180013 VO Intellectual Virtue (2011W)
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Language: English
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- Tuesday 04.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 11.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 18.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 25.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 08.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 15.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 22.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 29.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 06.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 13.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 10.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 17.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 24.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 31.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Our daily talk is full of intellectual virtues and vices. We say that George Bush is a bigot, that Nelson Mandela has intellectual integrity, that Giordano Bruno was intellectually courageous. We not only make such judgements all the time but we really care about them. When I call you a bigot, it hurts; you try to show me that I am mistaken. But what are these virtues we take so seriously really? Are they natural capacities, like being able to sing in tune, or acquirable character traits, like being generous? And why do we care whether we are intellectually virtuous, anyway? These questions matter for how you should live your life. If, for example, intellectual virtues and vices turned out to be just natural capacities like being able to sing in tune, then it would be pointless criticising you for being a bigot; more seriously, it would be equally pointless for you to try to be more open-minded.
Assessment and permitted materials
Write
EITHER an exam on 31 January 2012
OR two papers on pre-set topics (to be submitted by 29 February 2012)
EITHER an exam on 31 January 2012
OR two papers on pre-set topics (to be submitted by 29 February 2012)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
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Association in the course directory
BA M 5.4, § 4.1.4, § 2.5, PP 57.3.3
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