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PHIL218 Issues in Moral Philosophy

10 cp
Prerequisites PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for twelve weeks or equivalent of lectures, tutorials and seminars.

This unit will offer students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of morality through a careful examination of some of the major issues in contemporary moral philosophy such as the nature and measures of moral good and evil; roles of reason and emotion in moral judgement; the relationship between moral and aesthetic judgement; the place of emotions like shame and remorse in the moral life, and the role which tradition plays in moral reflection.

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