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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Philosophy
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dani Attas
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof Daniel Attas
Course/Module description:
How should I act? What is the good life? The first part of the course will be dedicated to the study of the central theories of normative ethics that sought to address such questions: virtue theory, deontology and consequentialism.
Course/Module aims:
To understand the common basic ambition of the central ethical theories, and the ways in which they attempt to meet it.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To define the central questions in contemporary normative ethics. To understand their theoretical and practical implications, and to critically evaluate the arguments for each position.
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
lecture
Course/Module Content:
Normative Ethics: Consequentialism, Deontology, Virtue ethics.
Required Reading:
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
I. Kant, Groundwork for a Metaphysics of Morals
J.S. Mill, Utilitarianism
J. Bentham, "Of the principle of utility", in Principles of Moral Legislation pp. 14-18.
Additional Reading Material:
TBA
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam 100 %
Additional information:
none
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