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Honoursmodule: The Science of Honesty

Is honesty intuitive? How will honesty and human morality be shaped by advancing technologies?  

Moral behaviour and honesty, in particular, is a big, important part of daily life, and has serious societal and financial consequences. As such the topic is studied by many philosophers, psychologists and economists. In many situations, people’s honest behaviour is challenged and in order to secure financial profits, help others, or belong to a group, people may break the rules and lie. 

In this course, we will discuss how people handle such situations and how they balance being honest with other competing motivations. In the first part of the course, we will cover how research employing the behavioural ethics approach studies such situations and discuss the main factors shaping people’s honesty or dishonesty. In addition, we will cover potential interventions that can boost honesty. Lastly, we will talk about some big, open questions about honesty and human nature.

Timetable

We now expect that all lectures can take place on-campus. In case the situation changes, you will be notified. You can find the timetable on Datanose.

Registration

Registration is open for second-year or third-year Bachelor's students participating in an Honours programme. Between 30 November 10 am and 3 December 11 pm, you can register by completing the online registration form that will appear on Honoursmodules IIS. Placement is random and students will hear within two weeks for which course(s) they are registered.

Please note: There is no guarantee for placement if you register after December 3, so make sure you register on time. For questions about registration, please contact us at Honours-iis@uva.nl.

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Facts & Figures
Mode
Honours programme
Credits
6 ECTS,
Language of instruction
English
Starts in
February