CFA: Moral Psychology and Poverty Alleviation

Matthew Lindauer, Gilad Tanay, Thomas Pogge, Joshua Knobe and I are organizing a conference on the topic of what motivates people to act on their moral duties to aid the global poor. Our hope is that the conference will focus on experimental approaches to this issue. So, please consider submitting an abstract for this conference. And, even if you don't wish to submit an abstract, please consider joining us at the conference in April. We would love to see you there!

Submissions of abstracts are due March 2, 2012.

The complete CFA and further details about the conference are here: http://academicsstand.org/news/cfa-moral-psychology-and-poverty-alleviation/#.TylhDJht05Q

Here is an abbreviated CFA: Many individuals in affluent nations are aware that a vast number of people live in conditions of severe poverty. Yet they are more likely to go to the movies or to buy an expensive sweater than they are to give their money to humanitarian aid. The question arises, how can individuals be motivated to act on their duties to aid the global poor?

The Global Justice Program, Yale University and the Department of Cognitive Science, Yale University invite the submission of 350-500 word abstracts for 25-minute presentations on the subject of ‘Moral Psychology and Poverty Alleviation” for their upcoming workshop.

The conference aims to stimulate research that can be used to develop more effective means of motivating individuals to act on their moral obligations to alleviate global poverty. Abstracts are invited from those working in cognitive science, moral philosophy, political science, and other relevant fields. Submissions are encouraged from all levels of academia. We especially encourage submissions from those taking an experimental approach to the topic.

We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions, please contact me at krishna1[at]cc.umanitoba.ca