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The Moral Self
Course Number	RELI 74-01
Course Title	The Moral Self
Department	Religion
Campus	Amherst College
Course Description	Religious thinkers and philosophers in many times and places have worked out conceptions of the human self or agent who has desires, emotions, character traits, and intentions, and have asked how these various aspects of human nature help or hinder moral progress. This course studies various classical and contemporary treatments of human moral capacity, including arguments that our identities and actions are not a function of our conscious agency, but of social and psychological forces of which we are largely unaware.  We will read from a number of theorists (Foucault, Bourdieu, Butler, and others), but the course will be centered on a comparative analysis of the moral psychologies of the 13th century Christian figure Thomas Aquinas and the 5th century Buddhist figure, Bhadantacariya Buddhaghosa. Fall semester.  Professors Heim and Reeder.

Reg #	Section	Credits	Instructors	Meeting Times	Location	Notes
RELI-74-01	01	4	Maria Heim, John Reeder	T 02:00PM-04:30PM	OCTA 201

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