Module overview
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Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the arguments for and against theories in metaethics.
- influential theories in metaethics.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Debate and criticise ideas and arguments in an even-handed fashion.
- Present philosophical ideas in writing, clearly and carefully
- Articulate and defend your own views regarding the issues the module concerns
- Interpret, synthesise and criticise philosophically complex texts and positions
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Work effectively to deadlines.
- Express views clearly and concisely.
- Undertake independent work, including identifying and using appropriate resources
- Contribute to discussion in a critical but dispassionate way.
- Take notes from talks and written materials.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
---|---|
Completion of assessment task | 22 |
Follow-up work | 24 |
Revision | 23 |
Lecture | 33 |
Wider reading or practice | 24 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 24 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Metaethics : A Contemporary Introduction, by Mark van Roojen (Routledge, 2015).
Textbooks
Andrew Fisher (2011). Metaethics. Acumen.
Simon Kirchin (2012). Metaethics. Palgrave.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Essay proposal
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Students will receive written feedback. Students have the opportunity to receive further feedback from the module co-ordinator on any aspect of their performance during office hours or by appointment.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
- Percentage contribution: 100%
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Timed Assignment | 40% |
Essay | 60% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Timed Assignment | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Essay | 60% |
Timed Assignment | 40% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External