CSU Philosophy seminar, Wagga Wagga, Wednesday 17 May, 4-6pm: Katie Steele
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Cohen, Daniel
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WEDNESDAY, 17 May 2017
CSU, Wagga Wagga. Building 29, Room 217, 4-6pm
Katie Steele (ANU)
"The Logic of Permissible Action"
ABSTRACT: Some consequentialists have attempted to respond to the ‘demandingness objection’ by introducing a notion of permissible action that is more inclusive than merely ‘those acts that maximise the good’. Shelly Kagan (1984) argues that such an inclusive category of right action is puzzling and calls for explanation. In short, how can a number of acts be morally ‘on a par’ so to speak, and yet some more exemplary than others (allowing for supererogatory action)? Here I offer a model of permissibility that I claim best resolve Kagan's puzzle – a model that appeals to sets of value functions. As per analogous models (e.g., of vague predicates, or imprecise belief), however, the model permits a number of subtly different interpretations, each having differing advantages and disadvantages in terms of accounting for commonly held ideas about permissible action.
The seminar will also be accessible via video-conference at our Canberra Campus at Level 1, 10-12 Brisbane Avenue, Barton ACT (take the lift to level 1 and ring the doorbell to your right).
Those based on other campuses can join the seminar using a personal computer (go to: https://conference.csu.edu.au/441648) or by phone (dial 02 6933 7555 and input the Conference ID as 441648, followed by the hash (#) key).
For details about future seminars, please see: waggaphilosophy.com
Daniel Cohen
Associate Head of School
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University
Tel: +61 2 6933 2565
Email: dco...@csu.edu.au
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CSU, Wagga Wagga. Building 29, Room 217, 4-6pm
Katie Steele (ANU)
"The Logic of Permissible Action"
ABSTRACT: Some consequentialists have attempted to respond to the ‘demandingness objection’ by introducing a notion of permissible action that is more inclusive than merely ‘those acts that maximise the good’. Shelly Kagan (1984) argues that such an inclusive category of right action is puzzling and calls for explanation. In short, how can a number of acts be morally ‘on a par’ so to speak, and yet some more exemplary than others (allowing for supererogatory action)? Here I offer a model of permissibility that I claim best resolve Kagan's puzzle – a model that appeals to sets of value functions. As per analogous models (e.g., of vague predicates, or imprecise belief), however, the model permits a number of subtly different interpretations, each having differing advantages and disadvantages in terms of accounting for commonly held ideas about permissible action.
The seminar will also be accessible via video-conference at our Canberra Campus at Level 1, 10-12 Brisbane Avenue, Barton ACT (take the lift to level 1 and ring the doorbell to your right).
Those based on other campuses can join the seminar using a personal computer (go to: https://conference.csu.edu.au/441648) or by phone (dial 02 6933 7555 and input the Conference ID as 441648, followed by the hash (#) key).
For details about future seminars, please see: waggaphilosophy.com
Daniel Cohen
Associate Head of School
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University
Tel: +61 2 6933 2565
Email: dco...@csu.edu.au
| ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA |
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