Phronesis Project Spring Conference

Character Across the Disciplines

April 9-10, 2010
Mercer University, Macon, Georgia

Guest Speakers:
Nancy Sherman, Philosophy, Georgetown University
Darcia Narvaez, Psychology, University of Notre Dame
Thomas Lickona, Education, SUNY Cortland

Objectives:
1. to foster cross-disciplinary conversation about character and its development
2. to identify insights that different disciplines can bring to the conversation
3. to identify points of convergence between different disciplinary perspectives
4. to identify points of tension between different disciplinary perspectives
5. to identify promising practices for promoting character development
6. areas for further research and conversation

April 9th, 7:30 p.m.,  Open to the Public
Panel Discussion at the Mercer Medical School Auditorium:
"Character in Disciplinary Perspective”

• Lickona: "Smart and Good Schools: A Paradigm Shift for Character Education"
• Narvaez: "The Psychology of Moral Formation"
• Sherman: "The Untold War"
  

  April 10th, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.,  Workshops including Breakfast and Lunch*