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Ethics II

Key information

  • Module code:

    7AAN6010

  • Level:

    7

  • Semester:

      Autumn

  • Credit value:

    15

Module description

Imputing responsibility to someone for something requires more than just viewing that thing as theirs, or somehow connected to them. But what more does it require? A familiar answer is that we are responsible only for things we (at least partly) control. Traditionally that notion of control has been connected to agency, specifically, to having alternatives. But that picture has come under attack from those who claim that having alternatives is necessary but (perhaps) impossible; and by those who claim that they are irrelevant to moral responsibility. The module explores these question in the context of contemporary discussions. 

Assessment details

Summative assessment: 1 x 3,500-word essay (100%)

Formative assessment: 1 x 2,000-3,000 word essay

Teaching pattern

One weekly one-hour lecture and one weekly one-hour seminar.

Subject areas

Department

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