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161-043 Philosophical Psychology 1 | |
Note | Formerly available as 161-440. Students who have completed 161-440 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Brian Scarlett |
Prerequisites | Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in Philosophy. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture/seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject represents a selection from a range of topics at the intersection of psychology and moral evaluation. For example the moral psychology of the virtues considered in detail with respect to a selection of purported virtues and vices; the idea of the unity of the virtues: can they exist in isolation?; integrity and integration as moral and psychological concepts; the idea of multiple personalities; Aristotle on friendship: Nicomachean Ethics Books VIII and IX; and pleasure according to Aristotle, pleasure according to Bentham. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. |
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