Ethics (V7077)
Ethics
Module V7077
Module details for 2022/23.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
This module will look at the central questions in normative ethics and meta-ethics. These will include: what makes an action ‘good'; whether there are moral rules; whether there are moral facts, and if so, how they can be known; and of the relation between moral truths and non-moral truths. Positions to be examined include non-cognitivism, naturalism, non-naturalism, internalism and externalism, relativism, and evolutionary debunking arguments.
Module learning outcomes
Present a coherent and detailed understanding of the key issues in ethical philosophy.
Analyse key arguments offered in the central areas of ethical philosophy.
Analyse key concepts such as 'moral truth', 'moral fact', 'moral motivation' and 'moral reason'.
Present and defend some independent views with regard to the issues.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (4000 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 1 Tue 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
| Autumn Semester | Workshop | 2 hours | 10010010010 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Prof Anthony Booth
Assess convenor, Convenor
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Prof Sarah Sawyer
Assess convenor
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