Symposium - "Behavioral Ethics: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives"

Organizers: Max Bazerman and Joshua Greene

Sponsors: Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, Harvard Business School, and the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School

This symposium will integrate psychology and philosophy to explore a goal state for ethical behavior, why we fail to achieve that goal state, and what society can do create more ethical behavior.

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.             Welcome

                                                Danielle Allen and Max Bazerman

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.           What does the greatest good look like in contemporary society?

                                                Peter Singer, Joshua Greene, and Steven Pinker

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.             Lunch Break

1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.               Why don’t we get there?

                                                Mahzarin Banaji, Fiery Cushman, and Michael Norton

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.               What can be done to change behavior (nudging and beyond)?

                                                Francesca Gino, Iris Bohnet, and Max Bazerman

4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.               Closing Statement

                                                Max Bazerman

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