The School of Liberal Arts, University of Wollongong invites you to attend the Agora Speaker Series Thursday 24 August, 3.30 to 5.00pm This is an in-person event at the University of Wollongong - Register here<https://uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0cjgsdOBBibscE6>
Dr Adam Piovarchy (The University of Notre Dame) Signalling, Sanctioning and Sensitising: How to Uphold Norms with Blame This talk presents a new theory of blame's nature, arguing that it has the function of upholding norm compliance. Norm compliance is achieved by making agents competent with norms and motivated to exercise said competence, and blame achieves these through three effects. First, blame signals an agent's commitment to a norm, which gives assurance to others that the norm will be complied with and enforced. Second, blame sanctions norm violations, raising the costs of violations and thus deterring them. Third, blame sensitises agents. It gives the target feedback on their conduct, which teaches them the nature of the norm, when it applies, and the weight that ought to be accorded to it compared to other norms. Additionally, by providing incentives to conform to the norm which the agent repeatedly tries to comply with, the agent gradually internalises the norm, coming to experience the norm as intrinsically motivating. This three-pronged story resolves a number of puzzles about the nature of blame and why it can take so many forms. The Agora Speaker Series is proudly hosted by The School of Liberal Arts Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia SOLA Enquiries sola-enquir...@uow.edu.au<mailto:sola-enquir...@uow.edu.au> T +61 2 4221 4160
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