PHIL 2415

Introduction to Moral Psychology

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

Many traditional philosophical problems about morality are being illuminated by current work in psychology and neuroscience. We will examine how several such issues (moral judgment, agency, the self, and punishment) can be informed by recent empirical work. We will consider both the philosophical principles of morality and the psychological data concerning the way that people think, judge, and act when dealing with moral issues.  We will consider how people make moral judgment, that is, how we determine whether something is right or wrong.  We will also focus on the practical implications (if any) the science of morality might have on the ways we think about free will and responsibility.

Distribution Category (KCM-AS)

When Offered Fall.

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