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The Ethics and Epistemology of Persuasion 18 January 2024 15:30

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What is persuasion and how does it differ from coercion, indoctrination, and manipulation? Which persuasive strategies are effective, and which contexts are they effective in? The aim of persuasion is attitude change, but when does a persuasive strategy yield a rational change of attitude? When is it permissible to engage in persuasion?

In this paper Robert McKenna adresses these questions, both in general and with reference to particular examples. The overall aims are (i) to sketch an integrated picture of the psychology, epistemology, and ethics of persuasion and (ii) to argue that there is often a tension between the epistemic aims of persuasion and the ethical constraints on persuasion.

Speaker: Robert McKenna (University of Liverpool)

To register (and receive the zoom link) send an email to extremebeliefs.fgw@vu.nl

For further information, dee this link: https://extremebeliefs.com/event/lecture-by-robert-mckenna-on-january-18th/

About The Ethics and Epistemology of Persuasion

Starting date

  • 18 January 2024

Time

  • 15:30

Location

  • Zoom and on the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Language

  • English

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