- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Externalism in moral philosophy 3501-EFM19-S-OG
The seminar will explore the meta-ethical idea of externalism of reasons for action. Through the analysis of a number of texts, both classical and contemporary, dealing with this topic, the participants will work towards finding the place of this idea within the framework created by the fundamental meta-ethical debates: between cognitivism and non-cognitivism, realism and anti-realism, universalism and relativism, objectivism and subjectivism. Our reflection will aim at, on the one hand, mapping the spectrum of externalist positions, and on the other, at trying to resolve the debate between two competing interpretations of moral normativity: internalism and externalism.
Type of course
general courses
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Knowledge. After completing the course the student knows:
- key problems and theoretical approaches in meta-ethics
- the sources and the nature of the debate between internalism and externalism
- the varieties of meta-ethical externalism
Skills. After completing the course the student can
- critically analyse current philosophical literature on the problem of normativity
- identify and interpret key problems, theses, and arguments found in meta-ethical literature
- formulate her or his own theoretical view on the basic meta-ethical problems, including on the debate between externalism and internalism
Social competencies. After completing the course the student can:
- collaborate with others in the process of analyzing philosophical texts
- make good use of external criticism
Assessment criteria
The final grade will be calculated as follows:
- presence and activity in class – 40 % of the grade
- oral presentation based on one of the assigned texts – 60 % of the grade
Bibliography
Anscombe, G. E. M., 1963. Intention, fragmenty
Smith, M., 1994, The Moral Problem, fragmenty
McDowell, J., 1995, “Might There Be External Reasons?”
Scanlon, T. M., 1998, What We Owe to Each Other, fragmenty
Velleman, J. D., 1996, “The Possibility of Practical Reason”
Dancy, J., 2000, Practical Reality, fragmenty
Finlay, S., 2007, “Responding to Normativity”
Fitzpatrick, W., 2004, “Reasons, Value, and Particular Agents: Normative Relevance without Motivational Internalism”
Gibbard, A., 2003, “Reasons Thick and Thin”
Parfit, D., 1997, “Reason and Motivation”
Setiya, K., 2004, “Against Internalism”
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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