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Neuroscience
Inter-disciplinary Morality Workshop scheduled for December 7th!
Please join us for a one-day interdisciplinary workshop on the study of morality titled:
Morality: An Interdisciplinary Science Linking the Brain, Behavior, and Society.
Date: December 7th, 2012
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: UMD Stamp Student Union, room 2208
This workshop will bring together experts from diverse fields including psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and public policy for interdisciplinary discussions and panel debates on morality, its origins, emergence, and manifestation in society. Speakers include from the University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Jonathan Beier, Psychology; Dr. Melanie Killen, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology; Dr. Daniel Levine, Public Policy; Dr. Kalina Michaleska, Neuroscience, NIHM, and Human Development and Quantitative Methodology; Dr. Elizabeth Redcay, Psychology; from Georgetown University: Dr. John Mikhail, Law.
The workshop aims to:
- Discuss developmental approaches to studying the origins of morality.
- Introduce neuroscience perspectives on the study of morality.
- Provide exposure to research on morality in multiple disciplines such as philosophy, law, political science, and psychology.
- Discuss the role of emotions and reasoning on moral issues.
- Provide a single platform to describe different methodological approaches to conducting research on morality.
Registration is free. Lunch will be served.
To register, please visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XYYHFT2
For questions e-mail [email protected]
Morality: An Interdisciplinary Science Linking the Brain, Behavior, and Society.
Date: December 7th, 2012
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: UMD Stamp Student Union, room 2208
This workshop will bring together experts from diverse fields including psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and public policy for interdisciplinary discussions and panel debates on morality, its origins, emergence, and manifestation in society. Speakers include from the University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Jonathan Beier, Psychology; Dr. Melanie Killen, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology; Dr. Daniel Levine, Public Policy; Dr. Kalina Michaleska, Neuroscience, NIHM, and Human Development and Quantitative Methodology; Dr. Elizabeth Redcay, Psychology; from Georgetown University: Dr. John Mikhail, Law.
The workshop aims to:
- Discuss developmental approaches to studying the origins of morality.
- Introduce neuroscience perspectives on the study of morality.
- Provide exposure to research on morality in multiple disciplines such as philosophy, law, political science, and psychology.
- Discuss the role of emotions and reasoning on moral issues.
- Provide a single platform to describe different methodological approaches to conducting research on morality.
Registration is free. Lunch will be served.
To register, please visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XYYHFT2
For questions e-mail [email protected]
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Interesting podcast from Australia’s All in the Mind about the evolution of morality. See their description below: “Moral Minds: The Evolution of Human Morality “Incest, infanticide, honour killings - different cultures have different rules of...
- Boston (cognitive Science) Ideas 2005
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- Our Obsession With Bullshit Science Of Morals
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Morality, blame, pain, God, cooperation, cheating and bioethics are among the topics explored by the Mind Perception and Morality. http://www.mpm.umd.edu/ Research assistants will both actively engage in research and be exposed to the latest...