AP/PHIL1002 3.0 M: Justice, Law and Morality
Offered by: PHIL
Session
Winter 2020
Term
W
Format
LECT
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
An introduction to some foundational questions in moral, political, and legal philosophy. Topics to be covered include (but are not restricted to) the nature of law and punishment, morality, justice, equality, rights, and liberty. PRIOR TO FALL 2017: Course credit exclusion AP/PHIL 1002 6.00.
Course Website
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Professor Devlin Russell
devlin@yorku.ca
Office Location: S424 Ross Building
Phone Number: (416) 736-2100 Ext. 77584
Office Hours: TBA
This course will engage some of the most pressing ethical issues of our time: sexual assault and harassment, oppression, immigration, reconciliation, free speech vs safe spaces, artificial intelligence, privacy, veganism, and drug legalization. Our aim will be to use philosophical theory to help develop real solutions for what seem to be insurmountable problems.
Cahn, S. M. and Forcehimes, A. T. Exploring Moral Problems: An Introductory Anthology
Peer-reviewed Writing Assignments 10%
Explain (300 words) 10%
Reconstruct (600 words) 12%
Criticize (900 words) 13%
Defend (1200 words) 20%
Final Exam 25%
Participation Ongoing 10%
Lecture & Tutorials
Students will be challenged to seriously consider which solutions are the most rationally persuasive. This will involve learning and employing the fundamental tools of philosophy—namely, thoughtful and attentive reading, critical analysis and thinking, and precise and clear writing. Students will be expected to have a good grasp of the positions and arguments for them, and be able to employ the above tools in demonstrating that grasp.
- Academic Honesty
- Student Rights and Responsibilities
- Religious Observance
- Grading Scheme and Feedback
- 20% Rule
No examinations or tests collectively worth more than 20% of the final grade in a course will be given during the final 14 calendar days of classes in a term. The exceptions to the rule are classes which regularly meet Friday evenings or on Saturday and/or Sunday at any time, and courses offered in the compressed summer terms. - Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
