Section Info: PSYCH-359SE-01

Course Title: Seminar: Biological Bases of Behavior: 'Philosophy and Science of Emotion'
Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024
Term: Fall Semester 2024
Description: This course is an interdisciplinary investigation of the nature of emotions and their influences on our thoughts and actions. While we will draw from a variety of disciplines, the nature and motivations of the inquiry are philosophical. We will consider: what are emotions? Are they bodily responses? Thoughts? Feelings? What roles do cultures play in shaping our emotions? What functions do emotions serve? We will examine evidence and arguments offered by philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, anthropology and evolutionary theory, and consider how these perspectives do or don't inform each other, as well as how they can help us understand the nature of emotions.
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Laura Sizer             lsizer@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024   Seminar   Tuesday and Thursday   03:15PM - 04:30PM   SKNR - Skinner Hall   212   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
Prereq: 8 credits in Philosophy or Neuroscience and Behavior, or 4 credits in each. Take previously   Required  

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
NEURO0001   NEURO: Neuroscience & Behavior Major   This course has been approved to count towards the Neuroscience and Behavior major.  

Cross-listed Sections        
PHIL-350SE-01 Phil. and Science of Emotion  
NEURO-309SE-01 Phil. and Science of Emotion  
PSYCH-359SE-01 Phil. and Science of Emotion  

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 16     Available: 0     Waitlist: 3
Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.