Michael Forster : Courses and Seminars
Unpublished
Topics in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy
LAWS 78603
The topic for Winter 2012 will be the "Objectivity of Ethics." We will read classic twentieth-century and contemporary authors on this issue, including G.E. Moore, A.J. Ayer, Charles Stevenson, J.L. Mackie, Gilbert Harman, John McDowell, and Peter Railton, among others. JD students have the option of doing extra work (for substantial writing credit) on Ronald Dworkin's account of the objectivity of ethics and its role in his jurisprudential theory. Students without a background in philosophy should consult the instructor before enrolling.
Philosophy Ph.D. students may take this seminar for an 'R' grade (please register under PHIL 51830).
Winter 2012
Brian Leiter, Michael Forster