Professor Dr. Christine Tappolet

Biography

Christine Tappolet is a full professor at the University of Montreal in the Department of Philosophy. Her primary research interests include ethics, with a focus on meta-ethics and moral psychology. She has extensively studied the relationship between emotions and moral value judgments, arguing that emotions serve as perceptual experiences of evaluative properties. Tappolet has collaborated with other scholars to explore modularity and plasticity of emotions and their role in attention. She has also examined the links between value judgments and ethical judgments, particularly in the context of normative ethics. Her research endeavors have led her to contribute significantly to the understanding of how emotions influence moral reasoning and autonomy in ethical discussions. Additionally, Tappolet has supervised numerous dissertations and theses on topics relating to moral philosophy, emotional theory, and the nature of moral judgment.

Research Interests