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Workshop on Moral Justification and Transcendental Argumentation

26 January 2017 @ 13:30 - 27 January 2017 @ 12:15

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Workshop on Moral Justification and Transcendental Argumentation What justifies a moral claim? This fundamental question of ethics is the topic of a workshop on “Moral Justification and Transcendental Argumentation” on January 26 & 27, 2017 at Utrecht University. During this workshop different approaches to moral justification will be discussed, with a special emphasis on transcendental argumentation. Thursday January 26 (Van Ravensteijnzaal, Kromme Nieuwegracht 80, Utrecht) 13.30 – 13.45 coffee/tea 13.45 – 14.45 Robert Stern (Sheffield)– ‘Kierkegaardian Worries About Korsgaardian Transcendental Arguments’ 15.00 – 16.00 Micha Werner (Greifswald) – ‘Moral versus Transcendental…
Workshop on Moral Justification and Transcendental Argumentation
What justifies a moral claim? This fundamental question of ethics is the topic of a workshop on “Moral Justification and Transcendental Argumentation” on January 26 & 27, 2017 at Utrecht University. During this workshop different approaches to moral justification will be discussed, with a special emphasis on transcendental argumentation.
Thursday January 26 (Van Ravensteijnzaal, Kromme Nieuwegracht 80, Utrecht) 13.30 - 13.45 coffee/tea 13.45 - 14.45 Robert Stern (Sheffield)– 'Kierkegaardian Worries About Korsgaardian Transcendental Arguments' 15.00 - 16.00 Micha Werner (Greifswald) – ‘Moral versus Transcendental Necessity’ 16.15 – 17.15 Sem de Maagt (Utrecht) – ‘Kantian Constructivism and Transcendental Argumentation’ Friday January 27 (Van Ravensteijnzaal, Kromme Nieuwegracht 80, Utrecht) 10.00 - 11.00 Govert den Hartogh (Amsterdam) – ‘How to appeal to intuitive beliefs in ethics - and how not to.’ 11.15 - 12.15 Deryck Beyleveld (Durham/Utrecht) - 'Generic Needs: What They are and How They Figure in Gewirth's Argument for the PGC’ Participation is free, though please register via s.demaagt@uu.nl.
This workshop is organized around the public defense of Sem de Maagt’s PhD thesis, ‘’Constructing Morality: Transcendental Arguments in Ethics,’ on Friday January 27, 2017, from 14.30 to 15:30 in the Senaatszaal of the Academiegebouw, Utrecht University (Domplein 29, Utrecht)

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26 January 2017 @ 13:30
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27 January 2017 @ 12:15
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Workshop on Moral Justification and Transcendental Argumentation
What justifies a moral claim? This fundamental question of ethics is the topic of a workshop on “Moral Justification and Transcendental Argumentation” on January 26 & 27, 2017 at Utrecht University. During this workshop different approaches to moral justification will be discussed, with a special emphasis on transcendental argumentation.

Thursday January 26 (Van Ravensteijnzaal, Kromme Nieuwegracht 80, Utrecht)

13.30 – 13.45 coffee/tea

13.45 – 14.45 Robert Stern (Sheffield)– ‘Kierkegaardian Worries About Korsgaardian Transcendental Arguments’

15.00 – 16.00 Micha Werner (Greifswald) – ‘Moral versus Transcendental Necessity’

16.15 – 17.15 Sem de Maagt (Utrecht) – ‘Kantian Constructivism and Transcendental Argumentation’

Friday January 27 (Van Ravensteijnzaal, Kromme Nieuwegracht 80, Utrecht)

10.00 – 11.00 Govert den Hartogh (Amsterdam) – ‘How to appeal to intuitive beliefs in ethics – and how not to.’

11.15 – 12.15 Deryck Beyleveld (Durham/Utrecht) – ‘Generic Needs: What They are and How They Figure in Gewirth’s Argument for the PGC’

Participation is free, though please register via s.demaagt@uu.nl.

This workshop is organized around the public defense of Sem de Maagt’s PhD thesis, ‘’Constructing Morality: Transcendental Arguments in Ethics,’ on Friday January 27, 2017, from 14.30 to 15:30 in the Senaatszaal of the Academiegebouw, Utrecht University (Domplein 29, Utrecht)

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