55-01.231.417 Inventing Right and Wrong (P)

Course offering details
Instructors: Dr. Eline Gerritsen
Event type:
Advanced seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
4,0
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
5 | 21
Allocation scheme:
Phil_Standard_WS1415
Comments/contents: Description ‘Inventing Right and Wrong’:

In this seminar, we will explore the idea that morality is not discovered but has been – or can be – invented. The discussion will be built around J.L. Mackie’s influential Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong, which makes the case that ordinary moral judgements are mistaken, as there are no objective moral values. Although this book was published in 1977 and responds to the metaethical debates of its time, it still forms the background of moral scepticism today. Our focus will be on the chapters of the book that deal with the nature, status, and role of moral value. Next to an in-depth reading of these, we will cover secondary literature on Mackie’s arguments as well as more recent work on related topics. We will discuss arguments for and against moral error theory, theories of how or why we have come to make moral judgements, and the question what we should do with our moral norms and judgements if they are indeed mistaken. In addition, we will consider metaethical theories that interpret morality as invented in some sense but nonetheless oppose moral scepticism, such as constructivism.
 
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Instructors
Dr. Eline Gerritsen
Appointments
Date From To Room Instructors Appointments
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Date Tue, 18. Oct. 2022
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
2
Date Tue, 25. Oct. 2022
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
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Date Tue, 1. Nov. 2022
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
4
Date Tue, 8. Nov. 2022
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
5
Date Tue, 15. Nov. 2022
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
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Date Mon, 21. Nov. 2022
To 10:15
To 11:45
Room Ü35 - 01055
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
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Date Tue, 29. Nov. 2022
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
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Date Tue, 6. Dec. 2022
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
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Date Tue, 13. Dec. 2022
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
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Date Tue, 20. Dec. 2022
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
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Date Tue, 10. Jan. 2023
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
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Date Tue, 17. Jan. 2023
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
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Date Tue, 24. Jan. 2023
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
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Date Tue, 31. Jan. 2023
To 12:15
To 13:45
Room Ü35 - 03005
Instructors Dr. Eline Gerritsen
Exams in context of modules
Module(start semester)/ Course Requirement combination Exam Date Instructors Compulsory pass
Phil BA7 Vertiefungsmodul Praktische Philosophie (WiSe 16/17) / PhilK_HS-BA7_Kern Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Individual exam 17 Einzelprüfung Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
18 Einzelprüfung Fri, 30. Jun. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
19 Einzelprüfung Sun, 31. Dec. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Phil BA7 (LG) Vertiefungsmodul Praktische Philosophie (WiSe 16/17) / PhilK_HS-BA7_Kern Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Individual exam 17 Einzelprüfung Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
18 Einzelprüfung Fri, 30. Jun. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
19 Einzelprüfung Sun, 31. Dec. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Phil BEd7 Advanced Module Practical Philosophy (WiSe 21/22) / PhilK_HS-BEd7 Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Paper 3 Paper Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Phil BP2 (LG) Profilmodul 2 (WiSe 16/17) / PhilK_HS-BP2_Kern Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Individual exam 16 Einzelprüfung Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
17 Einzelprüfung Fri, 30. Jun. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
18 Einzelprüfung Sun, 31. Dec. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Phil MA1 Orientierungsmodul (WiSe 15/16) / PhilK_Hauptsem_Kern Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Individual exam 8 Einzelprüfung Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
9 Einzelprüfung Fri, 30. Jun. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
10 Einzelprüfung Sun, 31. Dec. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Phil MA1 Orientierungsmodul (WiSe 16/17) / PhilK_HS-MA1_Kern Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Individual exam 17 Einzelprüfung Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
18 Einzelprüfung Fri, 30. Jun. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
19 Einzelprüfung Sun, 31. Dec. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Phil MA2 Aufbaumodul (SuSe 16) / PhilK_Hauptsem_Kern Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Paper 9 Paper Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Phil MA2 Aufbaumodul (WiSe 16/17) / PhilK_HS-MA2_Kern Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Individual exam 18 Einzelprüfung Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
19 Einzelprüfung Fri, 30. Jun. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
20 Einzelprüfung Sun, 31. Dec. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Phil MA3 Vertiefungsmodul (WiSe 16/17) / PhilK_HS-MA3_Kern Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Individual exam 18 Einzelprüfung Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
19 Einzelprüfung Fri, 30. Jun. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Phil MEd1 Praktische Philosophie 1 (WiSe 16/17) / PhilK_HS-MEd1 Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Individual exam 17 Einzelprüfung Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
18 Einzelprüfung Fri, 30. Jun. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
19 Einzelprüfung Sun, 31. Dec. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Phil MEd2 Profilmodul Lehramt an Gymnasien (WiSe 16/17) / PhilK_HS-MEd2 Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Individual exam 17 Einzelprüfung Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
18 Einzelprüfung Fri, 30. Jun. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
19 Einzelprüfung Sun, 31. Dec. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Phil MEd4 Praktische Philosophie 2 (WiSe 16/17) / PhilK_HS-MEd4 Inventing Right and Wrong (P) Individual exam 17 Einzelprüfung Fri, 31. Mar. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
18 Einzelprüfung Fri, 30. Jun. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
19 Einzelprüfung Sun, 31. Dec. 2023, 00:01 - 23:59 Dr. Eline Gerritsen Yes
Course specific exams
Description Date Instructors Mandatory
1. Completed coursework Fri, 31. Mar. 2023 00:01-23:59 N.N. No