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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121115T010000
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SUMMARY:Oppression\, Resistance\, and Rights: Philosophical and Religious Perspectives
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LOCATION:Victoria\, Canada
DESCRIPTION:<p>Our theme is concerned with the curious fact of religious and philosophical contributions to oppressive political regimes as well as to resistance of oppression and the recognition of rights.&nbsp\; A number of questions may be addressed in connection with this theme\, such as:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>What constitutes an oppressive regime\, as opposed to a regime which places reasonable restraints on human conduct for the sake of the common good?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Are human rights more basic than responsibilities?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Is there a defensible secular philosophical foundation for universal human rights?&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Is belief in human rights ultimately grounded in a Western worldview with its emphasis on the individual?&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Is belief in human rights grounded in a specific religious tradition\, such as Christianity and/or Judaism?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>What do Islam\, Buddhism and Hinduism have to say about human rights? Is all religious doctrine a form of oppression? &nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Are there specific philosophical or religious views which tend to contribute to political oppression?&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Does belief in human rights depend upon a specific metaphysical outlook or concept of the human person? &nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Are there natural rights\, or are all rights entirely dependent upon and created by the political community?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Is there any way to distinguish between authentic human rights and specious claims to rights?&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Should we expand our concept of rights beyond human rights and recognize the rights of other sentient beings\, or of the earth itself?</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The programme committee invites papers\, in English or French\, that focus on the conference theme. Those who wish to submit a paper should contact the organisers immediately for further details or send an abstract or proposal (of no more than two pages) to: &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Dr. David Klassen\,</p>\n<p>Philosophy Corpus Christi College</p>\n<p>5935 Iona Drive</p>\n<p>Vancouver\, B.C.</p>\n<p>V6T 1J7 &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>e-mail:&nbsp\;klassen.david@gmail.com</p>\n<p>Deadline for the submission of proposals: November 15\, 2012 &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Papers must not exceed 30 minutes reading time.</p>
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