Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics

Summer Term 2018, Tuesdays, 18:00 – 20:00, ten weeks starting 24^th April

Course Tutor: Shahrar Ali.

Are we genuinely capable of non-egoistic, altruistic action? What are our responsibilities to future generations? What claim do starving populations have on us? When, if at all, is torture justified? Is free speech an unconditional right? Is whistleblowing an act of greater corporate loyalty? Is lying worse than other forms of intentional deception? Should euthanasia be legalised in the UK? When is it legitimate, or required, to challenge authority? We will address these and other questions within a moral philosophical framework and test our intuitions about equality, obligation and rights.

To enrol, please e-mail Shahrar (shahrar[at]londonschoolofphilosophy.org).