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PHIL-5324: Metaethics

Description: A systematic examination of metaethics, the branch of philosophical ethics that addresses questions about the nature of ethical discourse and its objects. Investigation of such issues as the meaning of ethical terms and judgments, the nature and grounds of ethical truth, the possibility of ethical knowledge, the rationality of ethical behavior, and the relations between ethical and scientific inquiry. Graduate standing required.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.77 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 57.08%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Justin M Horn202158.3%41.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.631
Daniel Wodak201890.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.822
David Faraci201285.7%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.861
Lauren Fleming201091.7%8.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.891
William J Fitzpatrick200857.1%42.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.591

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