*Self-control and weakness of will*
Prof Todd Hare (Neuroeconomics, University of Zurich) & Dr Lubomira Radoilska (Philosophy, Kent/Cambridge) Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 5pm Room S1, 1st floor, Alison Richard Building, Sidgwick Site, West Road The event will be chaired by Dr Benedetto de Martino (Psychology, University of Cambridge). It will be followed by a wine reception. *About the speakers:* Prof. Todd Hare is assistant professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. He is a neuroscientist and neuroeconomist investigating the neuronal mechanisms of decision-making. In particular, he is studying the impact of factors such as stress, social feedback, and attention on both self-control and normative decision making. Dr Lubomira Radoilska is Lecturer of Philosophy at the University of Kent and also affiliated to the University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on developing an Aristotelian theory of autonomous agency. Her recent monograph, *Addiction and Weakness of Will* (OUP, 2013) argues for an integrated account of these phenomena as limit cases of autonomy *About the Moral Psychology Group:* The Cambridge Moral Psychology Research Group brings together researchers from different disciplines—including neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, law, and others—who have a common interest in understanding moral behaviour. The aims of the group are to (1) foster inter-disciplinary collaboration, (2) help its members learn about relevant methods used in other fields, and (3) host discussions with leading academics about the key contemporary questions in moral psychology. This event is part of a series of biweekly interdisciplinary debates on moral psychology (http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/programmes/moral-psychology). Our future events include an interdisciplinary research meetings and talks by prominent researches on key contemporary issues in the field, including empathy and consciousness. Sign up to be notified of future events here: http://talks.cam.ac.uk/show/index/50108, and subscribe to our mailing list here:https://lists.cam.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/ucam-moralpsy-public. _____________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CamPhilEvents mailing list, or change your membership options, please visit the list information page: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEvents List archive: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEventsArchive Please note that CamPhilEvents doesn't accept email attachments. See the list information page for further details and suggested alternatives.
