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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Examination in Philosophy
HILARY TERM 2009
Moral Philosophy
Essay Topics
Candidates should submit essays on TWO of the following topics. The two essays
together should not amount to more than 10,000 words.
1.
Can a normative statement be true, and if so what can make it true?
2.
What is the relation between reasons and motivation?
3.
What is the relation between morality and impartiality?
4.
What is right about contractualism OR virtue ethics OR consequentialism?
Write on any one of the three.
5.
What is desert, and what kind of freedom does it require?
6.
What is the moral significance of the distinction between acting and allowing?
7.
When and why is it wrong to kill?
8.
What obligations do we have to future generations?