Aims
This course gives students a synthetic and critical outline of the principal contemporary approaches to economic and social ethics. In this way, and through the effective use of analytical tools with which they are provided, the course aims to help students to take a critical and informed position towards the ethical issues which arise in the broad field covered by the economic, social and political sciences.
Main themes
Inevitably perhaps within economic and social debate, there is constant confusion between empirical comments, theoretical statements and value judgments. The course tries to teach students how to clarify this debate by distinguishing the various types of question, by clarifying the criteria which, for each type, should enable them to decide between competing positions, and examines how the value judgments which underlie the debate can themselves be the subject of a rigorous discussion.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Prerequisite: Students should ideally have some basic notions of economic culture, gained for example through an introductory course in Political Economics.
Evaluation: The evaluation is based on a short individually written text (written as an extension of the team work) and an oral interview which takes this text as a starting-point.
Other credits in programs
ANTR1PM
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Année d'études préparatoires au master en anthropologie
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(3 credits)
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ECGE13BA
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Troisième année de bachelier en sciences économiques et de gestion
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(3 credits)
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Mandatory
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ETES9CE
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Certificat universitaire en éthique économique et sociale
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(4 credits)
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Mandatory
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FSA3DA
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Diplôme d'études approfondies en sciences appliquées
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(3 credits)
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GRH1PM
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Année d'études préparatoires au master en gestion des ressources humaines
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(3 credits)
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HUSO13BA
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Troisième année de bachelier en sciences humaines et sociales
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(3 credits)
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INGE13BA
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Troisième année de bachelier en ingénieur de gestion
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(3 credits)
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Mandatory
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ISLE3DA/IS
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Diplôme d'études approfondies en philosophie et lettres (philosophie)
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(3 credits)
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ISP20
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Licence à durée réduite en philosophie
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(3 credits)
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ISP21
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Première licence en philosophie
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(3 credits)
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ISP22
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Deuxième licence en philosophie
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(3 credits)
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ISPB9CE
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Certificat universitaire en philosophie (approfondissement)
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(3 credits)
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SOC1PM
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Année d'études préparatoires au master en sociologie
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(3 credits)
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SOCA13BA
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Troisième année de bachelier en sociologie et anthropologie
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(3 credits)
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SPED1PM
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Année d'études préparatoires au master en sciences de la population et développement
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(3 credits)
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SPOL13BA
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Troisième année de bachelier en sciences politiques
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(3 credits)
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TRAV1PM
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Année d'études préparatoires au master en sciences du travail
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(3 credits)
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