Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
External - London School of Economics
Course Title:
Philosophy moral, and politics
Course Number:
PH214
Course Description:
The course will cover key topics in moral and political philosophy. In weeks 1-5 of Michaelmas Terms, Jonathan Parry will discuss a range of topics in normative ethics, which is a branch of ethics that aims to identify the factors that determine the moral status of actions. Questions covered will include some of the following: (i) What sacrifices are we required to make for the sake of others? (ii) Does it make a moral difference that a person is less well off than she could have been? ('the non-identity problem') (iii) Is it permissible to cause harm to others in order to prevent greater harm? If so, are some ways of bringing about harm harder to justify than others? (iv) What are the moral limits on harming others in self-defence? (v) To what extent is the morality of self-defence different from the morality of defending other people? In weeks 7-11
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 329, GOVT 398
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