27^th Annual Conference of the Professions

 Shortcuts and High Roads

Everyday Morality and the Professions

 Friday, April 26, 2012 | 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

T. Boone Pickens Conference Center

2222 Welborn St | Dallas, TX 75219

Topic

“Does the chance of getting caught affect how likely we are to cheat? How do companies pave the way for dishonesty? Does religion improve our honesty?”*  Nationally celebrated Behavioral Economist and Psychologist Dan Ariely, joined by a panel of local professionals, will explore these questions and discuss how we navigate a professional moral life filled with temptations and white lies, shortcuts and petty misbehavior.  

As professionals, we like to think of ourselves as good and moral persons. We view our professions as dutifully self-regulated when it comes to morality, with diligent disciplinary authorities. Yet the challenges of day-to-day morality – confidentiality, billing, discrimination, petty theft – may be of more consequence to our professions than the headline generating major breaches.  This conference will explore how the professions and professionals might practice the virtues of everyday morality.

Special Keynote Address

Dan Ariely, Ph.D.

James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational,  The Upside of Irrationality and his newest book, The (Honest) Trust about Dishonesty

Panel Discussion

Lynne M. Kirk, M.D.

Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine, UTSW

Eric Moyé, J.D.

Judge, 14th Judicial District Court of Texas

Clayton Oliphint, D. Min

Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Richardson

Event Moderator

Rena Pederson

Communications Director, National Math and Science Initiative

Event Hosted by:

Dallas Bar Association | Dallas County Medical Society | Maguire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility | UT Southwestern Medical Center | SMU Dedman School of Law
SMU Perkins School of Theology

Schedule

11:30 - Lunch is Served
12:30 - Keynote Lecture
2:00 - Panel Discussion
3:30 - Program Concludes

About the Conference

 For nearly three decades, the Conference of Professions has brought together members of law, medicine, and theology in the Dallas area to discuss common challenges—ethical and otherwise—facing these professions. The Maguire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility jointly sponsors this activity with the Dallas County Medical Society, Dallas Bar Association, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, SMU Dedman School of Law, and the SMU Perkins School of Theology.

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