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Time, Agency, and Decision

July 12, 2012

Philosophy Department, Monash University

Monash University, City Campus
Melbourne
Australia

Speakers:

Paul Bartha

University of British Columbia

Daniel Cohen

Charles Sturt University

Tom Dougherty

University of Sydney

Alan Hajek

Australian National University

Toby Handfield

Monash University

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Time, Agency, and Decision
Thursday 12 July, 2012
Monash University, City Campus

This workshop in ethics and decision theory will focus on issues
relating to agency, time, and moral decision-making. Papers will
address topics such as Quinn's puzzle of the self-torturer, the
significance of past versus present consent, decision strategies for
agents facing incomparable alternatives, and Belnap's modal logic for
decision-making in branching time.

Speakers

Paul Bartha (British Columbia)
Daniel Cohen (CSU)
Tom Dougherty (Stanford/Sydney)
Alan Hájek (ANU)
Toby Handfield (Monash)

Registration is free, but places are limited. Please email
by 2 July if you wish to attend.

Organizers: Toby Handfield and Adam Bales