6-7 November 2017, Cardiff University Political opinions in many Western-style democracies show signs of increasing polarisation. This has coincided with a change of tone in debates. Seemingly arrogant behaviours like shouting, mocking, dismissing or rudely interrupting other people during discussions seem more frequent and widespread. This two-day international conference brings…
On Monday 22 May 2017, a group of leading academics met at Cardiff University to explore how we might develop categories to code arrogant behaviour. Our speakers have kindly consented to make slides from and/or a podcast of their presentation available online.
We are delighted to welcome Tom Martin (Cardiff University) to the Changing Attitudes in Public Discourse team as part of the Cardiff Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (CUROP).
Please join us on Monday 22 May 2017 at 17.30 in room 2.47, John Percival Building, Cardiff University, to enjoy a glass of wine and celebrate the launch of the Changing Attitudes in Public Discourse project. Full directions can be found here.
On 6-7 November 2017 we will host an international conference designed to bring together speakers from philosophy and psychology to explore arrogance, dogmatism and close-mindedness in debate. More details and call for participation to follow.
We are pleased to launch our project blog, Open for Debate. Follow us to receive updates straight into your inbox.
On Monday 22 May we will welcome a group of leading academics to discuss how we might code for behaviours such as arrogance.
Welcome to Changing Attitudes in Public Discourse, a Humility & Conviction in Public Life funded project.
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