Monday, June 23, 2008
Workshop Thomas Reid on Ethics
On June 23rd, 2008 we are organizing the workhop “Thomas Reid on Ethics”. Confirmed speakers include Gordon Graham and Keith Lehrer.
- In preparation for the volume: Sabine Roeser (ed.) (2009), Reid on Ethics, Series Philosophers in Depth, Palgrave Macmillan
- Invited papers only.
- Online registration is now possible (see below).
Please note that adjacent to this conference, there is another ethics-conference in Delft that you might want to attend: Conference ’Ethics, Technology & Identity‘.
Provisional program
| 8.30-9.15 | Registration, coffee/tea | |
| 9.15-9.30 | Sabine Roeser | Thomas Reid on Ethics (opening) |
| 9.30-10.30 | Keith Lehrer | Reid and the Moral Faculty |
| 10.30-10.45 | Coffee/tea | |
| 10.45-11.45 | Esther Kroeker | Reid on the Moral Sense and Moral Perception |
| 11.45-12.45 | Marion Ledwig | Reid and Modern Theories of Emotions |
| 12.45-14.00 | Lunch (TPM-restaurant) | |
| 14.00-15.00 | Douglas McDermid | Scotching Necessities: How Reid took Liberties with Common Sense |
| 15.00-16.00 | James Harris | Reid on Hume on Justice |
| 16.00-16.15 | Coffe/tea | |
| 16.15-17.15 | Gordon Graham | The Significance of Reid’s Practical Ethics |
| 17.15-18.00 | Drinks | |
| 18.30-21.30 | Dinner at Café de V in downtown Delft |
Location
Philosophy Department, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands.
To be more exact: Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM), Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX Delft. Room a1.270 / GDR (Group Decision Room).
This is a map of the campus:
Map of the campus
The TPM-building is building nr 31 on the map.
For more information about trains in the Netherlands (for example, from Schiphol Airport to Delft and back), see the journey planner of the Dutch Railways.
Registration
It is now possible to registrate for this workshop. Please use the following registration form. Registration including meals and drinks are free. For more information on accommodation, see here.
Organization
This workshop is organized by our member Sabine Roeser.
