University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

PHIL 1103 - Morality, Society and the Individual

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4120
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Assessment: Tutorial active participation, Online logic and reading quizzes, In class essay assessment, Major essay
Syllabus:

Morality plays a part in everyone's life. But what exactly is it, and why is it important? Are there any objective, universal moral truths, or are moral rightness and wrongness in some way relative to societies, or to individuals? Can morality be grounded in religion, or in facts about human nature? This course will ask what constraints a society is morally entitled to impose on its individual members, and what kinds of freedom from interference individuals are entitled to claim from their society. It will also ask how it is possible that anything really matters, if the universe does not itself have a purpose. The course will introduce you to some of the most influential answers that philosophers have given to these questions, and to the arguments they have used to defend their views. But its main aim is to help you to answer them clearly for yourself.

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4120 Mon 09/08/2021 Wed 18/08/2021 Fri 17/09/2021 Fri 29/10/2021


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
28618 LEC0 220 13 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.
Note: This lecture is pre-recorded and can be viewed any time after publication in MyUni. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled.
Related Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24395 TU09 28 7 6 Aug - 17 Sep Friday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
8 Oct - 22 Oct Friday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
24396 TU08 25 6 6 Aug - 17 Sep Friday 11am - 12pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
8 Oct - 22 Oct Friday 11am - 12pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
24397 TU07 28 4 5 Aug - 16 Sep Thursday 9am - 10am Hughes, 111b, Teaching Room
7 Oct - 21 Oct Thursday 9am - 10am Hughes, 111b, Teaching Room
24398 TU06 25 2 3 Aug - 14 Sep Tuesday 12pm - 1pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
5 Oct - 19 Oct Tuesday 12pm - 1pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
24399 TU05 28 3 2 Aug - 13 Sep Monday 10am - 11am Napier, 205, Teaching Room
4 Oct - 18 Oct Monday 10am - 11am Napier, 205, Teaching Room
24400 TU04 28 1 4 Aug - 15 Sep Wednesday 1pm - 2pm Lower Napier, LG15, Teaching Room
6 Oct - 20 Oct Wednesday 1pm - 2pm Lower Napier, LG15, Teaching Room
24401 TU03 28 6 2 Aug - 13 Sep Monday 1pm - 2pm Lower Napier, LG15, Teaching Room
4 Oct - 18 Oct Monday 1pm - 2pm Lower Napier, LG15, Teaching Room
24402 TU02 25 3 2 Aug - 13 Sep Monday 4pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
4 Oct - 18 Oct Monday 4pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
24403 TU01 28 4 3 Aug - 14 Sep Tuesday 10am - 11am Ligertwood, 314, Flinders Room
5 Oct - 19 Oct Tuesday 10am - 11am Ligertwood, 314, Flinders Room