PSYCH 4300 - [Moral Reasoning]

(SBA-AS)

Fall. 4 credits.

Next offered 2014-2015. Enrollment limited to: junior and senior psychology majors and to graduate students; open to others by permission of instructor. Co-meets with PSYCH 6300.

D. Pizarro.

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the science of morality. Recently, scientists across a wide range of disciplines have made discoveries that bear on the question of how and why humans have a sense of morality. The goals of this course are to offer an introduction to the science behind our moral sense. To achieve this goal, we will read articles on almost every area of scientific psychology. By the end of the course students should be well versed in the primary issues and debates involved in the scientific study of morality.