Rensa
01-27-2009, 02:14 AM
I'm doing my unit enrolment for this year and I can't decide which of two philosophy units (probably the last formal philosophy I'll do, as it's the last semester of my undergrad) to do in second semester.
PHL2330: Issues in political theory (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2009handbooks/units/PHL2330.html)
The unit will discuss theories of liberty, equality and justice, and the role of the state in promoting these values. When are inequalities of income and wealth just? Are liberty and equality compatible? Can a secure foundation be provided for individual rights and liberties? Must liberty take priority over other values? These issues will be discussed mainly in the light of the work of contemporary political philosophers, but some reference will also be made to classical thinkers.
PHL2810: Environmental ethics (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2009handbooks/units/PHL2810.html)
Ethical issues which are raised by the environmental crisis stretch the traditional philosophical concepts, to breaking point. This has led to calls for a completely new ethic based on environmental values and a non-anthropocentric world view. The subject examines a number of such proposals and the moral concepts they introduce: in particular, animal rights, the intrinsic value of nature and eco-centric notions of value. Various ethical dilemmas which arise in relation to our treatment of animals and the environment, the value of wilderness, population growth and the ethical responsibilities that come with globalization will be discussed.
I can't decide! I was leaning toward the environmental ethics since ethics is my bent and I thought it would be down my envisioned line of work, but I'm not really interested in the non-anthropocentric stuff (animal rights, value of wilderness, etc.) as much as the climate change and globalisation stuff. Plus, I talked to a few people who had the lecturer last year for Philosophy of Sex and said that she wasn't very objective about it. Not just the men saying that either, lawl. The politics, on the other hand, is sth I'm very interested in but not very well versed in.
What do you guys think? Okay, so you're not really 'deciding' for me, but as always I value input.
PHL2330: Issues in political theory (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2009handbooks/units/PHL2330.html)
The unit will discuss theories of liberty, equality and justice, and the role of the state in promoting these values. When are inequalities of income and wealth just? Are liberty and equality compatible? Can a secure foundation be provided for individual rights and liberties? Must liberty take priority over other values? These issues will be discussed mainly in the light of the work of contemporary political philosophers, but some reference will also be made to classical thinkers.
PHL2810: Environmental ethics (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2009handbooks/units/PHL2810.html)
Ethical issues which are raised by the environmental crisis stretch the traditional philosophical concepts, to breaking point. This has led to calls for a completely new ethic based on environmental values and a non-anthropocentric world view. The subject examines a number of such proposals and the moral concepts they introduce: in particular, animal rights, the intrinsic value of nature and eco-centric notions of value. Various ethical dilemmas which arise in relation to our treatment of animals and the environment, the value of wilderness, population growth and the ethical responsibilities that come with globalization will be discussed.
I can't decide! I was leaning toward the environmental ethics since ethics is my bent and I thought it would be down my envisioned line of work, but I'm not really interested in the non-anthropocentric stuff (animal rights, value of wilderness, etc.) as much as the climate change and globalisation stuff. Plus, I talked to a few people who had the lecturer last year for Philosophy of Sex and said that she wasn't very objective about it. Not just the men saying that either, lawl. The politics, on the other hand, is sth I'm very interested in but not very well versed in.
What do you guys think? Okay, so you're not really 'deciding' for me, but as always I value input.