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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Philosophy
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Preston Werner
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Preston Werner
Course/Module description:
This course will cover several issues related to the nature and possibility of moral knowledge and justification, and the relationship between these issues and broader normative and metaethical theorizing.
Course/Module aims:
Students will understand the basic positions in each of the major debates discussed in class. Students should show an improvement in thinking through the issues (both in writing and in in participation). Students should be able to think through these issues independently and creatively.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
-Ability to articulate some of the major challenges and approaches to moral epistemology.
-Ability to apply methodologies of moral thinking to real world cases.
-Ability to defend at least two positions in moral epistemology in depth concerning two distinct debates.
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
Topics discussed will include: evolutionary debunking, how we could have epistemic access to normative properties, reflective equilibrium, the epistemology of thought experiments, moral disagreement, and moral testimony.
Required Reading:
Several selected articles from recent philosophical journals.
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 60 %
Presentation 10 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 30 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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