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Shallow Cognizing for Self-Control over Emotion & Desire

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Uehiro Oxford Institute
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In the first St Cross Special Ethics Seminar of 2023, Dr Larry Lengbeyer explores 'shallow cognizing' as a form of self-control
Shallow cognizing is a familiar but overlooked practice of self-control, typically initiated without conscious intention, that enables us to short-circuit potential upwellings of emotion and desire in ourselves. We will consider the range of contexts in which the practice is manifest, speculate about its roots in the compartmentalized structure of our cognitive systems, ponder its benefits and costs (its uses and misuses), and contemplate its relation to virtue. We will then continue in this exploratory vein by asking whether taking account of this neglected phenomenon might improve our understanding of issues in practical ethics, such as duties of doctors to obtain informed consent from patients, and how to balance free expression with proper care for others' sensibilities, in the classroom and perhaps elsewhere.

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Uehiro Oxford Institute
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Lawrence Lengbeyer
Keywords
cognition
self-control
emotion
involuntary
instinctive
instincts
virtue
informed consent
Department: Uehiro Oxford Institute
Date Added: 02/02/2023
Duration: 00:45:26

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