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180174 SE Rationality - Markets - Institutions - Ethics (2016S)

An Introduction to Philosophy & Economics

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

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max. 45 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Structure.This block seminar has the following structure:
BLOCK I Friday June 10th and Saturday, June 11th (10am to 3/4pm)
Friday, June 10th, 2016

10am - 12am Lecture RATIONALITY

13am - 15am Lecture MARKETS

Saturday, June 11th 2016

10am - 12am Lecture III: INSTITUTIONS

1pm-3pm Lecture IV ETHICS

3pm-4pm Admin: Assigning Presentations. Exam instructions

BLOCK II - Friday, June17th and Saturday, June18th (10 am to 5pm)

Friday, June17th, 2016

10 am - 11 pm Presentation I:

Hamption (1994): ‘The Failure of Expected Utility Theory as a Theory of
Reason’, present: pp.195-215.

11 am-12 pm Presentation II:

(a) Broome (2004): Can a Humean be moderate?

12 am-13 pm Presentation III:

Sen (1977): Rational Fools: A Critique of the Behavioral Foundations of
Economic Theory.

14 am-15 pm Presentation IV:

Mantzavinos (2001) : Individuals, Institutions, and Markets, read: pp. 83-100.

15 am-16 pm Presentation V:

Mantzavinos (2001): Individuals, Institutions, and Markets, read: 101-130.

16 am - 17 pm Presentation VI:

Mantzavinos (2001): Individuals, Institutions, and Markets, read: 131-160.

Saturday, June 18th 2016

10 am - 11 pm Presentation I:

Satz (2010): Why Some Things Should No Be For Sale, present : pp.15-33.

11 am - 12 pm Presentation:II

Mantzavinos (2001): Individuals, Institutions, and Markets, present: pp.161-177.

12 am - 13 pm Presentation III

Hussain (2012): Is Ethical Consumerism an Impermissible Form of
Vigilantism? present: pp. 112-22 and 133-39

14 am - 15 pm Presentation IV

Heath (2014): Morality, Competition, and the Firm, present: pp. 25-41.

15 am - 16 pm Presentation V

Satz (2010): Why Some Things Should Not Be For Sale, present pp. 155-169.

16 am - 17 pm Presentation VI

Hubin (1994): The Moral Justification of Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Assessment.
(i) Sit-down (BA Students) & Take-home (MA Students) Exam
(ii) Seminar Presentation.
(Details are to be discussed on Saturday, June 11th 3pm - 4pm)

Course Materials:
All readings and materials will be made available to you in time in the form of a reader.

  • Freitag 10.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock
  • Freitag 10.06. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock
  • Samstag 11.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Samstag 11.06. 13:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3E NIG 3.Stock
  • Freitag 17.06. 10:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock
  • Samstag 18.06. 10:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228

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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Objective & Aims. This course provides an overview of some of the most fundamental interdisciplinary topics on the intersection of philosophy and economics. It aims to impart an understanding of the theory of human decision-making, the methodology of economics, the emergence and function of institutions, the moral status of cost/benefit analyses, the function and morality of markets, and the obligations of managers and consumers.

Content. This course is divided into four parts. Part I concerns the foundations and limits of rational choice theory. We will also discuss methodological issues, such as the nature and aims of economics as a (social) science. Part II discusses the nature and function of markets and analyses the (dis)advantages of a marketed based economy. Part III turns to the emergence and nature of informal and formal institutions and how conventions, the law, as well as moral and social norms, shape our economic interactions and behaviour. Part IV concerns applied issues, such as the moral implications of market failures, why some things should perhaps not be for sale, and the obligations of managers and consumers.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Assessment.

(i) Sit-down (BA Students) & Take-home (MA Students) Exam
(ii) Seminar Presentation.

(Details are to be discussed on Saturday, June 11th 3pm - 4pm)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

This course is divided into four parts. Part concerns the foundations!and
limits of rational choice theory. We will also discuss methodological!issues, such!as
the nature and aims of economics as!a (social) science. Part!II!discusses the nature
and function of markets and! nalyses the (dis)advantages of a marketed based
economy. Part III turns to the emergence and nature of informal and formal
institutions and how conventions,the law, as well!as moral and socia norms, shape!
our economic lnteractions and behaviour. Part IV concerns applied issues,!such!the
moral implications of market failures, why some things should perhaps not be for
sale,!and the obligations of managers and consumers.

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Course materials.

All readings and materials will be made available to you in time in the form of a reader.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

BA M 6.2 und BA M 6.3, BA M 11,M3 D. Ethik/ Angewandte Ethik, Politische Philosophie, Sozialphilosophie,MA M 2 Praxis - Gesellschaft - Kultur

Letzte Änderung: Sa 10.09.2022 00:19