The Crossroads of Ideas program is again teaming up with the Institute for Research in the Humanities for their five-part lecture series that examines philosophical and scientific approaches to big topics, from free will to happiness to morality and more.
To what extent do we have agency when it comes to what we do, since culture, context and biology converge to make us who we are, informing how we approach decisions and choices throughout our lives? Can we act of our own free will in view of forces seemingly beyond our control? UW-Madison educational historian Adam Nelson will moderate a discussion and field audience questions.
Our five-part Big Questions series continues as Duke University developmental psychologist Tamar Kushnir and UW-Madison philosopher Martha Gibson discuss one of the attributes that makes us human: free will.
Crossroads of Ideas events are free and open to the public. Register Here. (Virtual option available with registration.)
Crossroads of Ideas is a public lecture series held monthly on Tuesday evenings during the academic year that addresses challenging and engaging social science topics such as politics, policy issues, ethics, public perceptions, law and science and society. The series is supported by the Morgridge Institute for Research, UW–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). The media partner for Crossroads of Ideas is The Cap Times. Funding for the “Big Questions” series comes from the Burdick-Vary Fund at the Institute for Research in the Humanities and the College of Letters & Science.
Save these dates for more “Big Questions”:
- April 5, 2022: Crossroads of Ideas: What is morality?
- Philosopher Russ Shafer-Landau and scientist Daniel Casasanto