NTU Philosophy Student Conference

BRITISH PERSONALIST FORUM STUDENTS’ WORKSHOP ON ‘ETHICS OF THE PERSON’ SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10th, 10.00 to 4.30. at ROOM 307, THE BOOTS LIBRARY NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY, 50 SHAKESPEARE ST, NOTTINGHAM google.co.uk/maps/@52.9581654,-1.1541771,17z NO FEES! Drinks and snacks will be available in the café in the library. This Workshop is designed primarily for undergraduate and postgraduate students but everyone is welcome. (Students at Nottingham Trent University will be given advance notice.) Would all who wish to attend please contact us at webmaster@britishpersonalistforum.org. uk by November 3rd so that we can arrange the seating. PROGRAMME 10-10.30 Registration and welcome; 10.30-12.30 Four 30 min. sessions. 12.30-1.30 Lunch 1.30- 3.30 Four 30 min. sessions. 3.30-4.30 General Discussion and Close. PAPERS We prefer speakers’ own thoughts about their chosen topics, or at least critical accounts of work by others with positive alternatives to any negative ones. The maximum time given for each paper will be 20 mins, and this will be strictly enforced to allow for 10 minds discussion. The deadline for submission of papers: 12 noon, Friday October 12th Please send them to webmaster@britishpersonalistforum.org.uk SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR TOPICS The role and value of persons in: Utilitarianism or other consequentialisms, Kant’s ethics, situation ethics and moral particularism, virtue ethics, individualism or collectivism, or any other system of ethics. What aspects of persons are morally significant? The choice of either egoism or altruism. Justice and persons. For more about Personalism go to britishpersonalistforum.org.uk and follow the links.