BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN
VERSION:2.0
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260409T023450Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130222T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130222T170000
SUMMARY:Ethics and Social Theory: The Work of Andrew Sayer
UID:20260410T053953Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-r5qzs
TZID:Europe/London
LOCATION:Newport\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:Time: 09:45-16:45<br><br>Andrew Sayer's work&nbsp\;in critical social science&nbsp\;has ranged across political economy\, social theory and ethics&nbsp\;-- combining insights from each\, and shedding light across them in rare and valuable ways.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;His&nbsp\;most recent books&nbsp\;<em>The Moral S</em><em>ignificance of Class</em>&nbsp\;(Cambridge\, 2005)&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<em>Wh</em><em>y Things Matter to People: Social Science\, Values and Ethical Life</em>&nbsp\;(Cambridge\, 2011) have&nbsp\;developed&nbsp\;a distinctive position\, critical of&nbsp\;both modernist and postmodernist&nbsp\;&nbsp\;orthodoxies\,&nbsp\;and of&nbsp\;the tendency&nbsp\;among social scientists to neglect or deny the importance of&nbsp\;normativity in social relations.&nbsp\; As an alternative\, Sayer&nbsp\;offers&nbsp\;a&nbsp\;qualified ethical naturalism\, combined with a realistsocial theory.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;It is a position which&nbsp\;draws fruitfully on&nbsp\;diverse&nbsp\;theoretical resources&nbsp\;-- Adam Smith\,&nbsp\;Pierre Bourdieu\,&nbsp\;the&nbsp\;'capabilities'&nbsp\;approach -- while staking out distinctive ground of its own.<br><br>This seminar will explore this&nbsp\;recent&nbsp\;work from a series of critical angles\, and include a response from Andrew Sayer&nbsp\;himself.&nbsp\; It will&nbsp\;be of interest to sociologists\, social&nbsp\;theorists&nbsp\;and those with an interest in how moral philosophy relates both&nbsp\;to&nbsp\;wider questions&nbsp\;of social&nbsp\;understanding and critique\, and to&nbsp\;everyday lived experience.<br><br>Speakers:<br><br>Dave Elder-Vass (Loughborough) 'The moral economy of digital gifts'<br><br>Carol Smart (Manchester) 'Talking about what matters: the view from empirical research'<br><br>Gideon Calder (Newport) 'Lay normativity\, critique and the institutions of ethics'<br><br>Ted Benton (Essex) 'Norms\, naturalism and social explanation'<br><br>Gregor McLennan (Bristol) Summation<br><br>Andrew Sayer (Lancaster) Response<br><br>Fee (registration and food)&nbsp\;|&nbsp\;&pound\;30<br><br>Places are limited.&nbsp\; Formal booking will open in&nbsp\;mid-January\, but&nbsp\;places may be reserved before then.<br><br>Further details|&nbsp\;Gideon Calder: gideon.calder@newport.ac.uk</a>\n
ORGANIZER:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR