This subject will provide an in-depth understanding of some central issues and debates in theoretical and applied ethics. The subject explores what is fundamentally characteristic of, and at issue between, consequentialist, deontic and agent-based ethical theories. Various practical and applied implications of the ideas and values that underpin and motivate our different ethical views are examined in detail.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2018.
HD/FL
One session
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Entry requiring special approval from the subject co-ordinator
- Normative Ethics and Impartiality - Theories of Rightness and Value - Consequentialist Theories - Deontic Theories - Agent-based Theories - Autonomy and Integrity - Deontic Constraints - Actions, Agents and Reasons - Objective and Subjective Moral Criteria - Moral Worth - Regulative Moral Ideals - Morality and Personal Relations - Professional Role Morality
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The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.