A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners

A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners

Oxford University

In this introduction to ethics, we shall be considering the underpinnings of ethical thought. We shall consider, for example, what it is for an action to be right or wrong, whether we can have moral knowledge and whether freewill is essential to morality. We shall reflect on four key ethical theories (virtue ethics, deontology, non-cognitivism and utilitarianism), looking at both their strengths and their weaknesses. We shall be looking at morality in the context of the individual and the context of society.

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16 April 2012, 12:15 pm
Making Up Your Mind (Slides)

Part 7 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". This final episode is a time to take stock and bring together all the strands we've considered.

8 August 2011, 11:53 am
1 hour 21 minutes

Making Up Your Mind

Part 7 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". This final episode is a time to take stock and bring together all the strands we've considered.

8 August 2011, 11:53 am
Utilitarianism: Mill and the utility calculus (Slides)

Part 6 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". A reflection on Mill's account of morality, and the greatest happiness of the greatest number.

27 June 2011, 3:37 pm
1 hour 30 minutes

Utilitarianism: Mill and the utility calculus

Part 6 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". A reflection on Mill's account of morality, and the greatest happiness of the greatest number.

27 June 2011, 3:37 pm
Deontology: Kant, duty and the moral law (Slides)

Part 5 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Kant's account of morality, including the categorical imperative.

3 June 2011, 3:12 pm
1 hour 28 minutes

Deontology: Kant, duty and the moral law

Part 5 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Kant's account of morality, including the categorical imperative.

3 June 2011, 3:12 pm
Humean Ethics: Non-Cognitivism, the passions and moral motivation (Slides)

Part 4 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Hume's account of morality and his rejection of reason as the source of morality.

2 June 2011, 1:19 pm
1 hour 27 minutes

Humean Ethics: Non-Cognitivism, the passions and moral motivation

Part 4 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Hume's account of morality and his rejection of reason as the source of morality.

2 June 2011, 1:19 pm
Virtue Ethics: virtue, values and character (Slides)

Part 3 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we will reflect on Aristotle's account of morality and the centrality of the virtues in this account.

24 May 2011, 5:36 pm
1 hour 22 minutes

Virtue Ethics: virtue, values and character

Part 3 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we will reflect on Aristotle's account of morality and the centrality of the virtues in this account.

24 May 2011, 5:36 pm
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