Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0771459

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0771459

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The Evolution of the Social Brain: How Emotions and Moral Judgement Interact in the Generation of Cooperative Behaviour. Understanding the psychological forces that underpin human interactions is a necessary step to knowing how to improve those interactions. Comprehending the complex interplay of emotions and moral judgements lying behind decision-making in the social sphere will help explain such things as corruption, risk-taking, domestic violence, and political affiliation. Such knowledge can guide the design of effective social policy, and is vital for a realistic educational strategy. This project will strengthen Australia's excellent reputation in philosophy, bring here leading scholars from diverse fields, build international research networks, and in particular forge an ongoing partnership between the ANU and the California Institute of Technology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2007

End Date: 13-09-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $185,354.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Philosophy | Philosophy Of Language | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Ethical Theory |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Studies in human society | Biological sciences

Other Keywords

Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Biological sciences | Ethical Theory | Philosophy | Philosophy Of Language | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Studies in human society

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