5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2017-2018
Teacher(s)
Lesch Walter;
Language
French
Prerequisites
The course requires an introduction to moral philosophy at the bachelor level and a good reading knowledge of English.
Main themes
In order to attain the objectives that have been set, the course will concentrate each year on a different theme that will allow the relationships between different orientations in philosophical ethics to be seen - concrete issues of "applied" ethics and methodological reflection. The conceptual analysis will be accompanied by case studies.
Aims
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Moral panic and minimal ethics
The philosopher Ruwen Ogien who died in May 2017 is the author of an original and provocative work known for its liberal and anti-paternalistic inspiration. He has largely contributed to a better understanding of a more analytical and less grandiloquent style in French moral philosophy. Even if his approach remains controversial, it has opened a possible future area of reflection including a fresh look at classical topics of ethics. The course will use some of Ogien's texts as points of departure for a deeper methodological insight into key concepts and ways of argumentation in ethics.
The philosopher Ruwen Ogien who died in May 2017 is the author of an original and provocative work known for its liberal and anti-paternalistic inspiration. He has largely contributed to a better understanding of a more analytical and less grandiloquent style in French moral philosophy. Even if his approach remains controversial, it has opened a possible future area of reflection including a fresh look at classical topics of ethics. The course will use some of Ogien's texts as points of departure for a deeper methodological insight into key concepts and ways of argumentation in ethics.
Teaching methods
There will be lectures and important interactive moments based on texts that have to be read by all participants. French will be the working language of this course.
Evaluation methods
The elements of evaluation are the regular and active participation, the writing of a short essay (maximum 5 pages on a subject that can be chosen among the topics of the course) and an oral exam.
Other information
The course starts on Wednesday, 07-02-2018. The professor's office hours are every Wednesday between 13:30 and 15:00. Office d126 (Collège Descamps, Grand-Place 45). Only during the second semester (sabbatical leave until January 2018).
Online resources
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Bibliography
Des textes seront disponibles sur Moodle. Pour une introduction à la question vous pouvez consulter Ruwen Ogien, La panique morale, Paris, Grasset, 2004 ; Ruwen Ogien, L'éthique aujourd'hui. Maximalistes et minimalistes, Paris, Gallimard, 2007 (folio essais).
Faculty or entity
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