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010106 VO Ethics I -Introduction into ethics (2025W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 1 - Theologien und Religionswiss.
Mo 06.10. 13:15-14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5

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Language: German

Lecturers

    Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    • Monday 13.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
    • Monday 20.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
    • Monday 27.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
    • Monday 03.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
    • Monday 10.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
    • Monday 17.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
    • Monday 24.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
    • Monday 01.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
    • Monday 15.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
    • Monday 12.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
    • Monday 19.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
    • Monday 26.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5

    Information

    Aims, contents and method of the course

    Overview of the most important approaches of European moral philosophy: paradigms of European moral philosophy (Aristotle, Kant, utilitarianism); Classical justifications of ethics (natural law, rational law), current positions (discourse ethics, contractarianism, neo-Aristotelianism, analytical ethics, evolutionary ethics, applied ethics).
    Method: Lecture with opportunity for discussion.

    Assessment and permitted materials

    Written exams in presence, handwritten.
    No aids allowed. It is not possible to cancel the test at the beginning once you have received the exam sheet and seen the questions.
    The exam is usually held in German, although English and Spanish are feasible if needed.
    Please write as clearly as possible, in complete sentences, and extensive.
    Address the keywords in the question, which also creates an argumentative arc.
    Four exam dates: one at the end of January / begin of February, and at the beginning, middle and end of summer semester.

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    In order to pass the exam, sufficient expertise has to be proven, at least 51% of achievable points.

    Examination topics

    Content of the lecture including material, see MOODLE.

    Reading list

    A. Pieper, Geschichte der neueren Ethik, Tübingen 1992.
    H. Pauer-Studer, Einführung in die Ethik, Wien 2003.
    More literature will be mentioned in the lectures.

    Association in the course directory

    für 011 (15W) FTH 07, 033 195 (17W) BRP 09krp, 033 195 (17W) BRP 09ktb, 198 418 UF BA RK 08

    Last modified: Fr 27.06.2025 00:01