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Department Colloquium: Eric Schwitzgebel

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September 16, 2022
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
353 University Hall

"Does Studying Ethics Make People More Ethical?"

Abstract: Does philosophical reasoning influence real-world moral behavior?  Empirical data on the moral behavior of ethics professors suggests maybe not.  However, I will present some new data on the influence of philosophical instruction and argument on meat eating and on charitable giving which suggests that under some conditions, philosophical argumentation might have a real-world influence.  All conclusions are tentative, without warranty, and to be used at your own risk.

Eric Schwitzgebel Professor at the University of California, Riverside,