PHIL20240

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this module students will have gained a good understanding of the range and depth of practical ethical problems facing us today. A general aim of this module is to teach students to approach difficult and often emotive topics in a structured and analytical manner focusing on the critical assessment of arguments.

Indicative Module Content:

1. Accelerated Climate Change and ‘Hopelessness’
2. Moral status of Non-human Beings
3. Eco-fascism and eco-terrorism
4. Moral Duties to Future Generations
5. Duties and Rights of those Displaced by Climate Change
6. Moral and Existential Hazards of Geoengineering

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

The module will comprise lectures and small-group tutorials.

Assignment Instructions
You must give page numbers when you are making references to and quoting from works. Failure to do so will be strictly penalised.
You are expected to refer at least twice to particular discussions that took place in lectures or tutorials. Please give the dates as to when these discussions took place. Failure to do so will be strictly penalised.
Generative AI Use in Module Assignments – Amber Light
You may use generative AI for assignments in this module for certain purposes only (listed below and within UCD academic integrity guidelines.
• To generate a research plan;
• To correct spelling, grammar and punctuation;
• To translate passages of text;
• To arrange references according to a particular citation style – we recommend Harvard or Chicago;
• To get feedback on a draft.

If you are unsure of contravening academic integrity guidelines in your use of Generative AI, please email your tutor and/or the lecturer in advance of engaging with Gen AI.

If you use Gen AI you must:
(a) Show track changes or provide access to the document history (via a Google Doc. link to archived drafts) to show the writing, revision, and editing process.
AND (b) Write a short description of how Gen AI was used in the preparation of the assignment.
This final instruction is very important as your assignment will go through a plagiarism detection tool which will most likely flag your submission as being generated through GenAI and you will be at risk of having your grade severely penalised if you do not provide either a document with track changes or provide access to the document history to show the writing, revision, and editing process AND also provide a short description (100-200 words) of how you used Gen AI.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be given on each of the essays

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.