Rethinking the Moorean and Deweyan Scientific Project in Ethics (1903-2003)
Organised and hosted by the Centre for Ethics and Value Inquiry (CEVI) at Ghent University, Belgium, Friday 19 december, 10u-17u30, 2003
Full information on programme is available at www.flwi.ugent.be/cevi
Theme: This colloquium wants to both look back and look ahead to some
of the developements in twentieth century theoretical and practical ethics.
It does this by commemorating the influential work of G.E. Moore and J.Dewey
and more specifically by focusing on their different conceptions of the
task(s) of the moralphilosopher in modern society. While it has no intention
to stay within the confines of anglo-american ethics, this colloquium wants
to reflect on (1) the plausibility of (social) science in ethical theory
and on (2) the relation between ethics, politics and public policy.
Speakers: Asger Sørensen (Copenhagen Business School), Louis
Logister (Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen), Jennifer Welchman (University
of Alberta), Tom Claes (Universiteit Gent), Ronald Commers (Universiteit
Gent), Tom Viaene (Universiteit Gent).
Conference venue:
Ghent University, Conference Centre Het Pand, Priorzaal, Onderbergen
1, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Admission free, but registration recommended:
Tom.Viaene@UGent.be