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Introduction |
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Who's to Say What's Right and Wrong? |
Sharvy. R. 2007. Who’s To Say What’s Right or Wrong? People Who Have Ph.D.’s in Philosophy, That’s Who. Journal of Libertartian Studies, 21 (3): 3-24. |
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Values: Objectivity and Subjectivity |
McConnell, Terrance C. “Objectivity and Moral Expertise,” Canadian Journal of Philosophy XIV (2) (June 1984), pp. 193-207. |
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Identifying Values in Politics I: Plato |
Plato. 2008. Crito, Oxford World’s Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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Identifying Values in Politics II: Aristotle |
Sandel, M. 2010. Justice: What is the Right Thing to Do. Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York. pp, 98-109 |
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Value-neutral Politics I: Utilitarianism? |
J. Harris. 1975. Survival Lottery. Philosophy 50. |
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MIDTERM |
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Value-neutral Politics II: Machiavelli's Politics Free from Confusion |
Machiavelli. N. 1992. The Prince. Dover: Dover Publications. |
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Values, Duty and Suicide: Kant |
Langton R. 1992. Duty and Desolation. Philosophy 67: 481-505. |
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Ethical Perspectives on Biomedical Science: David E. Cooper |
Cooper. D. E. 2002. The Frankensteinian Nature of Biotechnology. Aldershot: Ashgate. |
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Identifying Values in Science: Social Phenomena Sartre |
Sartre. J. P. 2007. Existentialism is Humanism. London: Yale University Press |
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Identifying Values in Freedom I: Berlin's Value Free/ValueLaden Conceptions of Freedom |
Berlin. I. 2002. “Two Concepts of Liberty”, in Liberty ed. H. Hardy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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Identifying Values in Freedom II: Heidegger's Existence and Freedom |
Heidegger. M. 1962. Being and Time. Trans. John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. |
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Overview and Feedback |
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Course Notes / Textbooks: |
You do not need to buy any books for Readings in Philosophy, but you may need to print the reader (primary sources), which I will provide to you weekly via itslearning. Apart from these, as a first port of call on any particular topic, check out the online Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy (http://plato.stanford.edu/). The Routledge Encyclopaedia of Philosophy is also particularly useful. It is available on-line.
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References: |
You do not need to buy any books for Readings in Philosophy, but you may need to print the reader (primary sources), which I will provide to you weekly via itslearning. Apart from these, as a first port of call on any particular topic, check out the online Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy (http://plato.stanford.edu/). The Routledge Encyclopaedia of Philosophy is also particularly useful. It is available on-line.
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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To develop an interest in the human mind and behavior, to be able to evaluate theories using empirical findings, to understand that psychology is an evidence-based science by acquiring critical thinking skills. |
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To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior. |
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To learn the basic concepts in psychology and the theoretical and practical approaches used to study them (e.g. basic observation and interview techniques). |
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To acquire the methods and skills to access and write information using English as the dominant language in the psychological literature, to recognize and apply scientific research and data evaluation techniques (e.g. correlational, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case studies). |
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To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas. |
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To recognize the main subfields of psychology (experimental, developmental, clinical, cognitive, social and industrial/organizational psychology) and their related fields of study and specialization. |
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To acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, interpreting and presenting the findings as well as problem posing, hypothesizing and data collection, which are the basic elements of scientific studies. |
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To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation. |
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To acquire basic knowledge of other disciplines (medicine, genetics, biology, economics, sociology, political science, communication, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc.) that will contribute to psychology and to use this knowledge in the understanding and interpretation of psychological processes. |
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To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society. |
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To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this. |
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To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts. |
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