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Foundations of Research in Ethics - PHIL705
This unit will equip students with foundational research knowledge and skills in the broad area of Ethics. The unit will focus on an in depth reading of foundational texts in the history of ethics and will examine their impact on current debates in the field on such topics as virtue, character, value, autonomy, and the nature of right action. Texts may include: Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics, Hume’s Treatise (Books II and III), Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, and Mill’s On Liberty.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day |
| Staff Contact(s): | Professor Jeanette Kennett |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MRes |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Philosophy Faculty of Arts |
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