Undergraduate Course: Individual and Collective Agency (PHIL10058)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Philosophy |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will introduce students to current research on the topic of agency and its implications for ethics.
The course will be divided into three parts. The first part will focus on issues in individual agency. The second part will consider what it is to be an agent more generally, how there can be collective agency and the contrast between individual and collective agency. The third part will examine some implications for ethics, particularly the location of moral responsibility. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
- analyse the problems that decision theory poses for individual agents and grasp some of the proposed solutions;
- compare and contrast agency at different levels;
- understand the connection between agency and ethics;
- be familiar with a variety of research methodologies from decision theory and ethics;
- synthesise literature in decision theory and ethics;
- bring analytic and critical tools to bear in reading and writing about current topics of research on agency.
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Assessment Information
Examination only
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Coursework 100%, comprising 2 essays |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | agency ethics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Mccarthy
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Course secretary | Miss Susan Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
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