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Wendy Xin | April 3rd </h1>
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<strong>Sydney Health Ethics Conversation Series </strong></h3>
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<span class="e2ma-style" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On the Difficulty in Fearing Well about Climate Change </span></h4>
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Hi everyone, <br>
Our originally scheduled speaker for 3 April, Prof. Catherine Mills, has had to defer her talk until September 18 2025.<br>
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Wendy Xin has kindly agreed to step in and speak to us about her research. She will be hosted by <a data-name="Dr Kathryn MacKay. " data-type="url" href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/T0JWC91WPRTYGz3KXSofOUqTojU?domain=t.e2ma.net" style="color: rgb(63, 122, 185);">Dr
Kathryn MacKay.</a> So please join us on <strong>Thursday 3 April 2025</strong> for our next SHE conversation.<br>
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<strong>Speaker </strong></h3>
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<strong>Wendy Xin</strong> - University of Sydney<br>
I have recently completed a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Sydney. My research focuses on whether and how we can appeal to emotions like awe, wonder, and fear to achieve different goals in environmental campaigns. I am currently working as a research
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<strong>Abstract</strong></h3>
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<strong>On the Difficulty in Fearing Well about Climate Change </strong></h4>
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Climate change communication often appeals to one’s fear of the consequences of climate change. One common worry about such a strategy is that it tends to lead to undesirable outcomes like disengagement. Defenders of fear appeals argue that this is an issue
we can resolve by improving them. Against this, I argue that it is difficult to improve them because it is difficult to find a recommended response that is sufficiently efficacious. It follows that fear about climate change is often fitting – in the sense
that it accurately presents the object as dangerous – but counterproductive. Despite this, we should not jump to the conclusion that fear appeals should never be used in climate change communication. This is because motivating people to act morally should
not be the only goal in climate change communication. I conclude by briefly noting that there exists a kind of affective injustice in the context of climate change, as some social groups tend to experience more serious normative conflict between the fittingness
considerations and the productivity considerations of fear. </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">When</span></h4>
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3rd April 2025 <br>
12:00–1:00 PM<br>
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<span class="e2ma-style" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Where</span></h4>
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A27, Dean’s Boardroom/Conference Room, Level 2 (Main Entrance from Fisher Road, immediate left after you enter). Joining online? Register here: <a data-name="Register to attend online" data-type="url" href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/0E7hC0YKPvir1koW5SDhgU9AZKe?domain=t.e2ma.net" title="Register to attend online" style="color: rgb(63, 122, 185);">Zoom
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If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out. <br>
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Looking forward to seeing you there! <br>
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Dr Siun Gallagher</div>
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