Moral psychology is an interdisciplinary field that examines the development of moral judgments, motivations, feelings, and capacities in humans. In this course, we will address the following question: What do our feelings and expressions communicate? To tackle this question, we will critically examine what it means to feel and express anger, pain, and empathy. We will consider what these feelings tell us about our own values and judgments, and what the expressions of these feelings can tell us about the social world.

Each class included a case (e.g., IA technology, protests, medicine) in which students could see the social implications of the different theories of emotions and pain that were discussed in the course.

Syllabus may be downloaded here