The first workshop of the Improving Ourselves as Moral Agents cluster group was held at the Philosophy unit on February 26th. Kickstarting the workshop, Professor Neil Levy (Oxford\/Florey) talked about externalist self-control. He argued that the role of willpower in self-control is exaggerated, and that self-controlled behaviour relies more on structuring one’s environment than it does on sheer force of will.<\/p>\n
Oisin Deery (University of Arizona), presenting via Skype, talked about compensating for impaired self-control. He argued that\u00a0an account of\u00a0free choices as a natural kind can help explain compensation. Sam Sims (Florida State University) argued that ego depletion can decrease the amount of blame deserved for self-control failures.<\/p>\n
Tillmann Vierkant (University of Edinburgh) defended ”the crazy view” that judgments and evaluations belong to system 1 thinking,\u00a0instead of\u00a0system 2, and that therefore there is no deliberative self-control.\u00a0Finally, Tom Connor (University of Manchester) described the effects of priming on self-control, arguing that imitation and pretence, both intentional and unintentional, can be used to improve agents’\u00a0self-control.<\/p>\n
Improving Ourselves as Moral Agents cluster group<\/strong> The first workshop of the Improving Ourselves as Moral Agents cluster group was held at the Philosophy unit on February 26th. Kickstarting the workshop, Professor Neil Levy (Oxford\/Florey) talked about externalist self-control. He argued that the role of willpower in self-control is exaggerated, and that self-controlled behaviour relies more on structuring one’s environment than it … <\/p>\n
\nIn the spring of 2016, the philosophy unit at the University of Turku, Finland,\u00a0hosts unique opportunities for researchers and postgraduate students in the ethics and science of self-control. Our cluster group, \u201cImproving Ourselves as Moral Agents\u201d, explores both the wider conceptual issues in the research of self-control, and questions concerning self-control implied in the current ethical debate on moral enhancement. In addition to a reading group, a series of three interdisciplinary workshops is organized. For more info, visit turkuselfcontrol.wordpress.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"