CONF: Theories of Action and Morality

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From: Jose M. Torralba <jmtorralba@gmx.net>
Subject: CONF: Theories of Action and Morality. Perspectives from Philosophy and Social Theory – 10-11 September 2012 – Universidad de Navarra

http://www.unav.es/centro/moralphilosophy/Conference

http://www.unav.es/centro/moralphilosophy/program

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Conference
THEORIES OF ACTION AND MORALITY
Perspectives from philosophy and social theory
10-11 September 2012
Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain

SUBJECT
This conference addresses the question of whether human action is intrinsically moral, and hence as well the question of whether and how a conception of the nature of action ought to be relevant for a theory of what is good or right to do. This issue comes up in contemporary discussions in many different forms: whether practical rationality can be understood in instrumental terms, whether instrumental rationality is normative, whether all intentional action is done under “the guise of the good,” etc. The aim of the conference is to address this question from a variety of perspectives, both historical (Aristotelian, Humean, Kantian and Hegelian approaches) and contemporary (Davidson, Anscombe, etc.). Also of interest for our subject are perspectives on action in the social sciences, which standardly approach action as instrumental (“rational choice”) and yet also theorize the social dimensions of human agency, like Hegel or even Aristotle. The conference aims to make a contribution to the study of human action, overcoming the abstractions and shortcomings that stem from a lack of dialogue between different traditions and academic disciplines.
SPEAKERS
Sophie Djigo (Amiens)
Ana Marta González (Navarra)
John Levi Martin (Chicago)
Evgenia Mylonaki (Athens)
Terry Pinkard (Georgetown)
Sebastian Rödl (Basel)
Dieter Schönecker (Siegen)
Jesús Zamora (UNED, Madrid)

DISCUSSANTS
Mark Alznauer (Northwestern)
Daniel Doyle (Navarra)
Patricio Fernández (Harvard)
Luis Placencia (Halle)
Will Small (CSMN, Oslo)
José M. Torralba (Navarra)
David Zapero Maier (Paris-Sorbonne)
Stephan Zimmermann (Bonn)

ORGANIZERS
Mark Alznauer, Northwestern University (malznauer@yahoo.com)
José M. Torralba, Universidad de Navarra (jmtorralba@unav.es)

Venue: TBA

Format: The conference will have a workshop-format. All the papers will be distributed in advance and the conference will consist of discussion of the papers. The author will only make a 10m. introduction, followed by a 15-20 m. presentation by the discussant.

Language: English

Participation: Free and open to the public, but if you would like to attend please do let us know. Please contact the organizers to receive the papers in advance.

This conference is being sponsored by Research Project “Moral Philosophy and Social Sciences” (Ministry of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain. Ref. FFI2009-09265) and the Institute for Culture and Society, Universidad de Navarra
CONFERENCE PROGRAM

All sessions will take place at TBA

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
9.00 Opening remarks

9.15-11.00 Session 1
Sebastian Rödl (Basel), “External and internal purposiveness in acting intentionally”.
Discussant: José M. Torralba (Navarra)

11.00-11.15 Coffee break

11.15-13.00 Session 2
Ana Marta González (Navarra) “The recovery of action in social theory. Acting out of sentiment, acting out of character, acting out of interest, acting out of will”.
Discussant: Stephan Zimmermann (Bonn)

13.15 Lunch

15.30-17.00 Session 3
Evgenia Mylonaki (Athens), “Knowledge of what one ought to do and knowledge of one’s own intentional actions”
Discussant: Patricio Fernández (Harvard)

17.00-17.15 Coffee break

17.15-19.00 Session 4
Jesús Zamora (UNED, Madrid), “Human rationality and the fact-value distinction. An inferentialist approach”
Discussant: Will Small (CSMN, Oslo)

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

9.15-11.00 Session 5
John Levi Martin (Chicago), “The Imagination, The Ought, and the Critique of Neo-Kantianism”
Discussant: David Zapero Maier (Paris-Sorbonne)

11.00-11.15 Coffee break

11.15-13.00 Session 6
Dieter Schönecker (Siegen), “Kant’s moral intuitionism. The fact of reason and moral predispositions”
Discussant: Luis Placencia (Halle)

13.15 Lunch

15.30-17.00 Session 7
Sophie Djigo (Amiens), “Leverage and Truth”
Discussant: Daniel Doyle (Navarra)

17.00-17.15 Coffee break

17.15-19.00 Session 8
Terry Pinkard (Georgetown), “Two contrasting conceptions of agency and why we need both”
Discussant: Mark Alznauer (Northwestern)

20.00 Dinner

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