Worldly Matters
Issues in Applied and Socially Engaged Philosophy
6th International Graduate Conference of the Department of Philosophy of Central European University
1-2 April 2016, Budapest, Hungary
Keynote speakers:
Heather Douglas, University of Waterloo, Canada
Emma Bullock, Central European University, Hungary
Philosophy is often represented as nothing more than an abstract intellectual exercise, removed from practical concerns. This view is not only historically inaccurate but also overlooks the recent rise in applied and socially engaged philosophy, which are committed to promoting a closer relationship between theory and practice, often with the goal of contributing to the solution of social issues, e.g. justice or welfare. By highlighting and reassessing the epistemological and ethical assumptions of various social and institutional practices and decisions, a growing number of philosophers now aim at fostering a better understanding of the entanglement of theory and practice, in particular, by studying the conceptual issues in, for example, criminal justice, social welfare, health services, social work, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and environmental protection.
Friday, April 1 |
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| 9.15-10.00 | CEU tour and coffee | |
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| 10.00-10.50 | Bryan Ross (University of Leeds): Regan and the Problem of Innocent Attacker: Falling Prey to the Predation Argument | Attila Mráz |
| 10.50-11.40 | Niclas Rautenberg (University of Hamburg): The Kantian Emigrant: Why Kant's Natural Duty Does Not Legitimize a Restricted Right to Emigration | Yuliya Kanygina |
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| 12.00-12.50 | Jennifer Ware (CUNY): Joking and Believing | Dávid Bartha |
| lunch | ||
| 14.00-14.50 | Constantin Mehmel (University of Warwick): Gadamer in Dialogue: A Phenomenological Account of Impaired Intersubjectivity in Depression | Dávid Bitter |
| 14.50-15.40 | Thomas Bonnin (University of Exeter): Philosophers Engaging with Scientists: Ideals and Practice | Michele Luchetti |
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| 16.00-17.30 | Keynote address Heather Douglas (University of Waterloo): Trusting Expertise |
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| 19.30 | conference dinner | |
Saturday, April 2 |
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| 9.45-10.00 | coffee | |
| 10.00-10.50 | Alison Toop (University of Leeds): Is Marriage Compatible with Political Liberalism? | Miklós Zala |
| 10.50-11.40 | Ada Aust (No current affiliation): Disabled Desires: On Moral Challenges of a Practical Entitlement of a Human Right to Sexuality for Persons with Severe Mental Impairments | Viktor Ivanković |
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| 12.00-12.50 | Pilar Lopez-Cantero (University of Manchester): Can't Dope me Love: Why Neuroenhancement Should Not be used to Avoid Divorces | Marko Konjović |
| lunch | ||
| 14.00-15.30 | Keynote address Emma Bullock (Central European University): Valid Consent and Moral Transformation |
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| 15.50-16.40 | Benedetta Romano (LMU Munich): The Epistemic Relevance of Emotions in the Political Context | Errol Ball |
| 16.40-17.30 | Daniel Coposescu (University of Bucharest): Mill, Freedom of Speech and Representation of Muhammad | Işık Sarıhan |
