PHIL139-23S1 (C) Semester One 2023

Ethics, Politics and Justice

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2023
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 5 March 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 May 2023

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.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Course Coordinator

Carolyn Mason

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Academic Integrity Module Compulsory; About 3 houts
Tutorial Participation Compulsory; 9 x 1 hour
Short Answer Assignment 10% 400 words
Essay One 20% 800 words
Test 10% 1 hour, plus revision
Essay Two 30% 1100 - 1300 words
Exam 30% 2 - 4 hours


Please check the course LEARN page for further details and updates.

Textbooks / Resources

Russ Shafer-Landau. (2021). The Fundamentals of Ethics. (5th ed.). Oxford University Press.

Jonathan Wolff. (2015). An Introduction to Political Philosophy. (3rd ed). Oxford University Press.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $821.00

International fee $3,750.00

* 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

  • PHIL139-23S1 (C) Semester One 2023
  • PHIL139-23S1 (D) Semester One 2023 (Distance)