| Unit name | Value Theory |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHILM0026 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Doyle |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Philosophy |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This is a Masters level foundation course in the theory of value $�ethics, political philosophy and related fields of philosophy, and aims to provide a solid grounding in these central areas of philosophy for all masters and doctoral students in philosophy. The seminars consists in a close reading of a central philosophical text or texts. The text may sometimes be a single work by an author, or a series of articles. Topics to be covered will include some of the following: Realism and anti-realism in ethics; the nature of normative reasons; moral motivation; moral epistemology; conceptions of moral psychology; theory vs. anti-theory views in ethics; central ethical theories (Kantianism, Aristotelianism, contractualism, consequentialism, Humeanism); moral scepticism.
