| Unit name | Realism and Normativity |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHIL20046 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Everett |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
PHIL10005 Introduction to Philosophy A, PHIL10006 Introduction to Philosophy B. |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Philosophy |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit introduces students to the central debates concerning Realism and Normativity in a way which show how they apply across a wide range of philosophical issues. The lectures will (i) introduce students to the structural similarities between debates about ontology, semantics, and epistemology, in areas of philosphy from ethics and aesthetics to the philosophy of mathematics and truth, (ii) introduce students to issues concerning the nature of norms, reasons, and rationality, and (iii) explore the ways in which the two sets of issues are interconnected (for example, how the view of truth we adopt has consequiences for the way we understand norms, the consequences of a Naturalist Metaphysics for your understanding of norms, and the consequences of Wittgenstein's Rule-Following considerations for debates within semantics and ontology).
