PHIL1011 - Reality, Ethics and Beauty

Undergraduate

UoS Description:

This unit is an introduction to central issues in metaphysics, ethics and aesthetics. It opens with general questions about reality, God, personal identity and free will. The middle section of the unit will consider questions about values, goodness and responsibility. The final part is concerned with the question "what is art", the nature of aesthetic judgment and the role of art in our lives.

UoS Learning Situations:

one 2 hour lecture and one 1 hour tutorial per week

UoS Assessment:

tutorial participation, one 2000 word essay, one 2 hour exam

UoS Readings/References:

Readings will be available from the University Copy Centre.

Prohibition:

PHIL1003, PHIL1004, PHIL1006, PHIL1008