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The aim of this course is to introduce students to some of the central theories, issues, and debates in 20th and 21st century work on meta-ethics. Whereas normative ethics is concerned with the questions of what is right/wrong, good/bad, and why, meta-ethics is the investigation of the nature of ethical discourse, ethical thought, and (if there are any) ethical facts. Examples of meta-ethical questions include: Are there objective ethical truths? If so, how can we know them? Do ethical judgments consist in beliefs or desire-like states? How are the meanings of ethical terms and statements best explained? We will consider the answers to these questions given by a wide range of meta-ethical theories, which may include non-naturalism, error theory, expressivism, naturalism, sensibility theory, hybrid theories, and constructivism. |
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Useful Background Reading: Miller, A., 2013, Contemporary Metaethics: An Introduction, 2nd Edition, Cambridge: Polity Press. |
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B.A. LA GyGe: M6: SE Metaethik; M11
B.A. LA HRSGe: M6A/6B: SE Metaethik
B.A. Angewandte Philosophie: M6: SE Metaethik; M11
M.A. Philosophie: MIc, IIc, IIIc: SE Moralphilosophie, Angewandte Ethik
M.Ed. GyGe (ab WS 2014/15): M4; M10
M.Ed. HRSGe (ab WS 2014/15): M4
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