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180084 PS The Rationality of Emotion (2011S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 02.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 09.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 16.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 23.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 30.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 06.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 13.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 04.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 11.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 18.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 25.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 01.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 08.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 15.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 22.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Wednesday 29.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Is an emotion the sort of thing that can be rational? If you don't care about this question, you don't care about understanding yourself or about living a moral life.

Emotion, the old men say, gets in the way of rational judgement. Love, hatred, jealousy, they all do it. But if emotions are as irrational as the old men say, we are in trouble, because we - the rational animals - are partly made up of emotions. Moreover, our moral lives depend on emotions: my anger at you is a negative moral evaluation - you are blameworthy for having wronged me. So if emotions are irrational, some of our most important moral evaluations are also irrational. This course explores these issues through Ronald de Sousa's classic The Rationality of Emotion.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular attendance, active participation in discussions, 1 presentation, one 10 page essay on a pre-set topic.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

(1) To learn to read closely a philosophical text;
(2) To develop an understanding of the central issues in the emotion literature.

Examination topics

Seminar format - we discuss the prescribed paper. Attendance of each seminar, active engagement in the discussion, as well as at least one presentation are obligatory.

Reading list

All course materials: http://velimitova.weebly.com/students-2011.html

Receive programme in first session.

Association in the course directory

BA M 5.1, §3.2.2, § 2.5

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