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Metaethics

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Course ID: WF-FI-123-PPSFET-C21
Erasmus code / ISCED: 08.1 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0223) Philosophy and ethics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Metaethics
Name in Polish: PPSF: Metaetyka
Organizational unit: Institute of Philosophy
Course groups: (in Polish) Podstawowe problemy subdyscyplin filozofii - do wyboru na I, II lub III roku
(in Polish) Podstawowe problemy subdyscyplin filozofii (Nauczyciel Etyki) - do wyboru na I, II lub III roku
(in Polish) Wykłady systematyczne - rok 2 i 3 stopień I
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 5.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: Polish
Subject level:

elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:

FI1_W01; FI1_W06;

FI1_W08; FI1_W09; FI1_U08;

FI1_K01; FI1_K03; FI1_K05;
Short description:

For over a hundred years metaethics has occupied a central place in the philosophical literature devoted to moral matters. Research within the field is focused on the meaning of normative expressions, the structure of their interrelationship and formal conditions of their use. The aim of the course is to introduce the participants to the aforementioned issues.

Full description:

1. Defining the subject of ethics and the creation of the division of ethics.

2. Presentation of the main ethical traditions with particular emphasis on their metaethical assumptions.

3. Presentation of the most important dilemmas as well as development prospects of modern metaethics.

5. Analysis of selected ethical issues with particular emphasis on metaethical issues.
Bibliography:

1. A. MacIntyre, Krótka historia etyki, tłum. Adam Chmielowski, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa, 2002.(fragmenty)

2. A. MacIntyre, Dziedzictwo cnoty, tłum. Adam Chmielowski, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1996.(fragmenty)

3. T. Ślipko, Etyka ogólna, Kraków 1982.(fragmenty)

4. Tadeusz Styczeń, Metaetyka, Wydawnictwo KUL, 2011.

5. Moore, G. E., Principia Ethica, tłum. C. Znamierowski, Wydawnictwo M. Arcta, Warszawa, 1919 (excerpts)

6. R. M. Hare, Moral Thinking. Aletheia, 2006 (excerpts)

Smith, A., Teoria uczuć moralnych, PWN, Warszawa, 1989, tł. Danuta Petch (excerpts)

6. Hume D., Traktat o naturze ludzkiej, tł. Znamierowski, C., PWN, Warszawa, 1963.

Literatura dodatkowa:

R. M. Hare, Myślenie moralne. Jego płaszczyzny, metody, istota, Aletheia, 2006 (fragmenty)

I. Kant, Uzasadnienie metafizyki moralności, Antyk, Marek Derewiecki, 2009.(fragmenty)

Arystoteles, Etyka nikomachejska, PWN, 2012(fragmenty)
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:

As a result of completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• define the purpose and methodology of ethics

• List and describe the major positions in the dispute about the nature of moral evaluation

• competently use basic concepts of axiology

As a result of completion of this course the student should be able to:

• analyze the major ethical position in disputes with regard to their basic assumptions

• formulate their own beliefs in terms of normative philosophical axiology

• undertake discussions with representatives of alternative normative-ideological positions

As a result of completion of this course the student should:

• recognize the philosophical background behind the ideological diversity of ethical attitudes

• be open to dialogue with the representatives of different beliefs
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Assessment: participation in lectures, knowledge of the mandatory required reading material and the oral exam.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2021/22" (past)

Time span: 2022-02-01 - 2022-06-30
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Classes, 15 hours, 20 places more information
Lectures, 30 hours, 20 places more information
Coordinators: Adam Cebula
Group instructors: Adam Cebula
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - examination
Classes - graded credit
Lectures - examination
(in Polish) E-Learning:

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy
Short description:

For over a hundred years metaethics has occupied a central place in the philosophical literature devoted to moral matters. Research within the field is focused on the meaning of normative expressions, the structure of their interrelationship and formal conditions of their use. The aim of the course is to introduce the participants to the aforementioned issues.

Full description:

1. Defining the subject of ethics and the creation of the division of ethics.

2. Presentation of the main ethical traditions with particular emphasis on their metaethical assumptions.

3. Presentation of the most important dilemmas as well as development prospects of modern metaethics.

5. Analysis of selected ethical issues with particular emphasis on metaethical issues.
Bibliography:

1. A. MacIntyre, A Short History of Ethics, trans. Adam Chmielowski, PWN, Warsaw, 2002. (Excerpts)

2. A. MacIntyre, After Virtue, trans. Adam Chmielowski, Oxford University Press, 1996. (Excerpts)

3. T. Ślipko, general ethics, Kraków 1982. (Excerpts)

4. Tadeusz Styczeń, Metaetyka, Wydawnictwo KUL, 2011.

Further Reading:

R. M. Hare, Moral Thinking. Aletheia, 2006 (excerpts)

I. Kant, Foundations for the Metaphysics of Morals , Antique, Mark Derewiecki, 2009. (Excerpts)

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, McGraw-Hill, 2012 (excerpts)

Śpiewak P. (red.), Komunitarianie. Wybór tekstów, Warszawa 2004.
Wymagania wstępne:

Knowledge of basic issues discussed in the field of moral philosophy.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2022/23" (past)

Time span: 2023-02-01 - 2023-06-30
Selected timetable range:
Navigate to timetable
Type of class:
Classes, 15 hours, 30 places more information
Lectures, 30 hours, 30 places more information
Coordinators: Adam Cebula
Group instructors: Adam Cebula
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - examination
Classes - graded credit
Lectures - examination
(in Polish) E-Learning:

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy
Short description:

For over a hundred years metaethics has occupied a central place in the philosophical literature devoted to moral matters. Research within the field is focused on the meaning of normative expressions, the structure of their interrelationship and formal conditions of their use. The aim of the course is to introduce the participants to the aforementioned issues.

Full description:

1. Defining the subject of ethics and the creation of the division of ethics.

2. Presentation of the main ethical traditions with particular emphasis on their metaethical assumptions.

3. Presentation of the most important dilemmas as well as development prospects of modern metaethics.

5. Analysis of selected ethical issues with particular emphasis on metaethical issues.
Bibliography:

1. A. MacIntyre, A Short History of Ethics, trans. Adam Chmielowski, PWN, Warsaw, 2002. (Excerpts)

2. A. MacIntyre, After Virtue, trans. Adam Chmielowski, Oxford University Press, 1996. (Excerpts)

3. T. Ślipko, general ethics, Kraków 1982. (Excerpts)

4. Tadeusz Styczeń, Metaetyka, Wydawnictwo KUL, 2011.

Further Reading:

R. M. Hare, Moral Thinking. Aletheia, 2006 (excerpts)

I. Kant, Foundations for the Metaphysics of Morals , Antique, Mark Derewiecki, 2009. (Excerpts)

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, McGraw-Hill, 2012 (excerpts)

Śpiewak P. (red.), Komunitarianie. Wybór tekstów, Warszawa 2004.
Wymagania wstępne:

Knowledge of basic issues discussed in the field of moral philosophy.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span: 2024-02-15 - 2024-06-30
Selected timetable range:
Navigate to timetable
Type of class:
Classes, 15 hours, 30 places more information
Lectures, 30 hours, 30 places more information
Coordinators: Adam Cebula
Group instructors: Adam Cebula
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - examination
Classes - graded credit
Lectures - examination
(in Polish) E-Learning:

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy
Type of subject:

obligatory
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych:

(in Polish) nie dotyczy
Short description:

For over a hundred years metaethics has occupied a central place in the philosophical literature devoted to moral matters. Research within the field is focused on the meaning of normative expressions, the structure of their interrelationship and formal conditions of their use. The aim of the course is to introduce the participants to the aforementioned issues.

Full description:

1. Defining the subject of ethics and the creation of the division of ethics.

2. Presentation of the main ethical traditions with particular emphasis on their metaethical assumptions.

3. Presentation of the most important dilemmas as well as development prospects of modern metaethics.

5. Analysis of selected ethical issues with particular emphasis on metaethical issues.
Bibliography:

1. A. MacIntyre, A Short History of Ethics, trans. Adam Chmielowski, PWN, Warsaw, 2002. (Excerpts)

2. A. MacIntyre, After Virtue, trans. Adam Chmielowski, Oxford University Press, 1996. (Excerpts)

3. T. Ślipko, general ethics, Kraków 1982. (Excerpts)

4. Tadeusz Styczeń, Metaetyka, Wydawnictwo KUL, 2011.

Further Reading:

R. M. Hare, Moral Thinking. Aletheia, 2006 (excerpts)

I. Kant, Foundations for the Metaphysics of Morals , Antique, Mark Derewiecki, 2009. (Excerpts)

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, McGraw-Hill, 2012 (excerpts)

Śpiewak P. (red.), Komunitarianie. Wybór tekstów, Warszawa 2004.
Wymagania wstępne:

Knowledge of basic issues discussed in the field of moral philosophy.

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