moral obligation through a comparative lens. Canonical Western moral philosophers such as Aristotle, Hume, Kant, and Mill are discussed alongside representatives of other less commonly studied philosophical traditions. These other traditions may include: ancient Chinese philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, feminist philosophy, and the philosophy of race.
Unit details and rules
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Philosophy
| Code | PHIL2612 |
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| Academic unit | Philosophy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Philosophy |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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PHIL3512 or PHIL2512 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. familiarise yourself with the methods of philosophical analysis via engagement with core texts in the tradition of Western ethical philosophy
- LO2. engage yourself with texts from outside this tradition and evaluate some methodological and thematic divergences
- LO3. learn to read difficult works carefully and to extract the author’s most important ideas
- LO4. reconstruct and evaluate complex arguments
- LO5. express your own ideas in speech and writing with greater clarity and precision
- LO6. practice the art of conversation by engaging in consistent in-class dialogue that is argumentative yet respectful and supportive.
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