Unit III: Answers from the Sciences and Social Sciences.
We shall compare the recent discoveries in the fields regarding the evolutionary, psychological and neurological development of humans, especially children, and how they enhance our understanding of discoveries in each field and of human motivation.
Week 5. Evolutionary Biology: Darwin
- A Biographical Sketch of an Infant Darwin
- Darwin The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals 115-119
- Darwin The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals 130-134
- Darwin The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals 135-140
- Darwin The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals 357-360
Week 6. Developmental Psychology and Feminist Psychology
- Martin Hoffman Empathy and Moral Development Chapter 2
- Martin Hoffman Empathy and Moral Development Chapter 3
- Amy Coplan Empathy Chapter 1
- Decety Melzoff Empathy Chapter 5
Week 7. Neuroscience