Events

Feb 28: Ruth Grant speaking to the HMS Division of Medical Ethics

Please join the HMS Division of Medical Ethics and Program in Ethics and Health for… “Strings Attached: Untangling the Ethics of Incentives” Ruth W. Grant, PhD Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Duke University Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:00 – 1:15 PM HMS Division of Medical Ethics 1st Floor Conference Room 641 Huntington Avenue, Boston…


Please join the HMS Division of Medical Ethics and Program in Ethics and Health for…

“Strings Attached: Untangling the Ethics of Incentives”

Ruth W. Grant, PhD

Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Duke University

Thursday, February 28, 2013

12:00 – 1:15 PM

HMS Division of Medical Ethics

1st Floor Conference Room

641 Huntington Avenue, Boston

A light lunch will be provided. RSVP required to DME@hms.harvard.edu.

Ruth Grant is a Professor of Political Science at Duke University and a Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics, specializing in political theory and political ethics. Her most recent book, Strings Attached: Untangling the Ethics of Incentives, examines moral concerns raised by the pervasive use of incentives to shape behavior. Her seminar talk will propose an ethical framework for thinking about the promises and limits of incentives, including the use of incentives in public health.