Logic / Philosophy

Course summary

Year 1: Moral philosophy Theories of ethics including: Utilititarianism, Kantian Ethics and Virtue Ethics Applied ethics including: human and non-human animals, killing (including simulated killing), and theft Metaethics: is morality invented or discovered? Epistemology (Theory of Knowledge) What is knowledge? Perception as a source of knowledge Reason as a source of knowledge The limits of knowledge. Year 2: Metaphysics of Mind How are mental states related to physical states? Theories and arguments from Descartes to the present Metaphysics of God How cogent are the traditional arguments for the existence of God? Ontological, teleological and cosmological arguments are explored Religious language: what is the cognitive status of talk about God?