PHIL 347 - Seminar: The Cognitive Science of Rationality and Morality

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU, WR

Accounts of rationality are central to many moral theories, many social practices (only rational agents are responsible for their behavior), and some social sciences. This seminar examines accounts of rationality and morality in light of contemporary psychological, neuroscientific, and evolutionary biological claims about human motivational and cognitive processes. Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: P. McInerney
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Six hours in philosophy.