PHIL 297 - Seminar in Metaphysics and Epistemology

Credits: 3 credits in fall-winter-spring, 4 in spring A consideration of selected issues in philosophy. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

Fall 2020, PHIL 297A-01: Seminar in Metaphysics and Epistemology: The Evolution of Morality (3). An exploration of the natural history of human morality. Questions addressed include: What is the biological basis of morality? Is morality unique to humans? What features of the life history of early humans led to the emergence of moral behavior? How was the nature of morality shaped by that life history? What were the relative contributions of natural and cultural selection in the emergence of morality? What implications does an understanding of morality as an evolved biological phenomenon have for the objectivity of moral judgment? (HU) Cooper.

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