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SUMMARY:The Wedding Conference: The Social Philosophy and Business Ethics of the American Wedding
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LOCATION:The Wharton School\, Philadelphia\, United States
DESCRIPTION:<p>This conference is about weddings themselves - not about marriage\, in general. It will take place at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania\, in Philadelphia on the weekend of November 3-5</p>\n<p>Select conference presentations will be given by invited speakers\, including: </p>\n<p>David Velleman</p>\n<p>Samantha Brennan</p>\n<p>Alastair Norcross</p>\n<p>Elizabeth Brake </p>\n<p>Daniel Halliday</p>\n<p>Additionally\, the program is open to submissions of long abstracts for 5-7 open presentation slots on the program. Please see CFP.</p>\n\n<p><u>Some prospective conference questions will be:</u></p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Is it wrong to make promises that we know we are statistically unlikely to keep?&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; What role does an audience play in promise-making? (And breaking)</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Commercially\, do wedding markets involve wrongful exploitation? If so -&nbsp\;<em>what</em>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<em>whom</em>&nbsp\;is being wrongfully exploited?</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Do wedding markets give rise to problems in business and consumer ethics? (e.g. false advertising\; purchasing of products from immoral markets - e.g. diamonds)</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Are anti-discrimination laws that (arguably) curtail religious freedom appropriately applied in consumer markets related to weddings: e.g. wedding cakes?</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; People spend a lot of money\, time\, and emotional energy on weddings. Is there any philosophical justification for it? What role do events like this play in the narrative of&nbsp\;our lives? Our cultural heritage?</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Do we owe it to our parents to have weddings - given that there are few other moments of&nbsp\;public&nbsp\;recognition for the&nbsp\;parents of adult children in American social life?</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Do idealizations about a bride's body (idealizations about size\, age\,&nbsp\;and virginity) prove to be oppressive (and is there anything interestingly new a philosopher might add to this discussion)?</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; People make religious and cultural compromises when planning their weddings. (e.g. religious compromises to parents)&nbsp\;Do these compromises threaten&nbsp\;cultural heritage? Do they result in commitments of bad faith?</p>\n
ORGANIZER;CN=Brian Berkey;CN=Hallie Liberto:
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