Meta-Ethics (PP0092)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-3-META-E-PH

The course will examine a cluster of issues to do with ethics and indeterminacy or truth value gaps. It is often said that there are such things as incommensurable goods, and that ethical theory contains lots of topics in which vagueness is rife. The course will look at a range of topics concerning this.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Philosophy 2A (PP0033) or Philosophy 2B (PP0034)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Philosophy, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
10/01/2007	09:00	10:50	Room 9.01, David Hume Tower	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

A thorough understanding of the most important positions in contemporary meta-ethics, some of which students will have encountered in less depth in previous courses, others of which will be new to students; an enhancement of philosophical skills, through pursuing contemporary questions at an advanced level; a furthering of communications skills, through presentations and constructive argument in a seminar setting.

Assessment Information

Assessment will be by 2-hour examination in the June diet. Senior Honours students may opt to write a long essay (approximately 5000 words) in lieu of the final exam.