This is a shelf course. A shelf course comprises a number of modules related to this broad area of study. Each module is a separate semester of study in this area and is offered in rotation. You can study TWO modules but you cannot study the same module twice.
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Subject Area: Philosophy
Module: "Theories in Moral Philosophy" (Semester 2, 2011)
Provides essential knowledge and reasoning skills in moral philosophy. Examines a selection of writings from key figures in the tradition of moral philosophy, including but not limited to Hume, Kant and Mill, as well as selected twentieth century moral philosophers. Introduction to some of the central topics, concepts and methods of reasoning within contemporary moral philosophy, including the difference between consequentialist and deontological approaches to ethics, moral realism versus moral relativism, and the nature of moral reasoning. Examines the role of concepts such as autonomy, freedom and responsibility in moral thinking and the application of moral principles to particular issues.
Module: "Theories in Political Philosophy"
Historical introduction to modern political philosophy, beginning with Hobbes and including a selection of key figures such as Locke, Rousseau, Wollestonecraft, Kant, Marx and Foucault. Topics covered will include: the nature of political philosophy, the relation between moral and political values, the justification and limits of state authority, ideas of social contract, consent, universal suffrage, power, rights, property, freedom, democracy, mechanisms of political change and conceptions of the public political sphere.
