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Overview
What you will study
What is capitalism and should we be looking to reform, or even replace, it?
What is capitalism and how does it work? We can contrast it with rival systems such as feudalism and socialism. But there are different varieties of capitalism as well, extending markets to different areas of life and society.
Discussions in The Ethics of Capitalism course offered by University of Oxford will be framed around contemporary issues including environmental damage, low-paid labour, overwork and consumption, whether things like human kidneys should be for sale, and whether capitalism fails women.
By the end of this course, students will be expected to understand:
- The nature and workings of capitalism
- Criticisms of capitalism
- The alternatives to capitalism
- The ethical arguments about capitalism
- The relationship between normative and empirical arguments about economic policy
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Political Economy and Ethics
- What is capitalism?
- Alternatives to capitalism
- Socialism
- Arguments for capitalism
- What is market failure? Does capitalism destroy the environment?
- Criticisms of capitalism: Exploitative and alienating
- Keeping up with the Joneses – do people work too hard?
- Capitalism and inequality
- Capitalist responses to inequality
- “Do you need that Kidney?” Should some things not be for sale?
- Does capitalism reduce or exacerbate sexism and racism?
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 8 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Credits
10 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Philosophy View 17 other Short Courses in Philosophy in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- No requirements needed.
Tuition Fee
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International
257 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 257 GBP for the full programme during 8 days. -
National
257 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 257 GBP for the full programme during 8 days.
Living costs for Oxford
939 - 1530 GBP /month
Living costs
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Funding
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