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Spring 2009
Law No.: LAW7910
Sched. No.: 405u0
Moral Psychology and Law*
Section 0001
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Haidt, Jonathan D
Mitchell, Gregory
Monahan, John



Administrative Information:

Days, Times (Room):M, 1600-1800 ()
Credits:3Type:Seminar
Capacity:10 **This information is current as of 08/29/2008 01:58:47 AM**
Current Enrollment:10 **This information is current as of 08/29/2008 01:58:47 AM**

Course Description:

This seminar will examine the implications of empirical research on morality for legal theory and policy. Topics will include the role of disgust and vengeance in moral and legal judgments, evolutionary psychology and the law, the implications of neuropsychological research for conceptions of free will, and the moral foundations of political and legal ideology. A number of prominent morality researchers and legal theorists will lead class discussions of their work, which will have been the subject of prior discussions and written critiques by the students. Students will be expected to complete short, weekly writing assignments and a larger written paper. Enrollment will be limited to 10 law students and 8 students from arts and sciences.

COURSE REQUIREMENT: Weekly writing assignments and a substantial research paper