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SUMMARY:The Moral Psychology of Devotion
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LOCATION:Boston\, United States
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Moral Psychology of Devotion</p>\n<p>May 9-10\, 2024</p>\n<p>Boston University</p>\n<p>Speakers:</p>\n<p>Jeremy Ginges (London School of Economics\, Psychology)</p>\n<p>Joseph Henrich (Harvard\, Biological Anthropology and Evolutionary Biology)</p>\n<p>David Livingstone Smith (University of New England\, Philosophy)</p>\n<p>Sarah Paul (NYU Abu Dhabi\, Philosophy)</p>\n<p>Daryl Van Tongeren&nbsp\;(Hope College\, Psychology)</p>\n<p>Monique Wonderly (UC San Diego\, Philosophy)</p>\n<p>plus approximately four talks selected on the basis of abstract submissions</p>\n<p>Some goals\, relationships\, and projects require sustained\, long-term\, resilient commitment.&nbsp\; In order to achieve these goals or sustain these relationships and projects\, we have to persevere in the face of obstacles\, challenges\, and setbacks.&nbsp\; When these commitments are especially robust and resilient\, we sometimes describe people as <u>devoted</u> to their goals\, relationships\, or projects.&nbsp\; But what exactly is devotion?&nbsp\; When we describe a person as&nbsp\;devoted&nbsp\;to some goal\, relationship\, or project\, what does this mean?&nbsp\; Does devotion differ from standard forms of commitment in its intensity\, stability\, resistance to compromise\, epistemic status\, or deliberative weight?</p>\n<p>While philosophers and psychologists have examined commitments\, resilience\, grit\, and other forms of long-term engagement with ends\, devotion remains a relatively unexplored topic. This workshop aims to explore the moral psychology of devotion.&nbsp\; We are especially interested in talks that connect devotion to topics in philosophical psychology or that draw on psychological research on devotion and other forms of wholehearted commitment.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Talks might focus on questions including (but not limited to):&nbsp\;How should we understand devotion?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Does devotion involve a form of grit?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Does it require a particular epistemic stance toward the objects of devotion?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Does it involve loyalty?&nbsp\; Which kinds of communities\, activities\, and relationships provide opportunities for manifesting devotion?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;What are the different objects and forms of devotion?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Are some forms of devotion more stable than others?&nbsp\; Might devotion be a basic motivation in human beings?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;If so\, why?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;What are the consequences of failing to satisfy this motivation?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;What are the most natural targets for devotion?</p>\n<p>CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:</p>\n<p>Please submit a brief abstract (approximately 500 words\, prepared for blind review) to DevotionConf@gmail.com.&nbsp\; In the body of your email\, include your paper title\, name\, institutional affiliation\, and contact information.&nbsp\; If you are interested in being a commentator\, please indicate this in your email.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Submissions are due by January 25\, 2024.&nbsp\; We hope to issue acceptances by early/mid February.&nbsp\;</p>
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