Courses - Spring 2026
PHIL443
Moral Psychology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: 2 courses in PHIL.
Recommended: PHIL341 is strongly recommended for background on the historical authors that the readings make reference to.
Credit only granted for: PHIL408P or PHIL443.
Formerly: PHIL408P.
Philosophers often stress reasoning as the appropriate source for practical and moral action. Would a realistic view of human psychology undermine this assumption? This course will examine recent philosophical and empirical work on the relevance of emotion and/or intuition to rationality, moral worth, and moral judgment.
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University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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