Exploring The Moral Universe

October 24 - 25

The purpose of this workshop is to provide a venue for discussion of and critical engagement with the ideas in John Bengson, Terence Cuneo, and Russ Shafer-Landau's recent agenda-setting book, The Moral Universe.

Friday, October 24

9:00: Coffee and light breakfast
9:30 - 9:40: Welcome
9:40 - 10:55: Stephanie Leary (McGill University), “Simplifying the Moral Universe”, Chair: Ayo Ajimoko
11:15 - 12:30: Stephen Finlay (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), “A Tale of Two Distinctions”,  Chair: Florence Bacus
12:30 - 2:00: Lunch break  
2:00 - 3:15: Ralph Wedgwood (University of Southern California), “How to Explain the Normativity of Morality”, Chair: Shelby Hanna
3:35 - 4:50: Matt Bedke (University of British Columbia), “Moral Essence: A God of the Gaps?”, Chair: Pauliina Rumm
5:10 - 6:10: Discussion with TMU authors John Bengson (University of Texas at Austin), Terence Cuneo (University of Vermont), and Russ Shafer-Landau (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Saturday, October 25

9:10: Coffee and light breakfast
9:40 - 10:55: Sarah McGrath (Princeton University), “Pricean Reflection and the Epistemology of the Moral Fixed Points”, Chair: Marley Hornewer 
11:15 - 12:30: Debbie Roberts (University of Edinburgh), “Why Nonnaturalism?” Chair: Vivian Knopf
12:30 - 2:00: Lunch break 
2:00 - 3:15: Daniel Star (Boston University), “Promiscuity and Moral Realism”, Chair: Hasan Demirhan
3:35 - 4:50: Daniel Wodak (University of Pennsylvania), “Explaining Authority in the Moral Universe”, Chair: Reuben Owusu
5:10 - 6:10: Discussion with TMU authors John Bengson (University of Texas at Austin), Terence Cuneo (University of Vermont), and Russ Shafer-Landau (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
6:10 - 6:15: Farewell

Organizers:

Jeff Behrends (Harvard University)
David Killoren (Grand Valley State University)
Jacob Sparks (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)

Sponsors: Grand Valley State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Harvard University

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Free and open to the public.