This week, Emily Bassett (PhD) will present "What do we mean by a moral emotion?: Responding to De Sousa". Everyone welcome!

 Abstract:

When it comes to morality and the emotions, we seem to be drawn to the idea that certain emotions are more salient to morality than others. Emotions such as guilt, shame and resentment appear to be more distinctly moral to us than sadness or joy. However, attempts to explain what makes some emotions more distinctly moral than others - to single out a coherent group of 'moral emotions - have largely been unsuccessful. In light of this, De Sousa has argued that our intuitions are mistaken. All emotions are equally relevant to morality. In this talk, I will argue that De Sousa's argument rests on two assumptions. First, on the assumption that emotions are on par with other intentional states such as belief in how they connect with morality. As beliefs are moral when they have moral content, emotions are moral when they have moral content. Second, on the assumption that this is the only salient connection that can be made between the emotions and morality. If we reject this second assumption, we leave open the possibility of distinguishing moral from non-moral emotions.

It’s time to start thinking about who you could become. Our Leadership Development Programme is your chance to become a leader. To release your potential. To be part of something that matters.  

The Department of Economics is delighted to invite you to a dinner and games night.

Date: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Time: 18:30
Location: Panorama, Rootes Building
Dress Code: Casual

This is a great opportunity to mix with other members of your year group outside the classroom, enjoy a free two course meal and take part in some fun activities.

The deadline to register your interest is Wednesday 8th February.

• Spaces are extremely limited for this event so please register your interest in attending using the form below. Please note that by completing this form, you are only registering your interest, and this is not a guarantee of a place. Places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis and students will be contacted afterwards by Claire Johnson via email to confirm if you have a place. If there is enough interest, then we will look at potentially holding a second event for those students who were not allocated a place.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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