Values, Ethics and politics in the Contemporary World (OPEN UNI)

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The student will learn about the meaning of values in relation to human rights, culture and nature and learns about the central views in moral and political philosophy.

Mode of study Lectures, personal exam or essay Contact teaching or self-study

TWO BOOKS TO BE READ Pietarinen, Juhani & Poutanen, Seppo 2005. Etiikan teorioita. Helsinki: Gaudeamus. OR Suikkanen, Jussi 2014. This is Ethics. An Introduction. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. (sivut 1-194.) AND Räikkä, Juha (toim.) 2010. Yhteiskuntafilosofia. Kuopio: Unipress. OR Swift, Adam. 2019. Political Philosophy. A Beginner’s Guide to Students and Politicians. 4th edition. Cambridge: Polity. OR Koikkalainen, Petri ja Korvela, Paul-Erik. 2019. Klassiset poliittiset ajattelijat. Tampere: Vastapaino.

Mode of study

0-5

In Finnish