Title: Question: Can the Empirical Study of Moral Disagreement Resolve the Moral Realism Debate? -- Answer: No!
Lecturer: Stephen Stich (Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University)
Chairperson: Feng Yu (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, East China Normal University)
Date: 3 pm, December 3rd, 2018 (Monday)
Venue: Feng Qi Academic Achievement Exhibition Room, Minhang Campus, ECNU
Sponsor: Si-mian Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities, ECNU
Abstract of the Lecture:
The talk argues that philosophers (including, notably, John Doris and me) who claimed that empirical work on moral disagreement could be used in an argument against moral realism are mistaken. The talk quickly reviews some old and well known empirical work (e.g. Nisbett & Cohen on Cultures of Honor). But there is no new empirical work discussed. It is mainly a philosophical talk.
Brief Introduction of the Lecturer:
Stephen Stich is a Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University. Stich’s main philosophical interests are in the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, epistemology, and moral psychology. He is arguably best known for his contributions to philosophy of mind and experimental philosophy.
