Morality and Rationality Revisited

September 22, 2018
School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, University of Leeds

Woodhouse Lane
Leeds LS2 9JT
United Kingdom

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King's College London

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One long-standing issue in philosophy is whether or not there is a connection between rationality and morality – and if there is, what shape or form it might plausibly take. However, this key issue has not always received explicit attention in recent years. In the meantime, positions on both rationality and morality have diversified considerably. The discussion about the nature of rationality has, among other things, benefited from the development of a new metaphysics for rational capacities and from the debate about the so-called requirements of rationality. Discussion about the nature of morality, on the other hand, has benefited from being placed in a larger metanormative context by the attention recently paid to the concept of a normative reason.

We are interested in seeing if these (and other) recent developments in the theories of rationality and morality might be used to shed new light on the relation between the two. This interest includes, but is not limited to, questions such as: how do positions about the connection between reasons and rationality bear on the connection between rationality and morality? What kind of influence do developments in both areas have on issues in metaethics, such as the questions about the nature and source of moral normativity? How do developments in our theories about morality or rationality have impact on debates about various moral phenomena, such as moral particularism, moral testimony, moral responsibility, or moral motivation? How do traditional positions on practical reason (such as Humean, Kantian, Aristotelian) fit with the recent developments in morality and rationality?

Call for Abstracts: We invite submissions of abstracts of 750 to 1000 words, prepared for blind review, on any topic related to the conference theme. The allocated presentation slots will be of 60 minutes, with 35 minutes for presentation and 20 minutes of Q&A. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] by June 22, 2018. Applicants will be notified of whether or not they have been accepted by July 22, 2018, and the conference will be held two months later, i.e. September 22. The conference will be free of charge and open to all.

Please state your name, contact details, and institutional affiliation in the submission e-mail. We are committed to having at least one postgraduate speaker, so if you wish, you may also mention if you are postgraduate student.

We highly encourage submissions from members of traditionally under-represented groups in philosophy. If you wish, please mention whether you are a member of an under-represented group in your submission e-mail.

Keynote Speaker: We are delighted to announce that the conference will end with a talk given by Dr. Maria Alvarez (KCL).

Funding: We are currently in the process of securing funding, aiming to offer the speakers – in particular any postgraduate speakers – financial aid towards their accommodation and/or travel expenses (updates will be posted on the conference website).

Miscellaneous Information: We are dedicated to running an inclusive and accessible event. Should you have any specific requirements, please contact the conference organizers and we will do our very best to accommodate your needs. Please let us know in advance whether you will need childcare and we will make the necessary arrangements. This event will be run in accordance with the BPA/SWIP-UK Good Practice Scheme. More details about funding, schedule, venue, and the facilities will become available in due course on our website: https://moralityandrationality.weebly.com/.

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'Morality and Rationality Revisited' is organised by postgraduate students from the School of PRHS, University of Leeds:

Adina Covaci

David Heering

Olof Leffler

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