| Location: | Online |
| Mode: | Online |
| Delivery Notes: | Online on Demand (Asynchronous) Lectures given on Thursday, 6pm - 9pm; will be circulated by the next morning. Lecturers: CL = C. Ledsham; JO = J. Ozolins; CM = C. Mulherin. DATE _______TOPIC (LECTURER) 31/07/25_____Aquinas: Intro. NL. (CL) 07/08/25_____Aquinas: Natural Law (CL) 14/08/25_____Ancient non-Aristotelian ethics (with some bits of Aristotle) (CL) 21/08/25_____Aquinas on Virtue (JO) 28/08/25_____Aristotle on Virtue (JO) 04/09/25_____Moral nihilism challenges in literature and how to write a philosophy essay (CL) 11/09/25_____Autonomy (JO) 18/09/25_____Peter Singer: utilitarianism and sentience (CM) Semester non-lecturing period 09/10/25_____Immanuel Kant (JO) 16/10/25_____ John Stuart Mill: utilitarianism (CM) 23/10/25_____Principlism (JO) 30/10/25_____Moral Realism and Modern Moral Philosophy (Text TBA) and exam preparation (JO) 13/11/25 _____Exam 6pm. |
| Contact hours | 36 |
| Total time commitment | 150 |
| Start date | 28 Jul, 2025 |
| Census date: | 19 Aug, 2025 |
| End date: | 14 Nov, 2025 |
| Academic staff: | Dr Cal Ledsham, Rev Dr Christopher Mulherin, and Prof John Ozoliņš |
| Textbook(s): | No textbook is required for this unit. |
Unit code: AP1200C
Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 1
Unit discipline: Philosophy
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