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Second Expanding Empathy panel to examine social interactions
Apr 25, 2022
The Rock Ethics Institute will host the second lecture in the 2022 Expanding Empathy series from 3-5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, via Zoom. This panel features Jason D’Cruz, associate professor of philosophy at the University at Albany, SUNY, and Juliana Schroeder, professor in the management of…News Topics: Rock Ethics InstituteEmpathy
Expanding Empathy lecture series to renew April 20, speakers announced
Mar 29, 2022
Now entering its fourth year, the Rock Ethics Institute’s Expanding Empathy lecture series will begin its 2022 lectures starting April 20. The Expanding Empathy lectures focus on empathy in relation to ethics. They are free to attend by both the Penn State community and the interested public. The…News Topics: Rock Ethics Institute
People often avoid feeling compassion for others, feel it's a lot of effort
Sep 1, 2021
Compassion helps us relate to and feel sympathy for others as they experience hardships, but a new study suggests some people may actively avoid feeling compassion when given the choice. In a series of studies, the researchers found that when given the option, people often chose to avoid feeling…Moral Agency Workshop
Aug 24, 2021
The Moral Agency Workshop is an interdisciplinary group of faculty and students who do work broadly related to ethical and moral decision-making. The workshop is one of the central features of the Moral Agency and Moral Development initiative in the Rock Ethics Institute. The group convenes once a…News Topics: Rock Ethics Institute
Expanding Empathy Zoom Webinars
Sep 14, 2020
In the midst of a global pandemic, now may be the time to extend empathy to those around you, and a webinar series through the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State is helping others do just that. Daryl Cameron, assistant professor of psychology and a research associate at the Rock Ethics Institute,…News Topics: Rock Ethics InstituteCOVID-19