Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(PHS768) -  Αλέξιος Μπρεγιέ-Σταματιάδης, Antony Hatzimoysis, Orfeas Zormpalas

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

Do moral facts exist, or are moral claims nothing more than reflections of our attitudes, emotions, or social conventions? If morality has any authority over us, where does that authority come from? Is it grounded in reason, human nature, culture, divine command, or something else entirely? Can moral phenomena be fully explained within a scientific or naturalistic worldview, or do they resist such reduction? Questions like these are among the most profound and persistent puzzles of human thought, touching on how we live, judge, and understand ourselves and others. In contemporary philosophy, these issues are investigated within the field of metaethics. Metaethics does not ask which actions are right or wrong; rather, it examines what moral judgments are, whether they can be true or false, and what (if anything) makes them so. It seeks to clarify the nature of moral language, moral reasoning, and moral practice, as well as the metaphysical and epistemological foundations of morality. This course introduces students to the central debates in metaethics and equips them with the conceptual tools needed to engage critically with them. Students will study influential positions and arguments proposed by leading contemporary philosophers, including Richard Boyd, David Enoch, Sharon Street, J. L. Mackie, among others. Before turning to metaethics, the course will also provide an overview of the three major traditions in normative ethics (consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics) offering a framework for understanding how metaethical questions provide the foundation to more familiar moral theories.

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Δευτέρα 9 Μαρτίου 2026