PHIL 727

Ethics 2

Please note: this is archived course information from 2014 for PHIL 727.

Description

Ethical Naturalism is a view normally ascribed to Aristotle and, more recently, to Philippa Foot. It may – or may not – be given support by modern evolutionary theory and primatology. We will examine Foot's attempt to ground ethics (in some sense) in human nature, and recent philosophical (not religious) objections to the idea of doing so. Authors to be studied (apart from Foot) include Michael Thompson, Hursthouse and McDowell, and various articles analysing and/or criticising their views.

You cannot enrol in this course if you were enrolled in PHIL 726 in 2012.

Availability 2014

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Rosalind Hursthouse

Reading/Texts

Philippa Foot, Natural Goodness (OUP 2001)

Recommended Reading

Points

PHIL 727: 15 points

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