Philosophy Forum Presents Thomas Noah

Thomas Noah speaks to cadets and faculty on Winning Hearts and Minds (WHAM) during the Philosophy Forum last month. Noah argued that traditional "Winning Hearts and Minds" strategies rely upon a problematic psychology of emotion versus reason, and, therefore, almost exclusively focus on economic and security incentives to motivate cooperation; instead, a more realistic psychology of motivation suggests that, in order to secure corporation, WHAM strategies should also target socially conditional preferences.