CFP: Is punishment immoral? - philosphical perspectives on a legal practice

The Tuebingen Graduate Conferences in Practical Philosophy aim to provide an opportunity for young scholars in practical philosophy and related fields to gain experiences in presenting and discussing their own work with distinguished researchers in the respective field. The Graduate Conferences are organized by a team of graduate and PhD students at the philosophy department of Tuebingen University. This year’s Conference is dedicated to the question “Is punishment immoral? – philosophical perspectives on a legal practice” and centers on the topic of justification of legal punishment from philosophical and legal perspectives. Papers will be presented and discussed together with our Keynote-Speakers

The conference will take place in Tuebingen on 23th May and 24th May 2013.
The conference language is English.

This year we invite papers from graduate and PhD students from criminal law studies or moral philosophy to foster interdisciplinary discussion. Papers may cover (among others) the following topics:

• What is punishment?
• What is the purpose of punishment?
• What is it to deserve punishment?
• What is it to be guilty / innocent?
• Why should / shouldn’t we punish wrong-doing?
• Strategies of moral and/or legal justification of punishment
• How can the severity of punishment be related to the severity of wrong-doing?
• What is the role of blame for punishment?
• What is the role of moral responsibility for punishment?
• What is the role of moral luck for the justification of punishment?
• What should be the effect of punishment?

Submission details:

Please send your extended abstract (1000-1500 words) or paper (3500-4000 words) to jon.leefmann[at]student.uni-tuebingen.de  until 21st April 2013. We will inform you about the acceptance of your paper as soon as possible but by the end of April at the latest.

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