We are pleased to invite you to the conference "Kantian Constitutivism&rdquo\;\, to be held at the University of Groningen from June 23rd to June 25th\, 2023. The conference aims to bring together researchers working on constitutivism in Kantian metaethics and Kant interpretation.
\nConstitutivist approaches abound in present-day normative philosophy. An approach can be described as constitutivist if it argues that some entity is subject to a certain norm because that norm is entailed by its very nature&mdash\;in other words\, that to be that sort of entity (at least partly) is to be subject to that norm. Constitutivist approaches in metaethics\, broadly construed\, aim to account for practical normativity (e.g. the content and authority of moral or prudential norms) by referring to the nature and constitutive principles of fundamental agential or rational capacities.
\nAlthough it is a matter of much dispute\, Kant is often seen as a constitutivist. Indeed\, many prominent constitutivist approaches to practical normativity are to some degree Kant-inspired\, and many prominent Kantian ethicists are metaethical constitutivists.
\nThe aim of this conference is to discuss constitutivist approaches in Kantian metaethics and Kant interpretation. Does Kant defend a form of constitutivism? Can the appeal to constitutive norms of reasoning and acting justify a Kantian account of moral principles and moral obligation? Which norms can plausibly be argued to be constitutive of which faculties or activities? How\, and how successfully\, can Kantian constitutivism respond to the objections raised against it? These are among the questions addressed at this conference.
\nSpeakers:
\nCarla Bagnoli (University of Modena/University of Oslo)
\nVinicius Carvalho (University of Groningen)
\nPauline Kleingeld (University of Groningen)
\nSasha Mudd (Pontificia Universidad Cató\;lica de Chile / University of Southampton)
\nAndrews Reath (University of California\, Riverside)
\nLeon van Rijsbergen (University of Groningen)
\nTobias Rosefeldt (Humboldt University of Berlin)
\nJanis Schaab (Human Abilities Research Centre\, Berlin)
\nKarl Schä\;fer (University of Texas at Austin)
\nTamar Schapiro (MIT)
\nOliver Sensen (Tulane University)
\nJens Timmermann (University of St Andrews)
\nOrganizers:
\nVinicius Carvalho (University of Groningen)
\nPauline Kleingeld (University of Groningen)
\nLeon van Rijsbergen (University of Groningen)
\nJanis Schaab (Human Abilities Research Centre\, Berlin)
\nFor more information\, including a detailed program and practical information\, please visit
\nhttps://www.kant-in-groningen.com/events.html
\nAttendance is free but registration is required. Please register by 12 June. To register please go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJlhWVzpoMAZ_QXFxUo0JXnTwhYz_5H9acBLWsmT-5nspyuQ/viewform
This is planned as an in-person event\; unfortunately it is not possible to join remotely.