Advanced Studies in Moral Philosophy
[FILO2190]
[30h] 5 credits
This course is taught in the 1st semester.
Teacher(s): Walter Lesch
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
to analyse selected topics in the field of moral philosophy;
to develop a well argued point of view, taking a position relative to various approaches to ethics;
to use appropriately the tools of research in philosophy and in interdisciplinary collaboration.
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Freedom and autonomy are key topics of modern moral philosophy. At the
same time there are serious doubts about the human capacity of
self-determination. The course will deal with some classical questions of
this issue (determinism, causality of action, free will etc.) in order to
discuss them in the current context of the sciences and the humanities.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
The course requires an introduction to moral philosophy at the bachelor level and a good reading knowledge of English.