Each student gave a text presentation that was scheduled throughout the semester.
| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| I. Egoism | ||
| 1 | Egoism | |
| 2 | Egoism: empirical and quasi-empirical issues | |
| II. Beliefs, desires, and intentions | ||
| 3 | Belief/desire psychology and the Humean theory of motivation | |
| 4 | Bratman on intention | Paper 1 out |
| III. Reducing intentions | ||
| 5 | Velleman on intention | Paper 1 due |
| IV. Akrasia and weakness of will | ||
| 6 | Akrasia | |
| 7 | Akrasia and desire | |
| V. Strength of will | ||
| 8 | Strength of will: descriptive issues | |
| 9 | Strength of will: normative issues | Revision of paper 1 out |
| VI. Addiction | ||
| 10 | Addiction I | |
| 11 | Addiction II | Revision of paper 1 due |
| VII. Free will I | ||
| 12 | Free will I | Paper 2 out |
| 13 | Free will II | Paper 2 due |
| VIII. Free will II | ||
| 14 | Free will IV: libertarianism | |
| 15 | Free will III: Strawson | |
| IX. Free will III | ||
| 16 |
Free will VI: empirical work Free will V: choice | Revision of paper 2 out |
| X. Identification and autonomy | ||
| 17 | Identification | |
| 18 | Self-determination theory | Revision of paper 2 due |
| XI. Self-Deception | ||
| 19 | Self-deception | |
| XII. Moral psychology I: what could empirical work tell us about morality? | ||
| 20 | The metaethical implications of empirical work | |
| 21 | Moral judgment and motivation | |
| XIII. Moral psychology II | ||
| 22 | Autism and sociopathy | Paper 3 out |
| 23 | Moral luck and the Knobe effect | Paper 3 due |
| XIV. Moral psychology III | ||
| 24 | Virtue and character | |
| 25 | Determinism and moral motivation | |