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PHIL 171L

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Description

What is love? What, if any, reasons do we have to love others? And what is the connection (or tension) between love, on the one hand, and morality on the other? This course will use love to explore questions about the nature of reasons, moral psychology, partiality, impartiality and the foundations of ethics. The course will draw on both historical and contemporary authors— in exploring love and its place in a life well-lived. Permission is required to enroll in this course.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department Philosophy
Course Component Lecture
Subject Philosophy
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 11, 2026
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Arts and Humanities
Course Level For Undergraduate and Graduate Students