| The Steven Humphrey Fund for Excellence in Philosophy supports a number of prestigious conferences which explore the frontiers and borders of philosophy by bringing together rigorous philosophers to discuss and debate the problems that are central to the discipline’s future directions. This fund has had a dramatic impact on the pedagogical and research program of the Philosophy Department at UCSB. The Department of Philosophy at University of California, Santa Barbara is very grateful to Steven Humphrey for his generous support in making these conferences possible. Dr. Humphrey has given the Department of Philosophy an opportunity to invite speakers of national prominence and to promote a philosophical exchange at the highest level of professionalism.
The Fourth Steven Humphrey Excellence in Philosophy Conference: Reason and Value
February 16th-18th, 2008
Registration for the conference is free but required, and includes lunch Saturday through Monday. Registrants must provide for their own travel and accommodations. To register, email Kevin Foote at: kfoote@philosophy.ucsb.edu and include your name, email address, and home institution. Click here to download a PDF version of the conference flyer.
Schedule (tentative)
Saturday, February 16, 2007 (6020 HSSB – McCune Conference Room, near E2 on campus map)
9:30-10:30am
"Reason, Reasons and Normativity"
Joseph Raz (Columbia University Law School; Oxford University)
10:30-10:50am
Commentary
Niko Kolodny (University of California, Berkeley)
10:50-11:30am
Discussion Session
11:30am-1:00pm - Lunch Break
(Graduate Student Association Lounge, located above MultiCultural Center Theater, near F3 on campus map)
1:00-2:00pm
"The Story of a Life"
Connie Rosati (University of Arizona)
2:00-2:20pm
Commentary
Joshua Gert (Florida State University)
2:20-3:00pm
Discussion Session
3:15-4:15pm
"Desire and Rationality"
Peter Railton (University of Michigan)
4:15-4:35pm
Commentary
Nadeem Hussain (Stanford University)
4:35-5:15pm
Discussion Session
Sunday, February 17, 2008 (MultiCultural Center Theater, near F3 on campus map)
9:30-10:30am
"A Platonic Theory of Reasons for Action"
Ralph Wedgwood (Oxford University)
10:30-10:50am
Commentary
Ulrike Heuer (University of Leeds)
10:50-11:30am
Discussion Session
11:30am-1:00pm - Lunch Break
(Graduate Student Association Lounge, located above MultiCultural Center Theater, near F3 on campus map)
1:00-2:00pm
"Love and Nonexistence"
David Velleman (New York University)
2:00-2:20pm
Commentary
Mark Schroeder (University of Southern California)
2:20-3:00pm
Discussion Session
3:15-4:15pm
"Moral Rationality and Moral Responsibility"
Thomas Pink (King's College London)
4:15-4:35pm
Commentary
Douglas Lavin (Harvard University)
4:35-5:15pm
Discussion Session
Monday, February 18, 2008 (MultiCultural Center Theater, near F3 on campus map)
9:00-10:00am
"Does Rationality Consist in Responding Correctly to Reasons?"
John Broome (Oxford University)
10:00-10:20am
Commentary
Pamela Hieronymi (University of California, Los Angeles)
10:20-11:00am
Discussion Session
11:00-11:45am - Box Lunch Break
(Graduate Student Association Lounge, located above MultiCultural Center Theater, near F3 on campus map)
11:45am-12:45pm
"Reasons, Values, and Agent-Relativity"
R. Jay Wallace (University of California, Berkeley)
12:45-1:05pm
Commentary
Pekka Väyrynen (University of California, Davis)
1:05-1:45pm
Discussion Session
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