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The aim of this Topics Seminar is for the participating student (1) to gain a thorough understanding of the primary texts for the course and a familiarity with the current debates in the philosophical literature on this topic; (2) to appreciate the arguments for and against the positions; and (3) to develop an independent judgment about the most promising approach in this area.
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This “Topics Seminar” explores in depth issues and texts in the area of ethical theory, including normative ethics, meta-ethics, and the foundations of moral judgment.
The topic for 2017-18 is "Transcendental Arguments in Ethics.
In this course we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of transcendental arguments in ethics as a method of moral justification. We will discuss both the relevant recent debates in meta-ethics concerning Kantian constructivism and constitutivism in general, and we will analyse specific transcendental arguments that have been put forward in ethics (e.g. Gewirth, Korsgaard, Apel, Darwall).
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