Expand+Enrolment Dates In Marino College:
Tuesday 5th, Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th September 2017.

Enrolment Times:
Evenings – 5.00p.m. - 8.00p.m.

Important Information For Postal Enrollees:
• Postal enrollees will only be contacted in the event...

Hide-Enrolment Dates In Marino College:
Tuesday 5th, Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th September 2017.

Enrolment Times:
Evenings – 5.00p.m. - 8.00p.m.

Important Information For Postal Enrollees:
• Postal enrollees will only be contacted in the event a class is not proceeding due to insufficient enrolments or if the class is already full.

• Your receipt is your admission ticket to the course you have chosen. It may be collected in the College on the first evening of the term, before the start of class.

Commencement Dates:
Monday 18th, Tuesday 19th, Wednesday 20th, September 2017.

Expand+BUS ROUTES TO MARINO COLLEGE:
Fairview / Donnycarney 14, 15, Artane / Coolock 27/27A/27B, Kilbarrack / Donaghmede 29A, Fairview /
Killester / Raheny / Sutton / Howth 31/31B, Raheny / Baldoyle / Portmarnock / Malahide 32/32A/32B, Artane / Harmonstow...

Hide-BUS ROUTES TO MARINO COLLEGE:
Fairview / Donnycarney 14, 15, Artane / Coolock 27/27A/27B, Kilbarrack / Donaghmede 29A, Fairview /
Killester / Raheny / Sutton / Howth 31/31B, Raheny / Baldoyle / Portmarnock / Malahide 32/32A/32B, Artane / Harmonstown / Tonlegee Road / Blunden Drive 42/42A/42B, Fairview / Malahide Road / Kinsealy Court / Swords 43, Fairview / Clondarf 130, Marino / Drimnagh 123.

RAIL: Dart to Clontarf Road 300 meters from the College.

Important Information For All Classes:
• Formation of classes will depend upon sufficient enrolment for the class. We will only contact you if your class is not formed.

• Fees, once paid are strictly NON-REFUNDABLE, unless a class is not formed in which case
they will be returned by post as soon as possible.

• Unless otherwise stated, course fees cover tuition and use of the building only.

• Student must be over 16 years of age.

Expand+Week 1-4: Introduction to Philosophy Does God exist? Are there moral principles that all human beings should follow? Can we ever know anything for certain? How should society be organised? These are some of the topics that we will explore on this cou...

Hide-Week 1-4: Introduction to Philosophy Does God exist? Are there moral principles that all human beings should follow? Can we ever know anything for certain? How should society be organised? These are some of the topics that we will explore on this course. The course aims to present some of the central ideas in philosophy and examine some of the great philosophers throughout history. The main topics covered will include: Ethics, Political philosophy and Philosophy of Religion, and Existentialism.

Ethics or Moral Philosophy
This is probably the biggest field within philosophy today because it has wide practical relevance to everyday common issues. Ethics can be applied to the fields of business, medicine, the media, the environment and so on and controversy still rages over the issues of Abortion, Euthanasia, human rights, stem cell research and other areas. Philosophers examined here include Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.

Topics covered:
- Virtue Ethics
- Kantian Ethics
- Utilitarianism
- Applied Ethics.

Week 4-6: Political philosophy
Political philosophy is closely related to Ethics. This concerns our political institutions and how they serve the needs of the citizens in our democracy. What are the principles upon which these political institutions are founded? Are they based on social justice, fairness, human rights and freedom, the principles that are enshrined in our democracy. And what do we mean by these concepts such as justice, freedom and so on which are so widely used by politicians and commentators. Political philosophy examines both these political institutions and also the meaning and use of the political concepts that are used. Philosophers examined include Plato, Rousseau, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and John Rawls.

Week 7-8: Philosophy of Religion
Topics Included:
- Religious experience and how it may be described
- The arguments for the existence of God
- Miracles, the problem of evil and other key issues
Philosophers examined, Aristotle, Aquinas, David Hume, Paul Tillich and Martin Buber

Existentialism
Existentialism is one of the most influential and popular movements in 20th century philosophy. Key existentialist thinkers are Sartre, Heiddeger, Camus and Kierkegaard. It had a huge influence in Europe not only in philosophy but in art, literature, psychology, and culture generally.

Tutor: Ross Campbell BA hons Philosophy UCD.