CLQ 3010 HO/PH:Experimental Moral Philosophy
Advances in neuroscience and particularly what the study of the brain has confirmed (or dispelled) about the centuries of philosophical conjecture about the nature of moral beliefs and the possibility of a universal ethic will be the central focus of this course. We will specifically look at the five major theories of ethics: deontology, natural law/character ethics, human rights, utilitarianism and care ethics in the context of neuroscience. Themes to be covered are: development of moral theories; toward a universal ethic; social theories of our common life; free will, personal responsibility and the law; and concepts of social justice. Co-requisite
CLQ 3011.
Corequisite
CLQ 3011 - lecture