Moral Deficiencies in the Arithmetic of Compassion

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2016-10-27

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Indiana University William T. Patten Foundation

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In many human and environmental crises, individuals and their governments exhibit a morally troubling response to the risk of mass casualties that can be described by the phrase “the more who die, the less we care,” reflecting a flawed “arithmetic of compassion.” Paul Slovic will present research demonstrating three non-rational psychological mechanisms that underlie this phenomenon: psychic numbing, pseudoinefficacy, and the prominence effect. After documenting these obstacles to rational decision making, he will explore ways to counteract them -- a roadmap for future research and its application to crisis management.

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Paul Slovic,Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon. Video recording of lecture presented on October 27, 2016 at Presidents Hall, Franklin Hall, Indiana University Bloomington.

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