Professor Roy Baumeister & Professor Richard Holton - 16 May 2016 - Moral Virtue and Self-Control

KEYNOTE The Importance of Feeling Honest : A Candid Take on Moral Motivation Professor Benoît Monin (Stanford University) Chaired by Professor Daniel Effron

Moral Psychology Interdisciplinary Conference 9 October 2015 PANEL SYMPOSIUM 2: On Responsibility and Control

Moral Psychology Interdisciplinary Conference 9 October 2015 PANEL SYMPOSIUM 2: On Responsibility and Control

Professor Eve-Marie Engels (Philosophy, University of Tübingen) Professor Martin Richards (Psychology, University of Cambridge) Chaired by Dr Vasanti Jadva (Psychology, University of Cambridge) Abstracts Prof Eve-Marie Engels: In Vitro Fertilization and its Long-Term Challenges For many people the primary purpose of the introduction of IVF was to alleviate infertility by assisted conception and to help couples to become parents. However, after its successful introduction IVF provided a...

The Trolley Problem: Has the Obsession with Sacrificial Dilemmas Derailed Moral Psychology? Professor David Pizarro (Psychology, Cornell) Professor Guy Kahane (Philosophy, Oxford) Chaired by Dr Sophia Connell (Philosophy, Cambridge) Abstracts: Trolley dilemmas and their variants have utterly dominated recent work in empirical moral psychology. It is assumed that such dilemmas shed light on psychological basis of the fundamental ethical division between utilitarian and deontological...

The Trolley Problem: Has the Obsession with Sacrificial Dilemmas Derailed Moral Psychology? Professor David Pizarro (Psychology, Cornell) Professor Guy Kahane (Philosophy, Oxford) Chaired by Dr Sophia Connell (Philosophy, Cambridge) Abstracts: Trolley dilemmas and their variants have utterly dominated recent work in empirical moral psychology. It is assumed that such dilemmas shed light on psychological basis of the fundamental ethical division between utilitarian and deontological...

What is the Nature of Human Morality? Professor Shaun Nichols (Arizona) Abstract Prof Nichols: Philosophical observation and psychological studies indicate that people draw subtle distinctions in the normative domain. But it remains unclear exactly what gives rise to such distinctions. On one prominent approach, emotion systems trigger non-utilitarian judgments. The main alternative, inspired by Chomskyan linguistics, suggests that moral distinctions derive from an innate moral grammar....

Professor Jesse Prinz (Philosophy, City University of New York) Professor Molly Crockett (Neuroscience, University of Oxford) Chaired by Dr Simone Schnall (Psychology, University of Cambridge) Abstract Empathy is widely and increasingly heralded as an essential ingredient of morality. It is said to be necessary for moral development, moral motivation, and even for comprehending the moral domain. But is empathy really important for morality? Prof Jesse Prinz and Prof Molly Crockett will...

Professor Dr Todd Hare (Zurich) Dr Lubomira Radoilska (Kent/Cambridge)

Professor Roger Crisp (Philosophy, Oxford) Professor Andrew MacLeod (Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London) Abstract This event focuses on the empirical psychological and philosophical questions surrounding well-being and the good life. It will be chaired by Dr. Gillian Sandstrom (Psychology, University of Cambridge) and will include presentations by Prof. Crisp (5pm) and Prof. MacLeod (6pm), each followed by discussion between speakers and Q&A. Professor Roger Crisp is a...