International Workshop in Honor of Professor Chad Hansen
Global Themes in Ethical Naturalism
Philosophy Department at the National University of Singapore
27-28 June 2011
PROGRAMME
Day 1: Monday, 27 June 2011
8.30 a.m. - 9.00 a.m.
9.00 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.
Breakfast
Keynote: Chad Hansen
“Natural Normative Status of Social Daos”
10.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
12.00 p.m. - 1.00 p.m.
1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.
Chris Fraser:
“Chinese Naturalism and the Limits of Ethics”
Commentator: Loy Hui-Chieh
Lunch
Michael Rubin:
“How Realist is Realist-Expressivism?”
Commentator: Kyle Swan
2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. Derek Baker:
“Explanation and Instrumentalism”
Commentator: Chris Brown
4.00 p.m. - 4.15 p.m.
4.15 p.m. - 5.45 p.m.
Afternoon tea
Hans-Georg Moeller:
“On the Risks of Morality:
Towards a New-Daoist Negative Ethics.”
Commentator: Li Chenyang
International Workshop in Honor of Professor Chad Hansen
Global Themes in Ethical Naturalism
Philosophy Department at the National University of Singapore
27-28 June 2011
PROGRAMME
Day 2: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
8.30 a.m. - 9.00 a.m. Breakfast
9.00 a.m. - 10.30 a.m. Neil Sinhababu:
“Emotional Perception of Morality”
Commentator: Michael Rubin
10.30 p.m. - 12.00 p.m. Jesse Prinz:
“Measuring Morality”
Commentator: Hagop Sarkissian
12.00 p.m. - 1.00 p.m.
1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.
Lunch
Hagop Sarkissian:
“Confucian Ethics and the Virtue of Self-Regulation”
Commentator: Neil Sinhababu
2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. Dan Robins:
“Xunzi and the Constancies of Nature”
Commentator: Chris Fraser
4.00 p.m. - 4.15 p.m.
4.15 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Afternoon Tea
Lisa Raphals in absentia:
“Daoism and Science” (For discussion)
Discussion of publication plans 5.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.