| dc.contributor.author | Holton, Richard, 1962- | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | Fall 2005 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2005-12 | |
| dc.identifier | 24.120-Fall2005 | |
| dc.identifier | local: 24.120 | |
| dc.identifier | local: IMSCP-MD5-65cc15595d199736709c363449b0d7e0 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55902 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The course is an examination of philosophical theories of action and motivation in the light of empirical findings from social psychology, sociology and neuroscience. Topics include Belief, Desire, and Moral Motivation; Sympathy and Empathy; Intentions and other Committing States; Strength of Will and Weakness of Will; Free Will; Addiction and Compulsion; Guilt, Shame and Regret; Evil; Self-knowledge and Self-deception; Virtues and Character Traits. | en_US |
| dc.language | en-US | en_US |
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| dc.subject | action | en_US |
| dc.subject | motivation | en_US |
| dc.subject | social psychology | en_US |
| dc.subject | sociology | en_US |
| dc.subject | beleif | en_US |
| dc.subject | desire | en_US |
| dc.subject | moral motivation | en_US |
| dc.subject | sympathy | en_US |
| dc.subject | empathy | en_US |
| dc.subject | intention | en_US |
| dc.subject | will | en_US |
| dc.subject | addiction | en_US |
| dc.subject | resolution | en_US |
| dc.subject | rationality | en_US |
| dc.subject | identification | en_US |
| dc.subject | autonomy | en_US |
| dc.title | 24.120 Moral Psychology, Fall 2005 | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Moral Psychology | en_US |
