Module PHL2060 for 2023/4
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL2060: Philosophy of Emotion
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Overview
| NQF Level | 5 | ||
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| Credits | 15 | ECTS Value | 7.5 |
| Term(s) and duration | This module ran during term 2 (11 weeks) | ||
| Academic staff | Professor Giovanna Colombetti (Convenor) | ||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||
| Co-requisites | None | ||
| Available via distance learning | No | ||
Emotion is now a central topic in many areas of philosophy (e.g., philosophy mind, ethics, aesthetics). This module explores what kind of mental states emotions are. It addresses the following questions: Are emotions bodily sensations? How do they relate to cognition? Are emotions necessarily felt, or can they be unconscious? And what is the relation between emotions, moods, and other types of affective feelings? The module presents some of the answers that contemporary philosophers have provided, with some excursions into physiology and psychology.
There are no prerequisites for taking this module.
| Module created | 15/12/2014 | Last revised | 17/02/23 |
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