BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T150926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180201T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180201T184500 SUMMARY:Evolutionary ethics: The nuts and bolts approach UID:20240329T150927Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:John Henry Brookes Building\, Oxford\, United Kingdom\, OX3 0BP DESCRIPTION:
Plenary speakers: \;
\nPenny Spikins (York University\, UK\, archaeologist) \;
\nNeil Levy (Oxford University\, UK and Macquarie University\, Australia\, philosopher)
\nA growing body of evidence from the sciences suggests that our moral beliefs have an evolutionary basis. To explain how human morality evolved\, some philosophers have called for the study of morality to be naturalized\, i.e.\, to explain it in terms of natural causes by looking at its historical and biological origins. The present literature has focused on the link between evolution and moral realism: if our moral beliefs enhance fitness\, does this mean they track moral truths? In spite of the growing empirical evidence\, these discussions tend to remain high-level: the mere fact that morality is evolved is often deemed enough to decide questions in normative and meta-ethics.  \;
\nThis conference starts from the assumption that the details about the evolution of morality do make a difference\, and asks how. We welcome philosophical papers that engage with the sciences\, and empirical papers that engage with philosophical themes to naturalize ethics. We are looking for speakers from a wide range of disciplines\, including but not limited to\, philosophy\, developmental and comparative psychology\, cognitive anthropology\, archaeology\, evolutionary biology\, and behavioral economics. We are particularly interested in papers that bridge philosophy with one or more of these disciplines.  \;
\nPossible topics include\, but are not limited to: \; \;
\nPlease place the title of your abstract in the subject line of your e-mail. Submit abstracts in one of the following formats: pdf\, rtf\, docx\, or doc. Do not put the abstracts in the body of the e-mail\, but send them as an attachment. \;  \;
\nAbstracts should be on average 500 words (max. 750 words\, references do not count towards the word count). They should be prepared for anonymous review.
\nPlease send your abstracts to: deeptimemorality at gmail.com  \;  \;  \;
\nWe aim to publish papers from the conference as an edited volume. Please indicate in your email if you do not wish your paper to be considered for the volume.
ORGANIZER;CN=Helen De Cruz;CN=Johan De Smedt: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR