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Symposium “Evolutionary Debunking Arguments in Ethics”
28 November 2014 @ 09:30 - 17:30
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Evolutionary Debunking Arguments in Ethics
Normative, Metaethical, and Empirical Aspects
November 28, 2014, 9.30h – 17.30h
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
With talks by:
Peter Königs (Tübingen University)
From Moral Error Theory to Practical Error Theory
Hanno Sauer (Tilburg University)
The Weakest Link: Can Metaethics Protect Our Moral Beliefs from Debunking?
Jason Clark (University of Osnabrück)
Putting Emotions and Cognition on a Par in Evolutionary Debunking Arguments
Joshua Tybur (VU University Amsterdam)
Fitting Morality Within the Evolved Function and Structure of Disgust
Location: Belle van Zuylenzaal, Academiegebouw Utrecht, Domplein 29 (
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Participation is free, but registration is required. Please register before November 1st by sending an email to: debunking.in.ethics@gmail.com
Organizers: Julia Hermann and Joeri Witteveen. The symposium is organized in the context of the NWO-funded research programme “Evolutionary Ethics? The (Meta-)Ethical Implications of Evolutionary Explanations of Morality” at Utrecht University.
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