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SUMMARY:Moral virtue and self-control  - Prof. Roy Baumeister (Psychology\
 , Florida State University) and Prof. Richard Holton (Philosophy\, Cambrid
 ge)
DTSTART:20160516T153000Z
DTEND:20160516T170000Z
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CONTACT:Gabriela Pavarini
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Baumeister and Prof. Holton have been awarded a grant fr
 om the Templeton Foundation for an interdisciplinary project on moral virt
 ue and self-control. They have joined forces to empirically investigate th
 e Aristotelian distinction between a self-controlled person who faces but 
 overcomes temptation and a virtuous agent who is not tempted in the first 
 place. Their research might shed new light on the familiar problem of how 
 to best deal with challenges to our resolutions.\n\nThe event includes two
  30-minute talks followed by a 30-min discussion and Q&A. The event will b
 e chaired by Dr Eric Levy (Judge Business School\, University of Cambridge
 )\n\nHow to get to Sedgwick Lecture Block Room 3: http://www.kings.cam.ac.
 uk/sites/default/files/admissions/lecture-room-3.pdf\n\nhttp://www.phil.ca
 m.ac.uk/events/moral-virtue\n\n\n*Professor Roy Baumeister* is one of the 
 world's most influential social psychologists. A prolific writer\, he has 
 published over 500 scientific papers over his academic career and more tha
 n 30 books\, including the New York Times bestseller Willpower: Rediscover
 ing the Greatest Human Strength. His work covers a variety of topics inclu
 ding self-regulation\, the 'need to belong'\, human sexuality\, self-estee
 m and meaning. He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from Princeton U
 niversity\, and is currently a Francis Eppes Professor of Psychology at Fl
 orida State. He has received lifetime career awards from the Society for P
 ersonality and Social Psychology\, the International Society for Self and 
 Identity and the Association of Psychological Science.\n\n*Professor Richa
 rd Holton* is one of the most prominent moral philosophers today. He compl
 eted his PhD in philosophy at Princeton University\, and has since taught 
 at several universities including MIT\, Monash\, and Edinburgh. He is curr
 ently a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge\, and a fel
 low of Peterhouse College. He is known for his seminal contributions to mo
 ral psychology\, ethics\, philosophy of law\, and philosophy of language a
 nd action\, most notably addiction and weakness of will. He has published 
 numerous academic articles\, as well as the book Willing\, Wanting\, Waiti
 ng\, where he presents a unique account of the will and related phenomena.
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LOCATION:Sidgwick Lecture Block Room 3
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