CFP: International Society for Utilitarian Studies: Berkeley 11-14 September 2008
JONATHAN WOLFF
ISUS X – 11-14 September 2008
U.C. Berkeley - Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
The Tenth Conference of the International Society for Utilitarian
Studies will be held on 11-14 September 2008, at the University of
California, Berkeley (Berkeley, California, U.S.A.). The meeting is
co-hosted by the U.C. Berkeley School of Law and its Kadish Center for
Morality, Law and Public Affairs.
The conference seeks paper and panel proposals concerning the study of
utilitarianism and the utilitarian tradition broadly conceived. This
includes scholarship (both positive and critical) on contemporary
utilitarianism and consequentialism, as well as more wide-ranging
scholarship concerning figures within the utilitarian canon and the
leading social and political issues – such as democracy, law reform,
political economy, welfare and equality, colonization and
international law – which have figured centrally in the utilitarian
tradition.
Scholars representing all disciplines in the humanities and social
sciences are encouraged to participate. Past ISUS meetings have
included faculty and graduate students in philosophy, political
science, law, economics, history and literature. Conference
highlights will include distinguished plenary lectures and panels, as
well as monetary prizes awarded to the best graduate student papers
presented at the meeting. Papers from younger faculty and advanced
graduate students are encouraged.
The conference welcomes proposals for individual papers and encourages
proposals for panels of 2-3 papers or round-table discussions linked
to a common theme. All proposals should include a 200-word abstract
for each paper and a 1-page C.V. for each participant, including
current contact information and email address. Proposals for panels
of papers and round tables also should include a brief précis of the
panel topic as a whole. Please place the proposal and C.V. in
electronic format and submit as an email attachment to: ISUS@
law.berkeley.edu.
The deadline for application is February 18, 2008.
Notification of conference participation will be made by the end of
March 2008. Additional information concerning the conference program
and travel information is available at http://www.law.berkeley.edu/centers/kadish/isus/
Please send any inquiries concerning the conference or call for
papers to: ISUS@ law.berkeley.edu.
The University of California, Berkeley, is located in the beautiful
San Francisco Bay area of northern California, and provides easy
access to San Francisco and other regional attractions. The
conference convener is David Lieberman (dlieb...@law.berkeley.edu).
Those unable to submit proposals electronically should mail their
proposals to: Professor David Lieberman; School of Law; U.C. Berkeley;
Berkeley, CA 94720-7200; U.S.A.
Jonathan Wolff
Department of Philosophy
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