Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Science, Art, Philosophy Round Table Discussions-XIX "Morality and Philosophy"

The nineteenth guest of the Round Table Discussions on science, art and philosophy was Prof. Dr. Hakan POYRAZ who is a lecturer at Department of Philosophy in Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSGSU).

A discussion was held with Hakan POYRAZ on Morality and Philosophy. In the session, philosophy's definition, perception and functioning of the concept of morality were discussed. The difference between the moralist and the moral philosopher and the distinction between morality and ethics were mentioned. In this speech, in which the unity of social and individual morality and its importance were emphasized, Answers to the question "Why should we be moral?" were presented with the support of etymological information.