Due to current Covid-19 situation, we have decided to cancel the upcoming symposium on ‘Agency, Freedom and Choice’. We intend to organise the event at a later date, after the situation is resolved.

OZSW study group in Philosophy of Economics: 

Workshop on Binder’s ‘Agency, Freedom and Choice’ 

17 March, 13:00 – 17:10

Erasmus University Rotterdam

You are cordially invited to the upcoming workshop on Binder’s recent book ‘Agency, Freedom and Choice’ (2019).

The book examines the value freedom has for human agency and development, and the implications this has for welfare measurement and public policy.

Location:

Room T3–25 & T3–14 (Mandeville building)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50 (Campus Woudestein)

Date and time:

Tuesday, 17th March, 13:00 – 17:10

Program:

Session 1: Room T3–25

13:00 – 13:10 Introduction to the book by Constanze Binder (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

13:10 – 13:50: ‘Freedom’s Agency Value: What it is and why it matters’

Commentator: Annalisa Costella (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Break

14:00 – 14:50 ‘Choice-Relevant Diversity Revealed’

Commentator:  Hendrik Rommeswinkel (National Taiwan University)

Break

Session 2: Room T3–14

15:20 – 16:10 ‘Plural Identities and Preference Formation’

Commentator: Akshath Jitendranath (VU Amsterdam)

Break

16:20 – 17:10 ‘Cultural Diversity and the Capability Approach’

Commentator: Morten Byskov (University of Warwick)

Registration:

Attendance is free, all are welcome.

An extended abstract of the book can be found here. For further questions about the event and information on how to access the book, please contact abrahamson@esphil.eur.nl.

Please visit https://www.ozsw.nl/study-group/study-group-philosophy-of-economics/ for additional information about the activities of the study group and on how to become a member.

Organised by:

Måns Abrahamson and Annalisa Costella, as part of the OZSW study group in Philosophy of Economics together with Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics (EIPE)