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PHIL542 Meta-ethics
Updated: 11 November 2008| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
| Offering | Not offered in 2009 | ||||||||
| 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 postgraduate award | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | PHIL342 or PHIL442 | ||||||||
| Notes | None | ||||||||
| Combined Units |
PHIL342 - Meta-ethics |
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| Coordinator(s) | Adrian Walsh (awalsh@une.edu.au) | ||||||||
| Unit Description |
What is it for an action to be right or wrong? What is goodness? Are the answers objective? This unit is a critical enquiry into some of the most influential ethical theories, such as Consequentialism, Kantianism and Virtue Ethics. In addition there will be a discussion of issues in moral psychology such as emotions and moral motivation, and the relation between reason, moral obligation and motivation. |
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| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |