2014-2-PHI110

Studying Bachelor of Arts. This is the Philosophy, Morality and Society subject from Macquarie University. Undertaken Study Period 2, 2014. See also: StudyWISE.

2014/2 PHI110: Philosophy, Morality and Society

Resources

• iLearn for this unit (copy)
• Essential readings (copy)
• Additional readings for lectures and essays (copy)
• e-Reserve Results for Course Search: "PHI110"
• Announcements
• General Discussion Forum
• Unit Guide
• Assessments
• Course content
  • Audio

Coursework

See: key dates. Note: weeks start on Monday.

Week	Date	Topic
Week 1	2 Jun 2014	Introduction: What is Moral Philosophy?
Week 2	9 Jun 2014	Epicurean Ethics
Week 3	16 Jun 2014	Stoic Ethics
Week 4	23 Jun 2014	Aristotle's Ethics
Week 5	30 Jun 2014	Cultural Diversity and Moral Relativism
Week 6	7 Jul 2014	Why be moral? Egoism and Self Interest Theories
Week 7	14 Jul 2014	Kant's Ethics
Week 8	21 Jul 2014	Utilitarianism
Week 9	28 Jul 2014	Animal Rights and Welfare
Week 10	4 Aug 2014	Global Justice
Week 11	11 Aug 2014	Historic Injustice and Indigenous rights
Week 12	18 Aug 2014	Justice, Immigration and Refugees
Week 13	25 Aug 2014	Revision

Unit guide

1. Unit Guide Homepage (original)
2. Teaching Staff and Communication (original)
3. About this unit (original)
4. OUA iLearn Template (original)
5. UG Learning Outcomes (original)
6. Assessment Summary (original)
   1. Assignment submission (original)
7. Extensions, Special Consideration and Special Circumstances (original)
8. Required and recommended texts and/or materials (original)
9. Unit webpage and technology used and required (original)
10. University Grading Policy (original)
11. Academic honesty / Plagiarism (original)
12. Student support services (original)
13. Weekly schedule (original)
14. Online Learning Support (original)

Essay guide

1. Writing philosophy essays (original)
2. Research (original)
3. Writing (original)
4. Format and structure (original)
5. General tips (original)
6. Writing process tips (original)
7. Other advice on writing essays (original)
8. Submission (original)
9. Plagiarism (original)
10. Referencing (original)
11. A Sample Bibliography (original)
12. When you get your essay back (original)

There are also two lectures:

• Essay Writing Tips
• First Assignment Tips

Books

• Books purchased for unit (local)

Audio processing

See this article about how to convert the provided MP3 files into OGG format.