260046 Metaethics (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.

Requirements for participation, required level

Abschluss des ersten Studienjahres (beide Grundkurse, Philosophischer Einstieg und Philosophisches Schreiben).

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Dates ( Calendar view )

Frequency Weekday Time Format / Place Period  
weekly Mi 14-16   15.04.-24.07.2026

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Module Course Requirements  
26-GL_ETH Basics Ethics Grundlagen Ethik Seminar 1 Study requirement
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Seminar 2 Study requirement
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26-HM_PP2_ME Main Module PP2: Metaethics Hauptmodul PP2: Metaethik Seminar 1 Study requirement
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Seminar 2 Study requirement
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26-HM_PP_Satellit Satellite Module Practical Philosophy Satellitenmodul Praktische Philosophie Seminar aus der Praktischen Philosophie Study requirement
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26-VRPS Preparation and Reflection of the Teaching Experience Semester ("Praxissemester") Vorbereitung und Reflexion des Praxissemesters (HRSGe/GymGe) Fachwissenschaftliche Erweiterung Study requirement
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26-VT_ETH Specialization Ethics Vertiefung Ethik Seminar 1 Study requirement
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Seminar 2 Study requirement
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Friday, January 9, 2026 
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Thursday, December 18, 2025 
Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
seminar (S) /
Language
This lecture is taught in english
Department
Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology / Department of Philosophy
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