All Shook Up - What research is saying about emotions and the implications for a divided society

[Cindy McMurray]

An Ethics Institute colloquy with Prof. Michelle Ouellette, APR

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Noon over Zoom (link to follow)

Institute for Ethics in Public Life

We are under stress. Suicide has become the second leading cause of death
for 10- to 24-year-olds. The CDC just reported that drug overdose deaths
hit a record high last year.  Stoked by extreme partisan divides, once
apolitical issues have become fodder for argument, judgment and personal
attacks. Under stress, according to the World Health Organization, we are
quicker to jump to conclusions, less apt to trust others, and more likely
to believe conspiracy theories.Our empathy decreases. So does our ability
to reason.What does this mean for us, the organizations where we work, and
the institutions that serve us? What are the prospects for truth-telling
and trust-building in such an environment? Join Michelle Ouellette in the
Ethics Institute’s closing conversation of spring semester 2022, as she
leads us through these questions and suggests that emotions such as awe may
be a tonic for our times.

Colloquies at the Ethics Institute are open to all members of the SUNY
Plattsburgh community.

For further information, contact Dr. Jonathan Slater, director of the
Institute for Ethics in Public Life at slaterjr at plattsburgh.edu.

The Institute for Ethics in Public Life is a program of SUNY Plattsburgh
with additional support made possible through generous gifts to the
Plattsburgh College Foundation.
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