Courses :: Module, GOOD AND EVIL: RESPONDING TO THE REALITY

	Overview
	Module Aims To consider questions raised by the human experience of good and evil, and how it may impact understandings of God, humanity, ethics, and social issues of crime, punishment and reconciliation. Module Structure This module is interdisciplinary, delivered by members of the Departments of Law, Philosophy and Theology. It is comprised of three units per semester. Each unit, delivered over six classes, focuses on a different aspect of Good and Evil. The sixth class will be an integrative seminar where students are encouraged to identify themes, questions, and interactions between the disciplines. Indicative Syllabus Understanding the Experience of Good and Evil from the perspective of: classical philosophy; the question of human dignity; moral atheism; the search for meaning as we live together; Christian ideas of forgiveness and reconciliation; the punishment of crime; changing social and legal norms.

Overview

Module Aims
To consider questions raised by the human experience of good and evil, and how it may impact understandings of God, humanity, ethics, and social issues of crime, punishment and reconciliation.

Module Structure
This module is interdisciplinary, delivered by members of the Departments of Law, Philosophy and Theology. It is comprised of three units per semester. Each unit, delivered over six classes, focuses on a different aspect of Good and Evil. The sixth class will be an integrative seminar where students are encouraged to identify themes, questions, and interactions between the disciplines.

Indicative Syllabus
Understanding the Experience of Good and Evil from the perspective of: classical philosophy; the question of human dignity; moral atheism; the search for meaning as we live together; Christian ideas of forgiveness and reconciliation; the punishment of crime; changing social and legal norms.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Recognise key questions relevant to the theme of good and evil Identify how the theme can be explored in philosophy, literature, religion, socio-cultural realities and legal debates Recognise how assumptions about Good and Evil are implicit in, and come to bear on, a plethora of cultural suppositions, existential experiences, religious beliefs and legal policies Characterise how visions of the human person affect understandings of Good and Evil Discuss social and legal efforts to direct behaviour and punish evil.

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