Analyzing Grade Inflators: Some Metaethical Issues

Autor/in	Yalçin, Ümit D.
Titel	Analyzing Grade Inflators: Some Metaethical Issues
Quelle	In: Journal of Academic Ethics, 21 (2023) 4, S.649-668 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yalçin, Ümit D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1570-1727
DOI	10.1007/s10805-023-09473-9
Schlagwörter	Grade Inflation; Ethics; Moral Values; Case Studies; Research Methodology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Research method; Forschungsmethode
Abstract	I start with a detailed but "partial" analysis of a case regarding grade inflation. The case is inspired by the discussion in Crumbley et al. (2010) and its elaboration in Roberts (2016). I supplement the case description by introducing certain facts that are not in the original discussion. The subsequent analysis is based on this enriched case description. I then raise a number of objections against my analysis. An important metaethical, methodological question emerges while responding to these objections. To what extent are characterizations of moral situations and their descriptions independent from moral commitments? Is there a neutral concept of "moral relevance?" I argue that we do not have a theory-neutral concept of moral relevance, and that case descriptions essentially presuppose moral commitments. From my moral perspective, as this perspective is reflected in the enriched case description I utilize, the original case description of grade inflation already involves utilizing the wrong moral perspective or theory. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01