Praktisk filosofi - kandidatkurs

Kursen består av två litteraturkurser om vardera 7,5 högskolepoäng samt ett examensarbete om 15 hp. Uppsatskursen löper över hela terminen, men med tyngdpunkt på terminens andra halva. Den består av föreläsningar, gemensamma seminarier och inlämningar – samtliga tänkta att hjälpa uppsatsarbetet framåt. Uppsatskursen erbjuder också individuell handledning.

Kandidatkursens två litteraturkurser läses parallellt med uppsatskursen under terminens första halva. Dessa kurser är avsedda att erbjuda en fördjupning inom några av den praktiska filosofins problemområden och innehållet kan variera från termin till termin. Undervisningsspråket är ibland engelska. När kommande termins kurser är planerade publiceras information om dessa nedan.

Litteraturkurs 1 (HT26): Moralisk realism

Lärare och examinator: Jonas Olson

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Litteraturkurs 2 (HT26):

Lärare och examinator: Meradjuddin Khan Oidermaa (på engelska)

Many of the most pressing ethical challenges of our time share a common structural feature: they involve large-scale harms marked by massive overdetermination. In cases of overdetermination, the outcome occurs regardless of what any single individual does. Global climate change is paradigmatic: no one person controls whether the harms of climate change occur, yet individuals still appear to face strong considerations—reasons, in the technical sense philosophers use—in favour of reducing their flying, meat consumption, and overall carbon footprint, and can plausibly be held accountable for the harms of climate change should they fail to act accordingly. What, if anything, justifies holding an individual accountable for an outcome over which they lack control?

In this course, we will examine how philosophers have tried to tackle this question. We will explore a range of proposed solutions — from causal theories, to participatory accounts, to more novel approaches focused on authority relations and deliberative duties—as well as sceptical positions that argue the problem cannot be overcome. Crucially, we will not examine these theories and responses only in the abstract, but consider how they function when applied to some of the most pressing overdetermination problems of our time, including climate change, structural injustice, and global consumption.

The course combines interactive lectures with guided seminar-style discussions. Participants are expected to complete the required reading before each session. By the end of the course, students will have a solid understanding of what the problem of overdetermination is and why it arises, the most prominent solutions and their shortcomings, and the domains of practical life in which the problem appears.

Uppsatskurs (VT26, obs info om HT26 kommer)

Undervisande lärare: Johan Brännmark och Jonas Olson