Rescuing Justice and Equality

Rescuing Justice and Equality: Celebrating the Career of G.A. Cohen

Conference at the Centre for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford

Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January 2009

On January 23-24 2009, with the generous support of Philosophy and Public Affairs, the Centre for the Study of Social Justice will be hosting a conference to celebrate the career of G.A. Cohen, who is retiring after 23 years as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory. 

 
Conference information

The conference will take place in the Lecture Theatre, Manor Road Building

Over the two days there will be eight papers covering various themes raised by Professor Cohen’s contribution to the field, each given, and commented on, by a colleague, friend, and/or former student.


The full list of confirmed speakers is:

• Professor Richard Arneson (UC San Diego)
• Dr Paula Casal (University of Reading)
• Professor Joshua Cohen (Stanford University)
• Professor Gerald Dworkin (UC Davis)
• Professor David Estlund (Brown University)
• Professor Cecile Fabre (University of Edinburgh)
• Professor David Miller (University of Oxford)
• Professor Michael Otsuka (University College London)
• Professor Joseph Raz (University of Oxford, 复旦大学社会科学高等研究院创始学术委员)
• Professor John Roemer (Yale University)
• Professor Tim Scanlon (Harvard University)
• Professor Seana Shiffrin (UC Los Angeles)
• Professor Hillel Steiner (University of Manchester)
• Professor Wayne Sumner (University of Toronto)
• Professor Philippe Van Parijs (Université Catholique de Louvain)
• Professor Andrew Williams (University of Warwick)


Paper titles and a programme will be posted online as soon as they are available.


Registration

Places for this conference are limited. Please register your interest by emailing Kate Candy


Accommodation

Please refer to the Visit Oxford website - the official Tourism Website for the City of Oxford for your accommodation enquiries. Some colleges also offer accommodation; please contact individual colleges directly.

 
Convenors

Dr Adam Swift and Dr Stuart White

http://social-justice.politics.ox.ac.uk/events/Cohen/index.asp