Moral Reasoning
Eugene Lang College Lib Arts: Psychology
CRN: 17026
Credits: 4
What types of mental processes underlie our ability to reason about complex moral issues? Are our moral judgments driven more by reason or emotion? How does moral reasoning change over the course of development and what role does culture play in this process? This course will draw on social, cognitive, and developmental psychology to explore these topics and to introduce a variety of perspectives on the moral mind. Prerequisite: One Lang fundamentals course, or ULEC Introduction to Psychology with a grade of "C" or higher. *This course is open to Lang Psychology majors and minors only. What types of mental processes underlie our ability to reason about complex moral issues? Are our moral judgments driven more by reason or emotion? How does moral reasoning change over the course of development and what role does culture play in this process? This course will draw on social, cognitive, and developmental psychology to explore these topics and to introduce a variety of perspectives on the moral mind. Prerequisite: One Lang fundamentals course, or ULEC Introduction to Psychology with a grade of "C" or higher. *This course is open to Lang Psychology majors and minors only. After the first week of the semester, permission of the instructor will be required in order to register for this course.
College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)
Department: Psychology (PSY)
Campus: New York City (GV)
Course Format: Seminar (R)
Modality: In-Person
Max Enrollment: 18
Add/Drop Deadline: September 9, 2024 (Monday)
Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 17, 2024 (Sunday)
Seats Available: Yes
Status: Closed*
* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 7:28am EST 12/13/2024