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PHIL 543 Philosophical Approaches to Moral Psychology


This course examines the roles of cognition, judgment, perception, and emotion in relation to our capacities for acting responsibly. Topics may include theories of the emotions and reactive attitudes; the relationship between feeling and knowing; and virtuous and vicious motivational states in contexts of social injustice.

Often cross-listed with PHIL 443  

Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation once every two years (in-person/hybrid, occasionally online)

Prerequisites -
Restriction by Major -
Restriction by Degree Type - Graduate standing

Equivalent Course(s) - PHIL 443  
Course History -
Change to course rotation 3/2019, effective Fall 2019; New Course 4/2017, effective Fall 2017


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