This course is compulsory on the BSc in Politics and Philosophy. This course is available on the BSc in Philosophy and Economics, BSc in Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method and BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
This course is compulsory on the BSc in Politics and Philosophy. This course is available on the BSc in Philosophy and Economics, BSc in Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method and BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
10 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the MT. 10 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the LT. This course has a reading week in Week 6 of both MT and LT. Some lectures and/or classes may be delivered in an online format.
Students will be expected to produce 2 essays in the MT and 1 essay in the LT.
A detailed list of readings will be available on moodle. The following is an indicative sample of readings that may be discussed in the course. Greg Bognar and Iwao Hirose (2014). The Ethics of Health Care Rationing. Routledge. A. Voorhoeve (2018) 'May a Government Mandate More Comprehensive Insurance than People Want for Themselves?' Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy. Michael Rustin (2016), 'The neoliberal university and its alternatives', Soundings Ronald Dworkin et al (1997) 'Assisted Suicide: The Philosophers' Brief' Carol Kates (2004). 'Reproductive Liberty and Overpopulation' Environmental Ethics. Jonathan Wolff (2011), Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical Inquiry Joseph Carens (1987), 'Aliens and Citizens: The Case for Open Borders',?The Review of Politics Jeff McMahan (2008), 'Torture in Theory and Practice',?Public Affairs Quarterly Michael J. Robillard and Bradley J. Strawser (2016), ?The Moral Exploitation of Soldiers?, Public Affairs Quarterly Annabelle Lever (2014), ?When the Philosopher Enters the Room?, Philosophy and Public Issues
Exam (60%, duration: 2 hours) in the summer exam period. Essay (30%, 2000 words) in the ST. Class participation (10%).