Programme

The course will present and discuss some fundamental questions of contemporary moral philosophy. The course is divided into four parts, respectively focusing on themes in (1) moral psychology (investigating how people make moral decisions and judgments); (2) ethics (investigating what ought to be done from a moral point of view); applied ethics (investigating how general moral principles ought to be applied to specific areas of practical life); (4) metaethics (investigating the nature and meaning of moral belies and values).
Among the themes that will be discussed: free will and moral responsibility, moral luck, objectivism and relativism of morals, normativity, end of life issues. The goal of the course is that students learn to easily navigate the contemporary debate in moral philosophy, gaining an in-depth knowledge of some of its most important topics and methods.

Core Documentation

FOR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE COURSE, THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TEXTS:
1. Mario De Caro, Sergio Filippo Magni, Maria Silvia Vaccarezza (2021), Le Sfide dell'etica, Mondadori Università.
2. Booklet provided by the instructor with short excerpts from various essays and articles, including: H. Frankfurt (1969), Possibilità alternative e responsabilità morale; T. Nagel (1979), Sorte morale; D. Davidson (1970), Com'è possibile la debolezza della volontà?

FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT ATTEND THE COURSE, THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TEXTS:
1. Mario De Caro, Sergio Filippo Magni, Maria Silvia Vaccarezza (2021), Le Sfide dell'etica, Mondadori Università.
2. Booklet provided by the instructor with short excerpts from various essays and articles, including: H. Frankfurt (1969), Possibilità alternative e responsabilità morale; T. Nagel (1979), Sorte morale; D. Davidson (1970), Com'è possibile la debolezza della volontà?
3. Luca Fonnesu (2018), Storia dell'etica contemporanea, Carocci (parts listed by the instructor).

Type of delivery of the course

The course will be held in presence. Detailed information about the course will be made available on the "Announcements" section of the philosophical anthropology Moodle channel. Attending and non attending students are invited to subscribe to the channel. If the emergency due to the COVID-19 epidemics continues, we'll follow our University's recommendation regarding the teaching procedures.

Attendance

Attendance in not mandatory but strongly recommended. The program for students who do not attend classes includes some additional texts.

Type of evaluation

The verification of learning will take place via an oral exam. If the emergency due to the COVID-19 epidemics continues, we'll follow our University's recommendation regarding evaluation. In particular, the exam will be done via the platform Microsoft Teams.