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Archived Curricula Guide 2015–2017
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FILA8 Ethics 5 ECTS
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Degree Programme in Philosophy
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School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Curricula 2012 – 2015
FILA8 Ethics 5 ECTS

Learning outcomes

The student has a good knowledge of some of the themes of modern ethics. S/he can describe and evaluate central themes of contemporary ethical debates and theories, and s/he can use them to analyze ethical problems philosophically.

Contents

The section familiarizes the student with modern classics of ethics and with contemporary debates in ethics.

Modes of study

Option 1
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Participation in course work 
In Finnish
Essay 
In Finnish
Written exam 
In Finnish
Option 2
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Ethics  Essay 
In English

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Shafer-Landau, Russ, 2014. The Fundamentals of Ethics, Oxford UP, third edition, 2 ECTS

and one of the following options:

a. MacIntyre, Alasdair 1987. After Virtue. London: Duckworth 3 ECTS;

b. Scanlon, T.M 1998 What We Owe To Each Other, Harvard UP, 3 ECTS;

c. Parfit, Derek, 1984, Reasons and Persons, parts 1,3 and 4, Oxford UP, 3 ECTS;

d. Held, Virginia, 2006 Ethics of Care, Oxford UP and Kittay, Eva, 1999, Love’s Labour (parts 1 & 3), Routledge, 3 ECTS

Books can be examined one at the time.

Belongs to following study modules

School of Social Sciences and Humanities
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
2016–2017
Teaching
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