TRN170Y1 - Ethics and the Creative Imagination (48S) V. Kamsler and J. Dutka
This is one of the two required courses
which compose the Trinity One Ethics Program. I found the title of this
course to be largely flawed in conjunction with the underlying premise
of the course. Essentially, the course title suggests a consilience of
fields in Ethics with some of the products of the 'creative
imagination,' which ought to include everything from historiography to
scientific research. However, only works of aesthetics (eg. the 10
required novels, films, plays) were considered as examples of the
products of the creative imagination which made this course seem really
pretentious in terms of its scope. However, both professors, V. Kamsler
and J. Dutka were relatively helpful and they provided some insightful
comments. Note that the final exam will require you to write about 4-6
essays (depending on the years) in 3 hours. Co-Requisite: TRN171Y1 & a first-year course in English or Philosophy or Political Science or a course with permission of the Coordinator.
TRN171Y1 - Ethics and the Public Sphere (48S) J. Duncan
This is the other required course for the
Trinity One Program: Ethics Stream. In this course you get to learn how
ethical codes of western societies have developed historically, and you
will be required to make certain extrapolations as to how this
transition contributed to the presently existing ethics in our public
domain; including that of bureaucracy, issues in feminism, and issues
in neo-colonialism. Professor J. Duncan is a very insightful professor
who gives concise analysis to the topics at hand, and he also marks
assignments very efficiently. Note that some of his assignments, such
as his pop-quizzes, are extremely difficult, and the class averages for
those assignments are usually about 40%. You can still do well in this
course if you really put the time and effort into the required
readings. Rating: 4.5/5
Co-Requisite: TRN170Y1 & a first-year course in English or Philosophy or Political Science or a course with permission of the Coordinator.
