Evolution and the Metaphysical Conditions of Ethics
Friday, 6 June 2008 to Saturday, 7 June 2008Location: CRASSH
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Friday 6 |
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13.30 - 13.45 |
Registration |
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13.45 -14.00. |
Welcome and Introduction |
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14.00 - 14.45 |
Assessing Moral Realism in the face of Darwinian Dilemmas Kevin Brosnan (University of Cambridge) |
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14.45 - 15.30 |
Discussion |
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15.30 - 16.00 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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16.00 - 16.45 |
Putting morality in its right place. Ethics and three theories of cultural evolution Wybo Houkes (Technical University Eindhoven, Netherlands) |
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16.45 - 17.30 |
Discussion |
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17.30 - 18.00 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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18.00 - 18.45 |
Evolution and the Grounds of Ethical Judgements Andreas Spahn (Technical University Eindhoven, Netherlands) |
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18.45 - 19.30 |
Discussion |
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19.30 |
Dinner in a Restaurant in town. If you are would like to join them for dinner, please contact Gabriele De Anna or Reception by 30th May. |
| Saturday 7 |
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9.00 - 9.45 |
In What Sense Can an Evolutionary Metaethical Sceptic Be Moral? Gabriele De Anna (Trinity Hall, Cambridge) |
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9.45 - 10.30 |
Discussion |
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10.30 - 11.00 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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11.00 - 11.45 |
In What Sense Can an Moral Realist be an Evolutionist? Christian Illies (Technical University Delft, Netherlands) |
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11.45 - 12.30 |
Discussion |
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12.30 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 - 14.45 |
Platonism and Darwinism Christian Spahn (University of Jena, Germany) |
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14.45 - 15.30 |
Discussion |
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15.30 - 16.00 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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16.00 - 16.45 |
Selective Pressures between 'Cheap Tricks' and Evolutionary Neutrality: Lessons from the Function Debate Predrag Sustar (University of Rijeka, Croatia) |
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16.45 - 17.30 |
Discussion |
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17.30 - 18.30 |
Conclusions by Gabriele De Anna and Christian Illies |
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19.00 |
Conference Dinner at Trinity Hall. Those interested in joining for the dinner can contact Gabriele De Anna (gd299@cam.ac.uk) by 20th May 2008 . Approximate Cost £40.00 |
