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Archived Curricula Guide 2017–2019
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YKYYHT4 Ethics and Social Philosophy 5 ECTS
Organised by
Common Core Studies / YKY
Corresponding course units in the curriculum
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Curricula 2015 – 2017

Keywords

Strategic themes: Internationalisation

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

Option 1
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
YKYYHT4a Johdatus etiikkaan  Participation in course work  2 ECTS
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
YKYYHT4b Johdatus yhteiskuntafilosofiaan  Participation in course work  3 ECTS
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
Option 2
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
YKYYHT4a Johdatus etiikkaan  Participation in course work  2 ECTS
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
YKYYHT4b Johdatus yhteiskuntafilosofiaan  Written exam  3 ECTS
In Finnish
Study materials 

JOKO

Pulkkinen, Tuija 1998. Postmoderni politiikan filosofia (sivut 9-84). Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

JA

Räikkä, Juha (toim.) 2010. Yhteiskuntafilosofia. Kuopio: Unipress.

TAI

Christman, John 2002. Social and Political Philosophy. London: Routledge.

Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
Option 3
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
YKYYHT4b Johdatus yhteiskuntafilosofiaan  Participation in course work  3 ECTS
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
YKYYHT4a Johdatus etiikkaan  Written exam  2 ECTS
In Finnish
Study materials 

JOKO:
a. Pietarinen, Juhani & Poutanen, Seppo 2005. Etiikan teorioita. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.
TAI:
b. Suikkanen, Jussi 2014. This is Ethics: An Introduction. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. (pp. 1-194.)

Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
Option 4
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
YKYYHT4a Johdatus etiikkaan  Written exam  2 ECTS
In Finnish
Study materials 

JOKO:
a. Pietarinen, Juhani & Poutanen, Seppo 2005. Etiikan teorioita. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.
TAI:
b. Suikkanen, Jussi 2014. This is Ethics: An Introduction. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. (pp. 1-194.)

Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
YKYYHT4b Johdatus yhteiskuntafilosofiaan  Written exam  3 ECTS
In Finnish
Study materials 

JOKO

Pulkkinen, Tuija 1998. Postmoderni politiikan filosofia (sivut 9-84). Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

JA

Räikkä, Juha (toim.) 2010. Yhteiskuntafilosofia. Kuopio: Unipress.

TAI

Christman, John 2002. Social and Political Philosophy. London: Routledge.

Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Belongs to following study modules

Faculty of Management
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
Life stance education (Philosophy)
Faculty of Social Sciences
Joint Studies / YKY (Common Core Studies / YKY)
Faculty of Social Sciences
Life stance education (Philosophy)
Faculty of Social Sciences
Joint Studies / YKY (Common Core Studies / YKY)
2017–2018
Teaching
Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.
For Open University students only
Faculty of Social Sciences