Other available courses/subjects
to make up the balance of your full-time load may be found on the University's website.
| Course/Subject
Name: |
Crime
and Punishment |
| Course/Subject
id: |
PHIL
2002/2003 |
| Level: |
Level
II/III |
| Pre-requisites: |
(2002): 15
ECTS Humanities/Social Sciences, incl. 7 ECTS Philosophy; or 15
ECTS Law; or alternative approved by Head of Discipline;
(3002): 20
ECTS Level II Humanities/Social Sciences, incl. 10 ECTS Philosophy |
| Start
Date: |
3
March |
| End
Date: |
5
July |
| Contact
Hours: |
36
hours total |
| ECTS
Weighting: |
(2002): 10
(2003): 15 |
| Course/Subject
Outline: |
Examines
the philosophical bases of theories of law and criminal culpability,
justification of punishment, restorative versus retributive justice,
sentencing and mercy, and the doctrine of double jeopardy. Discussion
will centre on specific problematic offences including dangerous driving,
child abuse, drugs, and rape. |
| Assessment: |
Essay
50%, tutorial presentation 25%, examination 25% |
| Reading: |
Joel Feinberg and Jules Coleman (eds), Philosophy of Law, Seventh Edition (Thomson; Wadsworth, 2004)
Timothy C Shiell, Legal philosophy (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, 1993)
Keith Culver (ed.), Readings in the philosophy of law (Broadview Press, 1999)
Michael J Gorr & Sterling Harwood, Crime and Punishment (Boston, London: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1995) |
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| Course/Subject
Name: |
Evolution,
Ethics and The Meaning Of Life |
| Course/Subject
id: |
PHIL
2005/3005 |
| Level: |
Level
II/III |
| Pre-requisites: |
(2005): 15
ECTS Level II Humanities/Social Sciences (incl. 7 ECTS Philosophy);
or 15 ECTS Level ll Biological Sciences; or alternative approved
by Head of Department.
(3005): 20
ECTS Level II Humanities/Social Sciences (incl. 10 ECTS Philosophy);
or 20 ECTS Level II Biological Sciences; or alternative approved
by Head of Department. |
| Start
Date: |
28
July |
| End
Date: |
22
November |
| Contact
Hours: |
36
total |
| ECTS
Weighting: |
(2005): 10
(3005): 15 |
| Course/Subject
Outline: |
What
bearing does the fact of our evolution have on our understanding of
ourselves? This course will explore this general question by considering
the impact of biology on the development of human nature. In doing
so it will confront the highly contentious debate between evolutionary
psychologists (the new sociobiologists) and social theorists about
the respective roles of genes and culture in making us the way we
are. The general aim of the course will be to consider whether there
is a biological nature that can form the foundation of a naturalised
approach to ethics, values and even the meaningfulness of life. |
| Assessment: |
(2005): Essays
totalling 4800 - 6000 words
(3005): Essays
totalling 7500 - 9000 words |
| Reading: |
Richard Dawkins (1976/1989) The Selfish Gene
James Rachels (1990) Created From Animals: The Moral Implications of Darwinism
Janet Radclifee Richards (2000) Human Nature After Darwin.
Matt Ridley (1993) The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Peter Singer (1981) The Expanding Circle: Ethics and Sociobiology
Robert Wright (1994) The Moral Animal: Evolutionary Psychology and Everyday Life
Kim Sterelny and Paul Griffiths (1999) Sex and Death: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology |
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| Course/Subject
Name: |
Moral
Problems |
| Course/Subject
id: |
PHIL
2011/3011 |
| Level: |
Level
II/III |
| Pre-requisites: |
15
ECTS Level I courses in any Faculty |
| Start
Date: |
3
March |
| End
Date: |
5
July |
| Contact
Hours: |
36
hours total |
| ECTS
Weighting: |
(2011): 10
(3011): 15 |
| Course/Subject
Outline: |
We
are surrounded by ethical debates on issues of intense controversy.
Under what circumstances should abortion or euthanasia be permitted?
What ethical principles should govern extension of reproductive medical
technology? What should we think about the morality of sex, war, drugs,
and the relations between rich and poor? This course uses the techniques
of moral philosophy to examine and defend answers to these questions,
looking at the underlying questions of principle and moral theory
on which those answers depend. |
| Assessment: |
(2011): Essays
totalling 4800 - 6000 words
(3011): Essays
totalling 7500 - 9000 words |
| Reading: |
Peter Singer, Practical Ethics 2nd edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993).
Peter Singer (ed.), Applied Ethics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986).
Jonathan Glover, Causing Death and Saving Lives (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1977).
James Rachels (ed.), Moral Problems 3rd edition (New York: Harper & Row, 1979).
Jan Narveson (ed.), Moral Issues (New York: Oxford University Press, 1983).
Tom Regan (ed.), Matters of Life and Death (3rd edn; New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993).
Hugh LaFollette (ed.), Ethics in Practice: An Anthology (Oxford: Blackwell, 1997).
Peter Singer (ed.), A Companion to Ethics (Oxford: Blackwell, 1991) |
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| Course/Subject
Name: |
Professional
Ethics |
| Course/Subject
id: |
PHIL
2023/3023 |
| Level: |
Level
II/III |
| Pre-requisites: |
15
ECTS Level I courses in any faculty |
| Start
Date: |
28
July |
| End
Date: |
22
November |
| Contact
Hours: |
36
hours total |
| ECTS
Weighting: |
(2023): 10
(3023): 15 |
| Course/Subject
Outline: |
It
is essential for professionals in any field to have an understanding
of the ethical problems and principles in their field. But anyone,
no matter what their job, must deal with many other professions as
well. Hence part of professional ethics is the understanding of the
ethics of other professions: how they interact and what can be expected
from them as correct ethical behaviour. In turn, any professional
will benefit from a critical scrutiny of their own ethics by those
from other professions. The general principles of professional ethics
will be examined, as well as the distinctive problems of the different
fields. The course is taught in six modules of four lectures and two
tutorials each, covering the ethics of several major professions:
Business Ethics, Media Ethics, Police Ethics, Medical Ethics, Legal
Ethics, and Research Ethics. Topics covered will also include: why
be moral, the nature of a profession, why have a code of professional
ethics, confidentiality, whistleblowing, the responsibility of business
to the environment, uses and abuses of human research, and animal
ethics in research. |
| Assessment: |
(2023): Essays
totalling 4800 - 6000 words
(3023): Essays
totalling 7500 - 9000 words |
| Reading: |
Alan H. Goldman, The Moral Foundations of Professional Ethics (Rowman and Littlefield, 1980).
Joan C. Callahan (ed.), Ethical Issues in Professional Life (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988).
Tom L. Beauchamp and Norman E. Bowie (eds), Ethical Theory and Business 5th edition (Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, 1997).
Banks McDowell, Ethical Conduct and the Professional's Dilemma: Choosing between Service and Success (New York: Quorum Books, 1991) |
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| Course/Subject
Name: |
Honours
in Philosophy |
| Course/Subject
id: |
PHIL
4401 |
| Level: |
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| Pre-requisites: |
Normally,
to qualify, you need to have a major in Philosophy, including an average
of 70% or above at Level III. Exceptions are considered by the Honours
Coordinator. |
| Start
Date: |
3
March |
| End
Date: |
22
November |
| Contact
Hours: |
2 hours per week for each seminar course; 10-15 hours of thesis supervision |
| ECTS
Weighting: |
30
(half year) |
| Course/Subject
Outline: |
The Adelaide Honours Program involves a one-year course of study which consists of three semester-length seminar courses and a supervised dissertation. Each seminar course contributes 20% of the overall Honours result, and is assessed by means of a 6,000 word essay. The dissertation, which contributes 40%, has a maximum length of 15,000 words. European exchange students admitted to study at Adelaide would complete a program of approximately half of this load, agreed in consultation with the Philosophy Honours Coordinator (Denise Gamble). This could consist, for example, of one seminar course and a supervised dissertation.
Available Honours seminars are announced in December of the year preceding Honours study. The Honours program is conducted jointly with the Philosophy Discipline at Flinders University and some seminar courses will be offered by that Discipline.
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| Assessment: |
see Course/Subject Outline above |
| Reading: |
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| Course/Subject
Name: |
Passions and Interests: The History of
the Idea of Greed |
| Course/Subject
id: |
POLI 2017/3017 |
| Level: |
(POLI 2017): Level II
(POLI 3017): Level III |
| Pre-requisites: |
(POLI 2017): 15 ECTS Humanities/Social
Sciences or alternative approved by Head of Discipline.
(POLI 3017): 20 ECTS Level II Humanities/Social Sciences or alternative
approved by Head of Discipline |
| Start
Date: |
3 March |
| End
Date: |
5 July |
| Contact
Hours: |
36 hours total |
| ECTS
Weighting: |
(POLI 2017): 10 ECTS
(POLI 3017): 15 ECTS |
| Course/Subject
Outline: |
This course is about self-interest, which
might be thought of as polite word for greed. It attempts to solve
the puzzle of how greed made its transformation from a Deadly Sin
(avarice) to a cool virtue. |
| Assessment: |
Level II: 1500 word essay 30%, 3000 word essay 50%, tutorial work
20%
Level III: 2000 word essay 30%, 4000 word essay 50%, tutorial work
20% |
| Reading: |
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| Course/Subject
Name: |
Justice, Virtue and the Good |
| Course/Subject
id: |
POLI 2009/3009 |
| Level: |
(POLI 2009): Level II
(POLI 3009): Level III |
| Pre-requisites: |
(POLI 2009): 15 ECTS Humanities/Social
Sciences or alternative approved by Head of Discipline.
(POLI 3009): 20 ECTS Level II Humanities/Social Sciences or alternative
approved by Head of Discipline |
| Start
Date: |
3 March |
| End
Date: |
5 July |
| Contact
Hours: |
36 hours total |
| ECTS
Weighting: |
(POLI 2009): 10 ECTS
(POLI 3009): 15 ECTS |
| Course/Subject
Outline: |
This course explores the concepts of justice,
virtue and the good life as developed in selected classic texts of
Western political theory. Key themes to be examined include: justice
and equality in classical thought; the origins and aims of political
community; 'knowing' vs 'feeling' the good; gender and moral virtue;
iniquity, vice and evil; freedom and obligation. |
| Assessment: |
Level II: 1500 word essay 30%,
3000 word essay 50%, tutorial work 20%
Level III: 2000 word essay 30%, 4000 word essay 50%, tutorial work
20% |
| Reading: |
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| Course/Subject
Name: |
International Justice and Society |
| Course/Subject
id: |
POLI 2006/3006 |
| Level: |
(POLI 2006): Level II
(POLI 3006): Level III |
| Pre-requisites: |
(2006): 15 ECTS Humanities/Social Sciences or alternative approved by Head of Discipline.
(POLI 3006): 20 ECTS Level II Humanities/Social Sciences or alternative approved by Head of Discipline |
| Start
Date: |
tbc |
| End
Date: |
tbc |
| Contact
Hours: |
36 hours total |
| ECTS
Weighting: |
(POLI 2006): 10 ECTS
(POLI 3006): 15 ECTS |
| Course/Subject
Outline: |
Should only legitimate and just states be allowed to be autonomous? What is a legitimate state? What is a nation? Do nations within multi-nation states have rights? In recent times the principle of non-interference that has been at the heart of international law since the mid-seventeenth century has been increasingly challenged. This course takes the concept of sovereignty as its central theme and examines whether it remains a viable and relevant basis for international organisation in the new millennium. How might outsiders justify interference in the internal affairs of other nations and states? Is war ever just? Are the moral obligations we owe to all people in the world the same as those we owe to our fellow nationals? How should we respond to the plight of refugees? Do universal values and human needs exist? Or are values relative to each culture? In exploring the issues raised by these questions and others, this course examines the role of human rights in international law, war crimes tribunals, just war theory, the United Nations, proposals for future global governance, nationalism, national identity and international ethics. |
| Assessment: |
Level II: 1500-2000 word essay 35%, 3000-3500 word essay 55%, tutorial participation 10%
Level III: 2000-2500 word essay 35%, 4000-4500 word essay 55%, participation 10% |
| Reading: |
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