Moral Psychology and Education: Putting the Humanities to Work

A National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute May 30 – June 24, 2016 (4 weeks) Extends discussion of the public/civic function of the humanities to an intensive examination of the moral psychology behind effective moral education. Guided by 17 faculty from a variety of fields, participants will develop teaching and

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International Development Ethics Association – Conference in Istanbul

The submissions window for the 11th congress of the International Development Ethics Association (IDEA) is now open.. Instructions are available at: http://idea2016.sabanciuniv.edu/submission-of-proposals Paper proposal deadline: paper abstracts due: 1 December, 2015 You should receive an electronic confirmation of your submission from the easychair conference software, and a decision on you submission

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Privacy – The 2016 AMINTAPHIL Conference at Wake Forest

Call For Papers: AMINTAPHIL 2016 Conference on Privacy Oct. 13-15, 2016 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC Due Date: August 31, 2016 We invite submissions for the 2016 biannual conference of the American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (AMINTAPHIL) on the topic of Privacy. Suggestions

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NASSP at Pacific Division APA 2016

NASSP at Pacific Division APA 2016

Session Title: “Justice and the Social Ontology of Race” Chair (and Organizer): Devora Shapiro, Southern Oregon University, shapirod@sou.edu Speakers: Naomi Zack, University of Oregon, “Racial Inequality and Applicative Justice: A Comparative Approach vs. Ideal and Nonideal Theory,” Quayshawn Spencer, University of Pennsylvania, “Implications of Using Biological Populations in Preferential Affirmative Action,”

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Keynote speakers for 2016 ISP

Keynote speakers for 2016 ISP

The North American Society for Social Philosophy is pleased to announce the keynote speakers for the 2016 International Social Philosophy Conference Gerald Gaus, James E. Rogers Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona “Is Public Reason a Normalization Project?”           Noelle McAfee, Professor of Philosophy, Emory University “Humanity

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