Here are the main speakers at the next St. Louis Annual Conference on Reasons and Rationality, May 20-22, 2012. Keynote: Jonathan Dancy (Texas/Reading), "More Right than Wrong"
Mark van Roojen and I are pleased to announce the finalized lineup and schedule for the upcoming conference in Lincoln April 20-22. Speakers include: Peter Railton, Michael Smith, Connie Rosati, Michael Bratman, Mark Schroeder, Nomy Arpaly, Jamie Dreier, Jonathan Way, and Stephen Finlay and Justin […] Read More
Dan Haybron is pleased to announce that the Department of Philosophy at Saint Louis University will be hosting the Henle Conference on Happiness and Well-Being on March 30-31, 2012. A tentative schedule appears below the fold. For futher updates, see https://sites.google.com/site/danhaybron/henle-conference-on-happiness-and-well-being.
Ron Mallon and Shaun Nichols and directing an NEH Summer Institute in Experimental Philosophy this July in Tucson. Details are here: http://epi.arizona.edu/ Applications are due March 1st. Institutes are designed for teachers of American undergraduate students. Because of recent changes to the program, now […] Read More
Saturday, September 8, 2012 Washington and Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania Keynote Speaker: Carl Craver (Washington University in St. Louis)
The Character Project at Wake Forest University is pleased to announce The Character Essay and Book Prize. This prize is aimed at essays or books on character which are accessible to non-academic audiences in venues with a wide readership. The competition will award $3,000 to […] Read More
Gender, Race, and Sexuality Conference in Barcelona: Issues in Philosophical Methodology Dates: 25-26 June 2012 Venue: Residència Investigadors del CSIC (c.Hospital 64, Barcelona) The topic of the conference will include issues in connection with gender, race, and sexuality, with special attention to methodological considerations in […] Read More
The organizers of the upcoming conference (3/16-3/17) at Bowling Green State University on the topic of manipulation have announced the line-up, which looks good. Keynote speaker is Marcia Baron. Follow this link for details about the conference, registration, and accommodations.
Computers and smartphones sometimes autocorrect what you type, so that your words are properly spelled. We know that this doesn't work perfectly. Suppose it did. Further, suppose that somehow there were also a perfect Ethical AutoCorrect, which if activated would alter any unethical action you […] Read More