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Philosophy: Ethics (an introduction)

  • Posted on: 23 June 2016
  • By: brentsilby
Block: 
Blue
Term: 
3
Year: 
2016
LA Code: 
BRES
Code: 
45PHL
Room: 
4.1
Learning Area: 
Identity, Culture, and Organisation
Levels: 
4
5

This term we begin our exploration of ethics. How ought one to live life? Are any actions morally necessary? Are any actions morally impermissible? Who decides? And how is the decision made?

Outcomes: 
I can describe the problem with moral relativism
I can explain how Plato separated God and morality (Euthyphro's dilemma)
I can explain the naturalistic fallacy