This module will introduce students to important features of our cognitive lives including those emotions and other mental states directed towards our interpersonal relationships.
Topics may include, but are not limited to, the nature of interpersonal states such as
Envy Gratitude Love
and more self-directed emotions such as
Embarrassment Guilt Regret
Other possibilities may include Shame, Hope, Fear, Remorse, Forgiveness.
We will look at the nature of these states from an epistemological point of view, their conditions for manifestation and extinction, as well as their broader roles in our emotional and social lives.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the historical and conceptual foundations of the philosophy of the emotions.
Demonstrate knowledge of the role of emotions in informing our views about the world.
Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant concepts in metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind.
Think critically, write clearly, and read philosophical texts with great care.
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment:
One 4,000 word essay (100%) OR 2 x 2,000 word essay (50% each).
Reassessment:
Resubmit failed component(s) if this results in failure of the module as a whole.
Resubmitted essays, length and weighting as above, i.e. if the student opted for a single 4000-word essay and failed it, they should resubmit a 4000-word essay. If they opted for 2 x 2000-word essays, they should resubmit whichever one(s) they failed that led to overall failure of the module. Usual rules on capped marks etc. would apply.
