Family Ethics
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Teaching
Details
Faculty Faculty of Humanities Domain Interdisciplinary Code UE-L26.00047 Languages English Type of lesson Lecture
Level Master Semester SA-2021 Schedules and rooms
Summary schedule Tuesday 15:15 - 17:00, Hebdomadaire (Autumn semester)
Teaching
Teachers - Roser Dominic
Description The family raises a host of ethical questions. Historically, these questions were seen as philosophically less important than those arising in the area conceived as the public realm. But recently, renewed attention has been given to this crucial aspect of our lifes. In this course, we aim to discuss practically relevant topics regarding the family in a philosophically well-grounded way.
No previous knowledge is required. The course can even serve as a way of familiarizing oneself with contemporary philosophical ethics. But the willingness to participate actively – in the form of critically reading a text each week and contributing oral and written viewpoints – is essential.
In the first part of the course, we will go through foundational issues:
- What is the value of the family? What justifies organizing societies in these units and giving legal protection to them?
- What advantages might there be to the “traditional” family model? Which alternatives score better, particularly in light of feminist, queer, and liberal criticisms?
- What is special – from a philosophical point of view – about biological relationships?
In the second part of the course, we will discuss rights and duties within the family:
- Parents often show much love for their children – but how much sacrifice does justice really demand of them?
- Does a commitment to human equality put limits to how partial parents may be towards their own offspring?
- How strong are the duties of children towards their parents, in particular in old age?
- How strong are familial duties among siblings and among the extended family?
In the third part of the course, we will discuss the relationship between the family and the wider community:
- Are there moral duties to limit procreation for environmental reasons?
- How must the financial burden of child-rearing be shared between parents and the rest of society?
- Should there be extra voting power for families which allows, for example, parents to cast additional votes in the name of their children?
- To what extent can the state legitimately override parental decisions for the purpose of protecting children’s rights?
Training objectives - Knowledge about the central questions and positions in the field of family ethics
- Knowledge about the main strands of contemporary ethical thinking
- Improvements in critical thinking and open-minded, argument-based debating
- Ability to spot ethical issues and tools for giving systematic answers to new questions
Comments Please contact Dominic Roser (dominic.roser@unifr.ch / 076 546 80 85) as soon as possible in case you want to follow the course but
--- you cannot attend the first session on 21 September or
--- you do not have a COVID certificate.
Softskills Yes Off field Yes BeNeFri Yes Mobility No UniPop Yes Auditor Yes -
Dates and rooms
Date Hour Type of lesson Place 21.09.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 28.09.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 05.10.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 12.10.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 19.10.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 26.10.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 02.11.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 09.11.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 16.11.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 23.11.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 30.11.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 07.12.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 14.12.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 21.12.2021 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 02, Room S-01.109 -
Assessments methods
Evaluation continue - SA-2021, Session d'hiver 2022
Assessments methods By rating Evaluation continue - SP-2022, Session d'été 2022
Assessments methods By rating Evaluation continue - SP-2022, Autumn Session 2022
Assessments methods By rating Evaluation continue - SA-2022, Session d'hiver 2023
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Assignment
Valid for the following curricula: Culture, Politics and Religion in Pluralist Societies 90 [MA]
Version: SA18_MA_PA_bi_v02
Options > Political and Normative (Dis)order > ANTHRO 3 Interdisciplinaire
Culture, Politics and Religion in Pluralist Societies 90 [MA]
Version: SA18_MA_PA_bi_v01
Option > Option (Dés)ordres politiques et normatifs > ANTHRO 3 Interdisciplinaire
Educational Sciences 30 [MA]
Version: SA15_MA_PS_fr_v01
Economie, politique et systèmes de l'éducation / MEPSE-FApproches interculturelles de l'éducation / MAIE-FTechnologie de l'éducation / MTE-FExpertise et accompagnement pédagogiques / MEAP-F
Educational Sciences 90 [MA]
Version: SA14_PA_VP_bil_v02
Modules Fr et De > Modules Fr > Approches interculturelles de l'éducation / MAIE-FModules Fr et De > Modules Fr > Expertise et accompagnement pédagogiques / MEAP-FModules Fr et De > Modules Fr > Technologie de l'éducation / MTE-FModules Fr et De > Modules Fr > Economie, politique et systèmes de l'éducation / MEPSE-F
Educational Sciences 90 [MA]
Version: SA15_MA_PA_fr_v01
Modules à choix > Approches interculturelles de l'éducation / MAIE-FModules à choix > Economie, politique et systèmes de l'éducation / MEPSE-FModules à choix > Technologie de l'éducation / MTE-FModules à choix > Expertise et accompagnement pédagogiques / MEAP-F
Family, Children and Youth Studies 90 [MA]
Version: SA15_MA_PA_bil_V01
Module à choix > FamilleSciences sociales et humaines
French 120
Version: SA16_BA_fr_V04
Module 8 - CTC
Italian 120
Version: SA15_BA_ital_V02
Soft Skills
Italian 120
Version: SA15_BA_ita_V01
Soft Skills