Fw: Igor Grossman

[Rui Costa Lopes]

 

 

Seeking Wisdom in an uncertain and polarized world Caro(a)s investigadore(a)s,   Serve o presente email para informar que no dia 27 de Abril 2022 terá lugar a Talk "Seeking Wisdom in an uncertain and polarized world", apresentado pelo Professor Igor Grossman  (University of Waterloo). Esta apresentação irá decorrer às 11h no Anfiteatro 1 da Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa (FP-UL).  * Dear Researchers, On the 27th April 2022 the lecture " Seeking Wisdom in an uncertain and polarized world", will be presented by Professor Igor Grossman  (University of Waterloo).   This lecture will take place at 11h at the Anfiteatro 1, of the Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa (FP-UL).     Igor Grossman   University of Waterloo, Wisdom and Culture Laboratory     Abstract: In a time of disagreements about values, politics, and cultural practices, psychological scientists have turned to possible antidotes to societal acrimony - the concept of wisdom. Interest in wisdom has come from diverse research areas, including leadership and organizational behavior, personality science, positive psychology, judgment/decision-making, education, culture, and intergroup and interpersonal relationships. I will critically examine the diverse approaches to defining and measuring wisdom and describe what many scientists studying wisdom see as common across a myriad of definitions: epistemic humility, consideration of multiple perspectives and ways a situation may unfold, observer viewpoint on a situation, and willingness to be open-minded to different perspectives. After establishing common ground across definitions and reviewing the validity of different measurement approaches, I will highlight research that explores the role of macro- and micro-level factors - from economic security to interdependence in social coordination - for these features of wisdom, along with initial steps to develop evidence-based interventions. Furthermore, I will review empirical evidence concerning benefits and drawbacks of these characteristics for personal decision-making, interpersonal relationships, scientific enterprise, and society writ large.