This is a high-level course primarily aimed at PhD-students who already have some background in ethics. The aim of the course is two-fold. First, the course provides insight into recent work on the main normative theories (consequentialism, Kantian ethics, and virtue ethics), different methods of moral justification, and the use of theories and methods of … Continue reading OZSW Spring School 2018 – Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
You are invited to three talks and a debate on morality, on Nov 7th (13:30-17:00) at IPO 0.98 at TU Eindhoven. Morality as a research topic spans countless disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, ethnography, and evolutionary science. Morality as a research topic spans countless disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, ethnography, and evolutionary science. Yet this … Continue reading (Debate) Is morality always and everywhere, cooperative?
“The Descent of Moral Sentiment” An interdisciplinary symposium on the ontogeny and evolution of human morality February 13-15, 2017, Utrecht University, The Netherlands *** limited spaces available – registration deadline December 23 *** Theme How did we come to be moral? It is beyond doubt that the capacity for morality is a product of evolution that develops robustly … Continue reading Symposium “The Descent of Moral Sentiment”
Eind maart komt de Harvard filosoof prof. Michael Sandel naar Nederland. Michael Sandel is bekend vanwege zijn boeken over vragen van de politieke filosofie en ethiek. Zijn recente boeken gaan over rechtvaardigheid, de morele grenzen van de markt en over vragen inzake bio-ethiek. Op donderdag 27 maart van 15.00-16.30 uur vindt een discussie plaats met Michael Sandel … Continue reading Lezing Prof. Michael Sandel
Symposium on Mediating morality: Using unmanned aerial systems for decision making in moral situations. Tuesday 21 January 2014, Eindhoven University of Technology Time: 10:00 – 17:00 Location: TU/e campus, Traverse building, Dorgelo Room (1.52) Program: http://p-e.ieis.tue.nl/node/132 Following the increasing civil and military deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles, an intense public debate on the positive and negative … Continue reading Symposium ‘Mediating morality: Using unmanned aerial systems for decision making in moral situations’
Summer Seminar in Science and the Big Questions August 19-23, VU University Amsterdam The Abraham Kuyper Center for Science and Religion at VU University Amsterdam hosts a Summer Seminar on Science and the Big Questions. Well known experts will give lectures and debate each other in the following areas: * cognitive science of religion * … Continue reading Summer Seminar in Science and the Big Questions
Morality, psychopathy, and rational agency Monday, June 3, 2013 Leiden University Lipsius Building, room 235 C. Cleveringaplaats 1 2311 BD Leiden 13:00 – 14:30: Discussion of: Marijana Milosavljevic-Vujosevic (University of Groningen) “Conscience and Psychopathic Moral Incompetence” Comments by Hanno Sauer (Leiden University/University of Groningen) 15:00 (sharp; ‘klokke drie uur’) – 17:00: Lecture: Jeanette Kennett (Macquarie … Continue reading Workshop Morality, psychopathy, and rational agency