New Essays in Moral Philosophy

Conference Date

 

The first Social Philosophy and Policy conference under the new editorial team, entitled New Essays in Moral Philosophy, took place on January 10-13, 2013 at the Westward Look Resort in Tucson, Arizona.

The papers covered a range of topics in ethical theory and political philosophy, from virtue ethics, moral reasoning and feasibility in ethics, to contractarianism, ideal theory and the duty to obey the law.

Our distinguished list of participants included:

  • Jennifer Baker, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, College of Charleston
  • Chris Bertram, Professor of Social and Political Philosophy, University of Bristol
  • Colin Bird, Associate Professor of Politics and Director of the Program in Political Philosophy, Policy and Law, University of Virginia
  • Geoffrey Brennan, Distinguished Research Professor UNC, Professor of Economics, Social and Political Theory Group, ANU
  • David Brink, Professor of Philosophy, University of California at San Diego
  • Ann Cudd, Associate Dean for Humanities, Professor of Philosophy, University of Kansas
  • Peter de Marneffe, Professor of Philosophy, Arizona State University
  • Doug Den Uyl, Vice President of Educational Programs, Liberty Fund
  • Julia Driver, Professor of Philosophy, Washington University at St. Louis
  • David Estlund, Lombardo Family Professor of Humanities, Brown University
  • Colin Farrelly, Professor of Political Studies, Queen's University
  • Sam Fleischacker, Professor of Philosophy, Director of Jewish Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • John Hasnas, Associate Professor of Business, Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University
  • Michael Huemer, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado
  • Daniel Jacobson, Professor of Philosophy, University of Michigan
  • Erin Kelly, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Tufts University
  • Brian Leiter, Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence, Director of the Center for Law, Philosophy, and Human Values, University of Chicago
  • Loren Lomasky, Cory Professor of Political Philosophy, Policy and Law, University of Virginia
  • Thomas Porter, Lecturer in Political Philosophy, University of Manchester
  • Douglas Rasmussen, Professor of Philosophy, St. John’s University
  • Connie Rosati, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona
  • Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, Morehead Alumni Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • David Shoemaker, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy & Murphy Institute, Tulane University
  • Laurence Thomas, Professor of Philosophy and Political Science, Syracuse University
  • Justin Weinberg, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of South Carolina