PHIL475 Social Philosophy: Issues in Applied Ethics
Updated: 13 November 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level B - Internet access required | |||||||||
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| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | PHIL 375 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
PHIL375 - Social Philosophy: Issues in Applied Ethics |
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| Unit Description |
This unit considers ethical debates that arise in contemporary public life over a number of important and contentious social issues. Topics covered will include just war theory, terrorism, censorship, retributive justice and capital punishment, privacy and surveillance, freedom of speech, commodification, and the justification of property rights amongst others. The unit will explore the writings of a variety of social philosophers on these topics and, in particular, the more general ethical frameworks they employ to address such issues. Through the examination of these topics from a philosophical point of view, students will become acquainted with the major traditions of ethics. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |