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180051 SE The Ethics of Blame (2025S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Continuous assessment of course work
Fr 14.03. 15:00-16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 21.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 28.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 04.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 11.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 02.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 09.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 16.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 23.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 30.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 06.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 13.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 20.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 27.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course focuses on the ethics of blame. Blame is a central topic in normative ethics, and plays an essential role in our moral responsibility practices. In this course, we focus on various aspects of the ethics of blame. We will focus on different theories about the role and nature of blame (e.g., Strawson, Wallace, Shoemaker, Scanlon, Smith, Sher, Hieronymi, Fricker, etc.). We will further investigate topics such as epistemic blame, the standing to blame, and hypocritical blame.

By the end of this course, the student should be able to:
- Explain the central role blame plays in theories of moral responsibility
- Explain the differences between cognitive, emotional, conative, and functional theories of blame.
- Have insight into the various conditions under which blame and expressions of blame are fitting.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment:
Final Paper: 60%
Outline for final paper: 20%
Reflection: 20%
Active Participation/Reading questions: No grade, but mandatory.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

On each assignment, students will receive points. The grades are distributed as follows:
1: 87-100 points
2: 75-86 points
3: 63-74 points
4: 50-62 points
5: 0-49 points

Examination topics

The final paper must be based on the literature on blame we read in class.

Reading list

To be announced in the first class. The course will concentrate on the contemporary debate on blame (Wallace, Shoemaker, Scanlon, Smith, Sher, Hieronymi, Fricker, etc.)

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Th 16.01.2025 12:06