PHIL-449 Seminar in Metaethics

What are we doing when we engage in moral deliberation and discourse? Are we describing facts that exist independently of our attitudes, or merely expressing preferences? This seminar examines the debate over the status of moral norms and judgments, discussing views like moral realism, relativism, and nihilism. Along the way we will also review arguments based on the evolution of moral norms, the psychology underlying moral and social norms, and the phenomenology of moral judgment.

Maximum Enrollment

Seminar (12)

(Seminar.)

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Three courses in philosophy, one of which must be in moral philosophy.

Notes

Open to juniors and seniors only.