Unit name | Introduction to Philosophy B |
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Unit code | PHIL10006 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Seiriol Morgan |
Open unit status | Open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Philosophy |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
An introductory unit for all taking Philosophy as beginners, giving grounding in some central issues of ethics and political philosophy. Topics include the nature of moral judgment and moral argument, utilitarianism, autonomy, and the political theories of Mill (On Liberty) and Marx (Communist Manifesto).