Conference announcement: Cambridge one-day conference on Metaethics
Fabian Freyenhagen
One-day conference on METAETHICS
Topics in Metaethics are among the most discussed and contested topics in contemporary
moral philosophy. In particular, there are three issues which are especially salient and will be
the focus of this conference: moral realism/anti-realism, practical reason and normativity in
ethics. The conference brings together leading contributors to the debates in Metaethics in
order to consolidate and advance the positions held on these issues. The proceedings of the
conference will be published as a special theme issue of the Journal of Moral Philosophy.
Date: 18th November 2006
Time: 10.30h-18.30h.
Venue: King’s College, Cambridge
Panel 1: Moral Realism
Speakers: Prof. R. Shafer-Landau (Wisconsin);
Dr. M. Ridge (Edinburgh)
Panel 2: Practical Reason
Speakers: Prof. J. Broome (Oxford);
Dr. A. Hills (Oxford; formerly Bristol)
Panel 3: Normativity in Ethics
Speakers: Prof. O. O’Neill (Cambridge)
Dr. T. Pink (King’s College London)
REGISTRATION FEE: £ 10.00 (WAGED)/£ 5.00 (UNWAGED).
(Please note that neither fee includes lunch or dinner or any accommodation)
The registration form and a provisional timetable can be found at http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/
metaethics_nov06/metaethics_nov06.htm.
The Conference is generously supported by the Research Centre of King’s College; the Mind
Association; the Faculty of Philosophy, Cambridge; the Journal of Moral Philosophy; and the
Analysis Trust.
Any queries or questions should be directed to Fabian Freyenhagen (fc...@cam.ac.uk).
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