Third International Applied Ethics Conference

Third International Applied Ethics Conference

Call for Papers Third International Applied Ethics Conference in Sapporo

21-23 November 2008
Center for Applied Ethics and Philosophy (CAEP)
Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (Japan)

We are delighted to announce the Third International Applied Ethics Conference on 21-23 November 2008 at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

We invite the submission of papers on the following topics (not exclusive):
Meta-Normative Ethics, Bio/Medical Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Ethics of Science and Technology, Information Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Business Ethics, and International/Global Ethics (The list is not exhaustive.)

Confirmed keynote speakers include:
Ruth Chadwick (Cardiff University, UK), Lee Shui Chuen (National Central University, Taiwan), Andrew Light (University of Washington, USA), Michael Seigel (Nanzan University, Japan).

Those participants who wish to present a paper are asked to submit a 300-500 word abstract by 6th September, and a full paper by 31st October to CAEP (caep[at]let.hokudai.ac.jp). All accepted papers are considered for publication in the printed and electronic formats.

For further details, please feel free to contact Shunzo Majima (majima[at]let.hokudai.ac.jp).

Conference Chair: Takahiko Nitta (Director, CAEP)
Program Chair: Shunzo Majima (Deputy Director, CAEP)

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The International Applied Ethics Conference series started as part of the Graduate Program in Applied Ethics (GPAE) sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology (MEXT) for the purpose of the promotion of research and education in applied ethics. The first conference was held in February 2007, and the second in November 2007. At the last November’s conference, we hosted more than 80 participants from 14 countries. Keynote speakers in the previous two conferences have included Holger Burckhart, Peter Schaber, Michael Davis, Seumas Miller, Peter Danielson, and Wu Guoshen.

http://ethics.let.hokudai.ac.jp/en/events.html