PCT12: Moral Psychology
About
Our working group's goal is to bring together philosophers whose work focuses on the complex relations between values and mind for fruitful interaction and discussion. We are open to traditional as well as empirical approaches to the subject.
Open to New People
Active since: 2018
- Cornell University
- Le Moyne College
Collaborative Goals
We aimed to advance scholarly discussion of several topics in moral psychology. To this end, we hosted a workshop to discuss four papers and a lecture for students, faculty, and members of the public. The four papers were: 1) "Untethered Pain" by Alycia LaGuardia-LoBianco (Grand Valley State University), 2) "Fitting Partiality and Selflessness Together" by Austen McDougal (Princeton, UCHV), 3) "Does Friendship Require the Fulfillment of Friendship Duties?" by Yiran Hua (Brown University), and 4) "Knowing Our Character" by Jared Peterson (SUNY Oswego). The public lecture was entitled "Falling Short and Becoming a Better Person: Insights from Psychology, Philosophy, and Christianity", and it was delivered by Dr. Christian Miller of Wake Forest University.
Group Organizers
John Doris
Peter L. Dyson Professor of Ethics in Organizations and Life in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, SC Johnson College of Business and Professor in the Sage School of Philosophy, Cornell University
Group Members
- Randall Curren, Philosophy and Education faculty, Rochester University
- Ben Bradley, Philosophy faculty, Syracuse University
- Hille Paikunnianen, Philosophy faculty, Syracuse University
- Karin Nisenbaum, Philosophy faculty, Syracuse University
- Sieun Park, Education grad, Rochester University
- Michael Milhim, Philosophy grad, Cornell University
- David Connelly, Philosophy faculty, Cayuga Community College
- Jared Peterson, Philosophy faculty, SUNY Oswego
- Yiran Hua, Philosophy grad, Brown University
- Austen McDougal, Philosophy Postdoc, Princeton UCHV
- Alycia LaGuardia-LoBianco, Philosophy faculty, Grand Valley State University
Activities
5th Annual CNY Moral Psychology Workshop
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
4th CNY Moral Psychology Workshop
Dec. 2, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
2021 CNY Moral Psychology Workshop
Dec. 4, 2021, 1 p.m.
Group Outcomes
Our workshop brought together scholars from ten or eleven different institutions. Our discussions helped the authors of the papers develop their views. We also expanded the network of local scholars interested in moral psychology, and laid the foundation for future collaborations. In addition, many undergraduate students attended and asked questions at the public lecture.