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“Moral'Tribes:'Emotion,'Reason,'and'the'Gap'between'Us'and'Them.”'

!Presented!by!Joshua!Greene,!Ph.D.,!Renowned!Psychologist,!Philosopher!and!Neuroscientist!

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About'the'Speaker:''

315'Turnpike'Street,'North'Andover,'MA'01845'

www.merrimack.edu)

16th'Annual'Dennis'McLaughlin'Lecture'

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Monday,)October)21st,)2013)7:30)PM)

Dr.'Greene'is'the'John'and'Ruth'Hazel'Associate'Professor'of'the'Social'Sciences'and'the'director'of'the'Moral'Cognition'Laboratory'in'the'Department'of'Psychology,'Harvard'University.'He'studies'the'psychology'and'neuroscience'of'morality,'focusing'on'the'interplay'between'emotion'and'reasoning'in'moral'decisionTmaking.'His'broader'interests'cluster'around'the'intersection'of'philosophy,'psychology,'and'neuroscience.'

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There'are'two'kinds'of'moral'problems:'“Me'vs.'Us”'and'“Us'vs.'Them.”''There'are'two'kinds'of'moral'thinking:'“fast”'intuitive'thinking'that'is'efficient'but'inflexible,'and'“slow”'moral'reasoning'that'is'flexible'but'inefficient.''Progress'depends'on'matching'the'right'kind'of'thinking'with'the'right'kind'of'problem.'

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In'his'talk,'Dr.'Greene'will'address'these'issues'and'how'he'has'applied'modern'scientific'techniques'to'old'philosophical'questions'and'current'political'controversies.'

Sponsored)by)the)Department)of)Psychology))