2014-2-PHI110-01

Studying 2014/2 PHI110: Philosophy, Morality and Society. Week 1.

Introduction: What is Moral Philosophy?

Welcome

• Welcome to Philosophy (original)
• Tips on reading in Philosophy (original)
• Essay guide

Lectures

• Lecture 1 and 2

Notes

• Week 1: Lecture 1: Introduction: What is Moral Philosophy? (original)
• Week 1: Lecture 1: Continued (original)

Readings

• Blackburn, Simon. "Introduction" in Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics, Blackburn, Simon, 2001, 1-8 (original)

Questions

• Reading questions for week 1 (original)

Activities

• Self Test Quiz for Week 1: What is Moral Philosophy?
• Discussion forum for Week 1: What is Moral Philosophy?

Work

TODO

Things to do, most important on top:

• Listen to the Lectures
• Read the Lecture notes
• Read the Questions
• Read the Readings
• Answer the Questions
• Do the Activities

Done

Things that are done, most recent on top:

• Read the Welcome material including the Essay guide
• Read the Unit guide

Vocabulary

ethos

the disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement.

mores

refers to norms that are more widely observed and have greater moral significance than others.

comport

to behave in a manner conformable to what is right, proper, or expected.

injurious

causing or tending to cause injury; harmful.

austere

severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave.

eudaimonia

human flourishing; happiness; welfare.

epistemological

pertaining to epistemology, a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.

metaphysical

based on speculative or abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; abstruse.

abstruse

difficult to understand; recondite.

recondite

not easily understood; abstruse.

redress

to set right; remedy or rectify.