PHIL569 METAETHICS
| Course Code: | 2410569 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the semester, students will have gained an understanding of fundamental meta-ethical questions and will have learned the major trends in contemporary meta-ethical thought.
They will have developed an argument on at least one meta-ethical question and written a paper on it.
Course Content
An overview of the major trends in 20th and 21st century metaethical thought such a: the meaning of ethical terms; Moore s open question; the naturalistic fallacy; the relation between motivation and moral values; the nature of moral obligation.
Research into related metaphysical, epistemological and psychological questions such as: Are there moral facts?; Is there are a continuity between moral properties and other natural properties?; What is the justification for our moral commitments?; What is the significance of moral feelings such as guilt?
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the semester, sudents will have obtained knowledge of Moore's "open question" and the "naturalistic fallacy".
They will have become familiar with moral realism, moral anti-realism and quasi-realism.
They will have reflected on:
-the nature of action-guiding language,
-the ontological status of moral properties and values,
-the objectivity of moral judgements,
-moral motivation, and moral emotions.
They will have compared and contrasted:
-the methodology of the natural sciences and morality,
-factual judgements and moral judgements,
-scientific observation and moral observation.
They will have written a paper on one of these topics and conducted a discussion section on one of the articles we will have read in class.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Do independent academic research in order to be successful in academic studies. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Have knowledge about contemporary philosophical issues, concepts and problems. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Make original philosophical interpretations on the topic specialized. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Have verbal and written presentation and effective communication skill. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Do interdisciplinary readings and associate them to philosophical problems. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Have knowledge about ethical code which is a requirement for doing academic research and publishing it. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution