Schedule and Location
Morality and the Mind: Cognitive Science and Policy
Saturday, October 16
9:00am | Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Jamshed Bharucha, Provost, Tufts University
9:10am | “The place of morality in social cognition”, Ray Jackendoff
9:45am | “Why this issue grabs me”, perspectives from policy makers
10:15am | Coffee Break
10:40am | “The Definition of Morality: Why it matters ... and why it might not exist”, Stephen Stich
11:30am | “Just Babies”, Paul Bloom
12:20pm | Commentary
12:50pm | General discussion
1:20pm | Break for Lunch (provided for conference presenters)
3:00pm | "Are Monkeys Moral?", Laurie Santos
3:50pm | "What Can Evolution Teach Us About Morality?", Robert Boyd
4:40pm | Commentary
5:10pm | General discussion
5:45pm | Adjourn
Sunday, October 17
9:00am | Coffee
9:30am | "Morally constrained behavior: Where from, and who decides?", Marcel Kinsbourne
10:20am | “The sophisticated legislator’s dilemma: Optimal taxes and subsidies when incentives affect preferences”, Samuel Bowles
11:10am | Coffee
11:40am | "‘Any Animal Whatever’: Harmful Battery and its Elements as Building Blocks of Human and Nonhuman Moral Cognition", John Mikhail
12:30pm | Commentary
1:00pm | General discussion
1:30pm | Wrapup
The symposium will be held in Cabot Auditorium, located on the second floor of the Cabot Intercultural Center
