Curricula 2011 – 2012
Keywords
Learning outcomes
The participants are aware of the most important historical approaches to ethics and social philosophy and of the principal modern conceptions of the relation between individual and community. They know the ethical and moral questions about goodness and justice. They are familiar with the ontological question of what human beings are in a community, and with the epistemological question of what human communities are as objects and subjects of knowledge. They are capable of reflecting on the philosophical assumptions implicit in contemporary moral and political debates.
Contents
The course includes two sections, ethics and social philosophy.
(a) The ethics section provides an introduction to the most important moral theories such as virtue ethics, utilitarianism, deontological ethics, and value criticism. It covers debates on key concepts and views such as liberty, rights and duties, free will and determinism, and moral responsibility.
(b) The social philosophy section provides an introduction to the history of social and political philosophy (e.g. Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Rousseau, Hegel, Smith, and Marx), and an overview of contemporary debates. It addresses questions such as: What is the role of individuals and communities in society? How is identity understood as a political category? What is the role of groups such as race, gender, or class based groups in social philosophy? How wealth and ownership are understood in social philosophy? What challenges do environmental issues and modern technologies pose for social and political philosophy? What is the role of local communities in global economy and political system?
Modes of study
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
JOKO
a. Saastamoinen, Kari 1998. Eurooppalainen liberalismi. Jyväskylä: Atena.
JA
Pulkkinen, Tuija 1998. Postmoderni politiikan filosofia (sivut 9-84). Helsinki: Gaudeamus.
TAI
b. Zuckert, Catherine 2011. Political Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Authors and Arguments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Zuckert, Catherine 2011. Political Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Authors and Arguments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
Tännsjö, Thorbjörn 2008. Understanding ethics: an introduction to moral theory
Tännsjö, Thorbjörn 2008. Understanding ethics: an introduction to moral theory
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
Tännsjö, Thorbjörn 2008. Understanding ethics: an introduction to moral theory
Tännsjö, Thorbjörn 2008. Understanding ethics: an introduction to moral theory
JOKO
a. Saastamoinen, Kari 1998. Eurooppalainen liberalismi. Jyväskylä: Atena.
JA
Pulkkinen, Tuija 1998. Postmoderni politiikan filosofia (sivut 9-84). Helsinki: Gaudeamus.
TAI
b. Zuckert, Catherine 2011. Political Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Authors and Arguments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Zuckert, Catherine 2011. Political Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Authors and Arguments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.Belongs to following study modules
2014–2015
