Conscience and Moral Consciousness
June 7, 2014
Oxford University
Oxford
United Kingdom
Speakers:
Julia Driver
Washington University in St. Louis
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7th June 2014, 9.30-5.45pm
Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford
Plenary speaker
Prof Julia Driver (St. Louis)
This interdisciplinary conference, which is organized by the TORCH Affections and Ethics network at Oxford University, brings together philosophers, theologians, and scholars working in literature, history and political theory as well as other disciplines to examine the role of conscience for our moral self-understanding. The 'voice of conscience' has not only been regarded as a central source of moral cognition by many philosophers and theologians, but has also been of persistent fascination for psychologically interested writers. In addition, conscience is widely attributed special normative significance with regard to legal and political issues in pluralistic societies. But the debates about these questions have been led mostly in parallel and without the necessary interconnections between the disciplines. The conference aims to cover a wide range of topics connected to conscience, in order to show how they bear upon each other and to further mutual understanding among the people participating in the different discourses.
Registration: Attendance and refreshments including lunch are free, but please register by sending an email to [email protected] by the 5th June 2014 in order to guarantee a place.
The conference is supported by TORCH, The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities. More details about the conference and the Oxford Affections and Ethics Network may be found at:
Plenary speaker
Prof Julia Driver (St. Louis)
This interdisciplinary conference, which is organized by the TORCH Affections and Ethics network at Oxford University, brings together philosophers, theologians, and scholars working in literature, history and political theory as well as other disciplines to examine the role of conscience for our moral self-understanding. The 'voice of conscience' has not only been regarded as a central source of moral cognition by many philosophers and theologians, but has also been of persistent fascination for psychologically interested writers. In addition, conscience is widely attributed special normative significance with regard to legal and political issues in pluralistic societies. But the debates about these questions have been led mostly in parallel and without the necessary interconnections between the disciplines. The conference aims to cover a wide range of topics connected to conscience, in order to show how they bear upon each other and to further mutual understanding among the people participating in the different discourses.
Registration: Attendance and refreshments including lunch are free, but please register by sending an email to [email protected] by the 5th June 2014 in order to guarantee a place.
The conference is supported by TORCH, The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities. More details about the conference and the Oxford Affections and Ethics Network may be found at:
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