Conference Announcement: Altruism & Moral Psychology at Sheffield
- Altruism and Moral Psychology Conference
Sheffield, 17th-18th June 2006
About the Conference
This interdisciplinary conference will explore the psychological underpinnings of altruism and moral norms, and the implications of these psychological systems for ethical theory. The conference will address such questions as:
What is altruism? What is the psychological basis for altruistic behavior?
How do we represent moral norms? What is the structure of the psychological systems involved in the acquisition, processing, complying with, and enforcing moral norms?
To what extent is moral psychology culturally universal? To what extent is it culturally variable?
How are moral norms culturally transmitted? What can we learn about moral norms from the nature of the cutlural transmission?
How does empirical work on moral psychology interact with normative theories in ethics and meta-ethical theory?
Speakers
John Doris (Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis)
How (Not) to Build a Person Abstract pending
Simon Gächter (Economics, University of Nottingham)
Title pending Abstract pending
Nicola Knight (Anthropology, London School of Economics)
The Psychology of Normative Judgement and Explanation Abstract pending
Aimee Plourde (Archaeology, University Collee London)
Title pending Abstract pending
Peter Richerson (Environmental Science & Policy, UC Davis)
Darwin’s Theory of Moral Evolution in Modern Garb Abstract pending
Stephen Stich (Philosophy, Rutgers University)
Is the Moral / Conventional Distinction a Myth? Abstract pending
David Sloan Wilson (Biology, SUNY Binghamton)
The Ecology of Altruism in Everyday Life Abstract
One further speaker TBA.
The conference will take place at the Humanities Research Institute (34 Gell Street, Sheffield S3 7QW) at the University of Sheffield (see map — opens in a new window).