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RPE304: Ethics and Reason
| Module Title | Ethics and Reason |
|---|---|
| Module Code | RPE304 |
| Module Tutor | William Large |
| School | Humanities |
| CAT Points | 30 |
| Level of Study | 6 |
| Pre-requisites | Before taking this module you must pass RPE201 or pass RPE207 or pass RPE209 and SY22x |
| Co-requisites | None |
| Restrictions | None |
| Brief Description | This module will introduce students to the many facets of the age old struggle between ethics and reason. Throughout, there is a tension between the explanation of concepts, the development of moral propositions and the use we make of language to try and resolve such matters. |
| Indicative Syllabus | Three main areas in this debate about reason and ethics will provide new material. First, the area of analytical ethics will explore the neo-positivists and ordinary language philosophy. Secondly the module will consider the concept of freedom, ethics and values by looking at Kant, Kierkegaard, Hegel, Nietzsche and Ricoeur. Finally, the students will examine the possibility of human action as exploratory and politically moral, using the theory and practice of Marxist philosophy. Students will consider their own intellectual development within the framework of two models of ethical and rational human beings; critical, reflective and analysing what is already there in order to act, or speculative, productive and attempting to create new ethical realities. Research in the form of textual analysis and construction of arguments will form an integral part of this module. |
| Learning Outcomes | i. Knowledge and Understanding
By the end of the module students should be able to demonstrate that they: a) can synthesis arguments from different areas of religion, philosophy and ethics and present them clearly b) can identify the ways in which various philosophical traditions accept or reject religious solutions to ethical problems c) can carry out research informed by new understanding, to create their own working response to practical ethical problems. ii. Skills On completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate that they: a) have good subject knowledge of philosophy about the ethical self b) can consider the connections that philosophy and ethics have with the professional self c) have developed transferable research skills of discussion and debate, using balanced arguments and personal beliefs |
| Learning and Teaching Activities | Staff/Student contact time: 20% Student private study: 80% |
| Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide) | 001: 50% Coursework: Standard: 3000 words or equivalent 002: 50% Coursework: Standard: 3000 words or equivalent |
| Special Assessment Requirements | None |
| Indicative Resources | The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide. |
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