PHIL139-19S2 (C) Semester Two 2019

Ethics, Politics and Justice

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2019
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 26 July 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 27 September 2019

Description

How we should live our lives is the most important question of all. What makes our actions right or wrong? Is it our culture, our emotions, facts about the world, or God's commands? Are pleasure and happiness all that really matters? What should we do when justice and freedom conflict with happiness or with each other? Should we always obey the law? Is taxation legalised theft? This course introduces students to moral and political philosophy by examining ideas and arguments about how we should live our personal, social and political lives.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Course Coordinator

Carolyn Mason

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Tutorial Attendance 5% Attend 10 out of 11 tutorials
Tests 10% 2 multi-choice tests each worth 5%
Essay One 25% 1100-1300 words
Essay Two 30% 1100-1300 words
Exam 30%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $761.00

International fee $3,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

All PHIL139 Occurrences

  • PHIL139-19S2 (C) Semester Two 2019
  • PHIL139-19S2 (D) Semester Two 2019 (Distance)