Consider that following plausible wide scope requirement, a requirement that many philosophers endorse (including, I believe, M. Bratman, G. Harman, J. H. Sobel, and J. D. Velleman): (WSR) Subjective rationality demands that S be such that she does not intend to X if she believes […] Read More
Suppose, for simplicity, that the basis for moral desert is virtue and what’s deserved is well-being. According to the Ratio View of Comparative Desert, for two people to get what they comparatively deserve, the ratio of their levels of well-being must be the same as […] Read More
Spring Meeting, 20-21 April 2012. DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana http://www.ipa-online.info/ Keynote Speaker: Margaret Urban Walker, Marquette University Papers. Papers in any area of philosophy are welcome. Submitted papers should be limited to 14 double-spaced pages and prepared for blind review. They should also be […] Read More
THEORIES OF ACTION AND MORALITY: Perspectives from philosophy and social theory 10-11 September 2012, at Universidad de Navarra Pamplona, Spain This conference addresses the question of whether human action is intrinsically moral, and hence the question of whether or in what sense a conception of […] Read More
[I'm never quite sure when it's appropriate to cross-post things from philosophyetc.net here, but Doug suggested that this post might be of broader interest, and I'd certainly welcome Souper feedback, so here goes!] Satisficing Consequentialism aims to capture the intuitive idea that we're not morally […] Read More
Deadline for abstracts: January 20, 2012 (for instructions, see below) The relation between moral judgments and moral motivation is a central issue in ethical theory. According to motivational internalism, making a moral judgment implies being motivated to act accordingly, at least under normal circumstances. The truth […] Read More
Submissions on any topic in moral philosophy (broadly construed) are welcome, not exceeding 25 minutes’ presentation time (approximately 3,000 words). Please send submissions via email in format suitable for blind review by Feb. 15, 2012 to: felicianethicsconference@gmail.com. Please submit fully completed papers, not abstracts or proposals. And please […] Read More
The excellent lineup is below the fold. For more information, go to the conference web site. Also, a small number of student bursaries are available to cover up to 50% of the conference and accommodation fees only, offered on a first come first served basis. […] Read More
I have funding to support two graduate students to work with me on SSHRC-funded projects: one on the norms of assertion and related issues in epistemology, the philosophy of language and value theory; the other an experimental philosophical approach to issues in speech act theory. […] Read More