~ Society for Empirical Ethics ~

2009 Conference Sessions ~ Eastern APA

December 27-30, 2009

New York, NY

 

Conference Theme ~The Development of Virtue: Insights from Philosophy and Psychology

GII-9. Society for Empirical Ethics
9:00-11:00 a.m.
 
Topic: The Development of Virtue: Insights from Philosophy and Psychology
Chair: Jennifer Cole Wright (College of Charleston)
 
Speakers:
Jennifer Baker (College of Charleston)
"Oikeiosis in the 21st Century"
Melissa Seymour Fahmy (University of Georgia)
"A Kantian Picture of Moral Development"
Nadia Chernyak (Cornell University) and Tamar Kushnir (Cornell University) (co-authored paper)
"Preschoolers' Understanding of Freedom of Choice"

 
GIII-9. Society for Empirical Ethics
11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
 
Topic: The Development of Virtue: Insights from Philosophy and Psychology
Chair: Jennifer Cole Wright (College of Charleston)

Speakers:
Craig Joseph (Northwestern University)
"Virtue Theory as an Integrative Account of Moral Psychology"
Mark Sheskin (Yale University)
"Origins of Altruistic Punishment"
Deena Weisberg (Rutgers University)
"What Influences Children's Moral Judgments?"