PHI 3615, AUTOMNE 2015
MERCREDI 16H00-19H00
Christine Tappolet
2910 Edouard-Montpetit, bureau 317
(514) 343-7666 ; christine.tappolet@umontreal.ca
Heures de bureau : Mercredi 14h00-15h45
ÉTHIQUE ET PSYCHOLOGIE MORALE
Objectifs : Ce cours consiste en une introduction à la psychologie morale à travers l’examen du concept
d’autonomie personnelle et de ses liens avec les concepts de liberté, de responsabilité, de rationalité, de
réflexion, de contrôle de soi, de compulsion et de faiblesse de la volonté, entre autres.
Plan
1) 02.09
2) 09.09
3) 16.09
4) 23.09
5) 30.09
6) 07.10
7) 14.10
Introduction
La théorie hiérarchique de Harry Frankfurt
« Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person », 1971
(Traduction : « La liberté de la volonté et le concept de personne »)
La théorie platonicienne de Gary Watson
« Free Agency », 1975
(Traduction : « L’agentivité libre »)
La théorie anti-rationaliste d’Irving Thalberg
« Hierarchical Analyses of Unfree Action », 1978
(Traduction: « Les analyses hiérarchiques de l’action non libre »
La théorie intégrationniste de Marilyn Friedman
« Autonomy and the Split-Level Self », 1986
La théorie des compétences de Diana Meyers
« Personal Autonomy and the Paradox of Feminine Socialization », 1987
La théorie historique de John Christman
« Autonomy and Personal History », 1991
(Traduction: « Autonomie et histoire personnelle »)
Semaine de lecture
8) 28.10
9) 04.11
10) 11.11
11) 18.11
12) 25.11
13) 03.12
La théorie substantielle forte de Susan Wolf
« Sanity and the Metaphysics of Responsibility », 1987
(Traduction : « Santé mentale et métaphysique de la responsabilité »
La théorie substantielle faible de Paul Benson
« Free Agency and Self-Worth », 1994
(Traduction : « L’agentivité libre et l’estime de soi »)
La théorie de la planification de Michael Bratman
« Identification, Decision and Treating as a Reason », 1996
(Traduction : « Identification, décision et raison d’agir »
La théorie du moi entier de Nomy Arpaly et Tim Schroeder
« Praise, Blame and the Whole Self », 1999
(Traduction : « Éloge, blâme, et moi intégral »
La théorie relationnelle de Catriona Mackenzie
« Three Dimensions of Autonomy: A Relational Analysis » (2014)
Conclusion
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Évaluation : La note finale du cours se basera sur :
a) une dissertation de maximum 8 pages (3200 mots), sur des sujets donnés en cours ou déterminés
d’un commun accord, à rendre le 28 octobre (50% de la note finale) et
b) un examen écrit, le 9 décembre (50% de la note finale).
Remise des travaux : Une pénalité de -5% par jour de retard sera appliquée.
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consulté à http://www.integrite.umontreal.ca/reglementation/officiels.html
Textes : Les notes de cours et les textes disponibles en format électronique seront placés sur le site
suivant : https://www.webdepot.umontreal.ca/Usagers/tappolec/MonDepotPublic
Plusieurs ouvrages pertinents se trouvent à la Réserve de cours de la Bibliothèque des lettres et
des sciences humaines ou sont en ligne sur son site.
La collection dirigée par Marlène Jouan est disponible à la Librairie Olivieri, 5919, ch. de la
Côte-des-Neiges.
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