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PHIL 1103 - Morality, Society and the Individual

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: Semester 1
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: 3 contact hours per week
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Assessment: 1400-1800 word essay 50%, exam 50%
Syllabus:

Our strongest opinions are opinions about right and wrong. How can such opinions be supported, and which are the best ones to have? The aim of this course is to help you to think about these questions in a clear and systematic way. The core topics of the course are the foundations of morality and the connections between morality and justice. We consider questions such as the origin of individual rights, how to deal with conflicts between different rights and how to cope with cases where respecting the rights of individuals will reduce the overall welfare of a society. Can we ever properly override the rights of individuals to promote overall welfare? Answering these questions will help us to address recent controversies about freedom of speech, censorship and laws which apparently treat citizens unequally.

Course Fees

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  Commonwealth Supported Student Contribution Tuition Fees
Units EFTSL Pre-2008 2008 2009 Domestic International
3 0.125 Band 1 $650 Band 1 $650 Band 1 $650 select program select program


Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 1 Mon 16/03/2009 Tue 31/03/2009 Fri 08/05/2009 Fri 05/06/2009


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
12735 LE01 244 32 2 Mar - 6 Apr Monday 3PM - 4PM Ligertwood, 333, Law Lecture Theatre 2
3 Mar - 7 Apr Tuesday 3PM - 4PM Ligertwood, 333, Law Lecture Theatre 2
27 Apr - 1 Jun Monday 3PM - 4PM Ligertwood, 333, Law Lecture Theatre 2
28 Apr - 2 Jun Tuesday 3PM - 4PM Ligertwood, 333, Law Lecture Theatre 2
Related Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
12736 TU01 20 1 2 Mar - 6 Apr Monday 4PM - 5PM Napier, 143, Tutorial Room
27 Apr - 1 Jun Monday 4PM - 5PM Napier, 143, Tutorial Room
12737 TU02 19 3 3 Mar - 7 Apr Tuesday 9AM - 10AM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
28 Apr - 2 Jun Tuesday 9AM - 10AM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
12738 TU03 19 2 5 Mar - 9 Apr Thursday 9AM - 10AM Napier, 143, Tutorial Room
30 Apr - 4 Jun Thursday 9AM - 10AM Napier, 143, Tutorial Room
12739 TU04 19 4 4 Mar - 8 Apr Wednesday 4PM - 5PM Hughes, 723, Seminar Room
29 Apr - 3 Jun Wednesday 4PM - 5PM Hughes, 723, Seminar Room
12740 TU05 19 FULL 5 Mar - 9 Apr Thursday 4PM - 5PM Napier, 143, Tutorial Room
30 Apr - 4 Jun Thursday 4PM - 5PM Napier, 143, Tutorial Room
12741 TU06 19 1 2 Mar - 6 Apr Monday 10AM - 11AM Napier, 143, Tutorial Room
27 Apr - 1 Jun Monday 10AM - 11AM Napier, 143, Tutorial Room
12742 TU07 20 3 4 Mar - 8 Apr Wednesday 10AM - 11AM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
29 Apr - 3 Jun Wednesday 10AM - 11AM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
12743 TU08 19 4 2 Mar - 6 Apr Monday 4PM - 5PM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
27 Apr - 1 Jun Monday 4PM - 5PM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
12744 TU09 19 2 4 Mar - 8 Apr Wednesday 9AM - 10AM Napier, 108, Seminar Room
29 Apr - 3 Jun Wednesday 9AM - 10AM Napier, 108, Seminar Room
12745 TU10 18 9 4 Mar - 8 Apr Wednesday 9AM - 10AM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
29 Apr - 3 Jun Wednesday 9AM - 10AM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
12746 TU11 19 3 5 Mar - 9 Apr Thursday 10AM - 11AM Hughes, 707, Seminar Room
30 Apr - 4 Jun Thursday 10AM - 11AM Hughes, 707, Seminar Room
12747 TU12 19 1 6 Mar - 10 Apr Friday 10AM - 11AM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
1 May - 5 Jun Friday 10AM - 11AM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
12748 TU13 19 3 3 Mar - 7 Apr Tuesday 4PM - 5PM Schulz, 307a, Seminar Room
28 Apr - 2 Jun Tuesday 4PM - 5PM Schulz, 307a, Seminar Room