PSYCH 3135 - The Psychology of Good and Evil

(crosslisted) COGST 3135
(ETM-AS, SBA-AS, SSC-AS)

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: PSYCH 1101.

L. Niemi.

Morality seems to be a universal feature of humananity. People across time, place and culture have a strong sense that certain things are right or wrong, that some people are good and some are evil. Where does this moral sense come from? Why do some people disagree so strongly about what is right and wrong? How did evolution shape this moral sense? How does it develop? Are there any universal aspects of moral psycholoogy? The goals of this course are to offer an introduction to the psycholological science behind what humans know as morality.