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These lectures are what their title says they are: an introduction to that part of philosophy, called “practical”, which is concerned with actions and things in their neighbourhood (e.g., desires, decisions, intentions, policies). Practical philosophy asks how to describe and explain these items, but also how to assess them – most notably, how to assess them as rational or irrational or as morally good or bad.
A scheme of weekly voluntary exercises will supplement these lectures throughout the term: you hand in answers per e-mail a few days after each lecture and will receive, also per e-mail, a response by a tutor. Participation in this scheme is strongly recommended, not least because the questions in the final exam will be of a similar character. In order to pass the exam and, more generally, to become good at philosophy, you need to practise thinking about the topics and writing clearly structured and well-reasoned answers to philosophical questions; it is that practise that the exercise scheme provides.
There is only one kind of exam associated with these lectures: a 90-minute written final exam. You can answer the questions in the final exam in German if you like. It will not influence your grade whether you answer in English or in German. |
