Identity and Moral Development

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course will focus on issues related to cognitive moral development, identity, discernment, meaning and purpose, which are fundamental to human existence. Through a series of debates on fundamental moral and ethical questions/issues and by engaging the writings of various psychologists, essayists, novelists, and philosophers, students will be challenged to examine their own assumptions and values and to understand and be able to articulate differing moral and ethical claims. The course will address issues such as the formation of identity and selfhood, the possibilities and burdens of making one's own choices in life, finding meaning in a world which seems to promote isolation and anonymity, and discerning one's vocation in life and what it means to be a "good person."