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180085 PS Behind Morality: The big questions (2012S)
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- Anmeldung von Di 14.02.2012 18:00 bis Mi 29.02.2012 19:00
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Sprache: Englisch
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- Montag 05.03. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Moral philosophers have debated for centuries the nature of right and wrong, good and bad, duties and obligations. But what makes us so sure that there are such things in the first place? Take an action of yours - torturing a cat. There are many properties of your action, of you, and of the cat that we can find in the world: the action is taking place in a certain location, at a certain time; you are of a certain temperature, shape, and size; the cat is of a certain colour and weight. But there are crucial properties which are far more elusive: the wrongness of your action; your cruelty; the cat's being unfairly treated. You can't see these; you can't touch them. Where in the world do we find these elusive properties? If we can't find them, should we give up on morality as a bad job?
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
1. Regular attendance
2. Participation in discussions
3. THREE mini-essays (4-5 pages each) on three of the papers we are reading (your choice).
To be handed in BEFORE the session in which we discuss the relevant paper. Failure to produce all essays results in failing the course.
2. Participation in discussions
3. THREE mini-essays (4-5 pages each) on three of the papers we are reading (your choice).
To be handed in BEFORE the session in which we discuss the relevant paper. Failure to produce all essays results in failing the course.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Prüfungsstoff
Literatur
Miller, Alexander (2003) An Introduction to Contemporary Metaethics (Cambridge: Polity Press).Reading for session 1: 'Introduction' (pp.1-9) To be found in my Handapparat as well as on Moodle
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
BA M 6.1
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:36