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180043 PS Moral Epistemology (2022S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

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max. 45 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

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Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

How do we know right from wrong? Does our knowledge of morality differ from scientific knowledge? Is it threatened by disagreement? This course introduces students to major positions and debates about moral epistemology. We will engage closely with seminal texts and contemporary literature. At the same time, we will work on developing philosophical skills: analyzing arguments, writing clearly, formulating questions, and participating constructively in discussion.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

There will be two short written assignments during the semester. The details will be on Moodle. Their purpose is to give you an opportunity to practice philosophical writing before you attempt a longer essay. In the first assignment, you will be asked to reconstruct an argument and evaluate it. You will receive a mark on this paper along with comments. You will also have a peer-review session at which you discuss it.

The second assignment will be to rewrite the paper in light of the comments you have received.

The final two sessions will be reserved for discussing presentations. For those sessions there will be no reading. Instead, you will be required to upload a short video in advance, which all seminar participants will watch in preparation for the seminar. This presentation (and the helpful comments you receive) will form the basis of your final essay.

Final essays will be due on Thursday June 30, 23:59.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

To receive a passing grade, students must attend complete all written assignment, do the presentation and submit a final essay.

The final grade will be a weighted average of the following components:
Participation: 10%
First written assignment: 10%
Second written assignment: 20%
Presentation: 10%
Final Essay: 50%

Successful completion of the course requires an overall grade of at least 4.

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Gilbert Harman, 'Ethics and Observation'
Nicholas Sturgeon, 'Moral Explanations'
Sarah McGrath, Moral Knowledge, Oxford 2019, Chapter 2 & 4
Iris Murdoch, The Sovereignty of Good, Routledge 1970, Chapter 1
Jessie Munton, 'Perceptual Skill and Social Structure', Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Vol. XCIX, 2019
Justin Clarke-Doane, 'Moral Epistemology, The Mathematics Analogy', Nous Vol. 48, 2014
Karen Jones, 'Second-Hand Moral Knowledge', The Journal of Philosophy Vol. 96, 1999
Alison Hills, 'Moral Testimony and Moral Epistemology', Ethics Vol. 120, 2009
Richard Joyce, 'Arguments from Moral Disagreement to Moral Scepticism'
J.L. Mackie, 'The subjectivity of values'
Katia Vavova, 'Moral Disagreement and Moral Scepticism', Philosophical Perspectives Vol. 28, 2014

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Di 05.04.2022 10:08