PHIL 4770 - Moral Psychology

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level Philosophy course, or consent of the instructor.
Description
Examination of how humans function in moral contexts and how this information may impact debates in ethical theory. Drawing from relevant literature in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and other sciences, topics may include moral judgment and intuitions, moral disagreement, reason and emotion, moral agency and responsibility, character traits and virtues, altruism and egoism, and moral development.