Knowledge
After completing the course, the student should have:
- An overview of some central themes and debates in contemporary ethics and moral philosophy
- A familiarity with key theories and scholarly literature related to these themes and debates
- An understanding of concepts and arguments relevant to these themes and debates
- An understanding of how these themes and debates connect to each other and to current ethical and social issues.
Skills
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- Describe key concepts, positions, theories, and traditions in ethics and moral philosophy
- Recognize the role these concepts, positions, theories, and traditions play in scholarly and public debates
- Reconstruct and evaluate arguments advanced in support of different positions or theories in ethics and moral philosophy
- Recognize practical implications of theoretical positions
- Reflect on, and form well-reasoned judgements about themes and debates in ethics and moral philosophy
- Communicate understanding and ideas related to the course content both orally and in writing.
Competence
After completing the course, the student should be competent to:
- Participate in scholarly debates in ethics and moral philosophy
- Contribute philosophical insights to public debates about ethical and social issues
- Study ethics and moral philosophy at an advanced bachelor level.