Linking Biology to Political Science and Public Policy
Toxins, Brain Chemistry, and Behavior
Roger D. Masters
Dartmouth College
Monday, April 7, 2008
12:00-1:30 p.m.
306 Meserve Hall
Roger D. Masters is Research Professor at Dartmouth College, Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor of Government, Emeritus at Dartmouth College and President of the Foundation for Neuroscience and Society.
After undergraduate study at Harvard (B.A., 1955) and service in the Army, Masters completed graduate work in political philosophy at the University of Chicago, where he wrote his doctoral dissertation on Rousseau under the direction of Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey.
The central theme of Masters' work is the philosophic and scientific exploration of the role of human nature in political and social behavior. In political philosophy, his studies have emphasized Rousseau and Machiavelli and the implications of contemporary biology for understanding human nature. Recently, his research has focused on cognitive neuroscience, the nonverbal behavior of leaders, and the effects of toxic metals (such as lead and manganese) on human behavior.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the Consortium on Technology and Society. For additional information contact Chris Bosso.
Click here to read Professor Masters' 2007 paper on which the talk is based.
