Topics in Moral Psychology

This subject is not offered in 2016.

170 hours

Admission to fourth year Honours or the Graduate Diploma (Advanced) in the discipline of Philosophy.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject explores various issues in the psychology of morals, paying particular attention to the relation between moral psychology and meta-ethics. Specific topics for discussion may include: autonomy and responsibility, recent feminist work on moral psychology, the role of emotion in moral psychology, values and the self, and the feminised versus the Kantian sublime.

Students who successfully complete this class will:

• have a detailed knowledge of some of the main philosophical issues in moral psychology.
• have acquired the ability to critically engage with important literature on the issues discussed.
• have a sophisticated understanding of the relation of moral psychology to other areas of philosophy such as meta-ethics.

• A 5000-word research essay, due at the end of semester (100%)

Hurdle requirement:

• Students must attend a minimum of 75% of classes in order to pass this subject.
• All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 2% per day. After five days late assessment will not be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

Readings will be available online.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.