This course consists of in depth study of the work contemporary philosophers writing on the issues in international ethics. These include environmental issues such as climate change, poverty and development, and the use of military force internationally.  New material will be taught each year, and the course will be opened to second and third year students in philosophy

This course is intended as offering a rich grounding in moral, social and political philosophy and is relevant to questions in applied ethics.

In line with the suggestions made above, our aim is for students: (i) to get to grips with work at a reasonably advanced level; (ii) to get used to evaluating ideas and also critical responses to them in the literature, (iii) to gain familiarity with issues in international politics.