260046 Metaethics [*H*] (S) (SoSe 2026)
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We make moral claims all the time – “it was wrong for the USA to use nuclear weapons in 1945”, “it’s okay to eat cows, but not dogs”, “Nelson Mandela was a good person”. What are we doing when we make such claims? Are we attempting to describe some kind of mind-independent normative reality? Or are we merely expressing our own attitudes? Are there any moral facts? If there are, how can we come to know them? This course will study these questions and others. All readings, seminars and coursework will be in English.
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Abschluss des ersten Studienjahres (beide Grundkurse, Philosophischer Einstieg und Philosophisches Schreiben).
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| 26-GL_ETH Basics Ethics | Seminar 1 | Study requirement
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| 26-HM_PP2_ME Main Module PP2: Metaethics | Seminar 1 | Study requirement
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| 26-HM_PP_Satellit Satellite Module Practical Philosophy | Seminar aus der Praktischen Philosophie | Study requirement
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| 26-VRPS Preparation and Reflection of the Teaching Experience Semester ("Praxissemester") | Fachwissenschaftliche Erweiterung | Study requirement
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| 26-VT_ETH Specialization Ethics | Seminar 1 | Study requirement
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- Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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- This lecture is taught in english
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- Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology / Department of Philosophy
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