PY1801
Ethical Issues (by Distance Learning)
2018-2019
20
10
SCQF level 7
1
Academic year(s): 2018-2019
SCOTCAT credits : 20
ECTS credits : 10
Level : SCQF level 7
Semester: 1
Availability restrictions: (subject to sufficient student demand). Non-graduating distance-learning students only.
Planned timetable:
'Ethical Issues' provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the philosophical significance of the most pressing moral problems of today, e.g. euthanasia, world poverty, and the moral status of animals and the environment; as well as a guide to the rival theoretical approaches used to reflect upon these issues: consequentialism, Kantian ethics, virtue theories, and moral skepticism. The module will also address meta-ethical questions concerning the metaphysical and epistemological status of moral claims and judgements (are there moral facts? Is ethical knowledge obtainable?)
Anti-requisite(s): You cannot take this module if you take PY1901 or take PY1101 or take PY1103 or take PY1105 or take PY1011
Weekly contact: Via Moodle - weekly 1-hour scheduled live tutorial chat.
Scheduled learning hours: 15
Guided independent study hours: 185
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%
Re-assessment: 1 or more essays totaling no more than 4,500 words