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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL2020: Virtues and Vices
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
1. Introduction
2. Virtue Ethics: for and against
3. What is a virtue? What is a vice?
4. Virtues and duties.
5. Virtues and happiness.
6. The cardinal virtues: wisdom, justice, courage and temperance
7. The economic virtues and vices: thrift, generosity, greed and avarice
8. The sexual virtues and vices: chastity, modesty and lust
9. The military virtues and vices: courage, cowardice and foolhardiness
10. Virtues pagan and Christian
11. Conclusion
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 22 | 11 x 2 hours per week comprising of lectures and seminars |
| Guided Independent study | 128 | Reading, preparing classwork, writing essays and preparing for the exam |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).