Philosophy [448] - Seminar in Ethics: Naturalisms

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Hamilton College

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If science offers the best explanation of the world, what follows about ethics and meaning? Is the world merely the sum of its facts? Can the scientific worldview make sense of the mental? Of the modal? Of the mathematical? Of meaning? Are all of our actions determined? Are things good merely because we desire them or do we desire them because they are good? Is the naturalistic fallacy a fallacy? Is the fact/value dichotomy a false dichotomy? Is ethics merely the result of biological and social evolution? Can experimental ethics inform or replace philosophical ethics? Prerequisite, Two courses in Philosophy or consent of Instructor. Maximum enrollment, 12.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hamilton.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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