College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Virtues and Vices
Module PHL3013 for 2024/5
Module PHL3013 for 2024/5
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL3013: Virtues and Vices
This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 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:
- Introduction
- Virtue Ethics: for and against
- What is a virtue? What is a vice?
- Virtues and duties.
- Virtues and happiness.
- The cardinal virtues: wisdom, justice, courage and temperance
- The economic virtues and vices: thrift, generosity, greed and avarice
- The sexual virtues and vices: chastity, modesty and lust
- The military virtues and vices: courage, cowardice and foolhardiness
- Virtues pagan and Christian
- 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 activity | 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).
ELE - http://vle.exeter.ac.uk.
