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Kennedy Center Lectures on Development and Developmental Disabilities: “The Role of Empathy in Moral Decision-Making: A Force That Can Bind or Blind Us”

Date: May 04, 2023

Time: 12:00PM to 1:00PM

Location: OMC 241 and online (Teams)


The Role of Empathy in Moral Decision-Making: A Force That Can Bind or Blind Us

Jean Decety, Ph.D., Irving B. Harris Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and the College, University of Chicago

Thursday, May 4, 2023, 12:00-1:00 p.m. **NOTE UPDATED TIME**
OMC 241, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center/One Magnolia Circle Building

IMPORTANT: Construction has recently begun on the front steps of One Magnolia Circle Building. As a result, the entire front entrance, including the accessibility ramp, has been cordoned off until further notice. Faculty, staff, students, and guests can use the doors on either side of the building for entrance and egress, and individuals with accessibility needs are advised to use the bottom-floor Susan Gray School entrance to access the OMC bank of elevators.

A limited number of boxed lunches (first come, first served) will be provded for this noontime lecture. Please register to attend.

About the Speaker:Jean Decety is the Irving B. Harris Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and the College. He received a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University Claude Bernard (France), and then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Sweden, at Lund University Hospital and at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm in the Departments of Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuroradiology. Dr. Decety is head of the Social Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, and the Director of the Child Neurosuite.

For more information, call (615) 322-8240.

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For accessibility information or to request an accommodation

Contact kc@vumc.org or 615-322-8240 for disability access information; 2 weeks advance notice is recommended for some accommodations (e.g., Braille, signing).