2nd BRAGA MEETINGS ON ETHICS AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
20 - 21 May 2011
Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Universidade do Minho
Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Universidade do Minho
PROGRAM
Friday May 20
8h50-9h00 : Introduction to the conference (Alexandra Abranches and Roberto Merrill) Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Alexandra Abranches (University of Minho)
9h00-9h40 : Plenary conference : Paula Casal (University of Pompeu Fabra) : The Origins of Morality
9h40-10h00 : Discussion
10h00- 12h20 : Session A in Ethics Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Alexandra Abranches (University of Minho)
10h00-10h25 : Cátia Faria (University of Pompeu Fabra) : Pessoas não humanas ? O estatuto moral dos grandes símios
10h25-10h45 : Discussion
10h45-11h30 : Coffee-break
11h30-11h55 : Pedro Galvão (Centre of Philosophy of Lisbon University) : Consequencialismo, contratualismo e a importância da espécie
11h55-12h20 : Discussion
10h00-12h20 : Session B in Ethics Sala de Reuniões 2º piso de Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Mathias Thaler (Coimbra University)
10h00-10h25 : Tim Meijers (Leiden University) : National Responsibility and Intergenerational Justice
10h25-10h40 : Discussion
10h40-11h00 : Coffee-break
11h00-11h25 : Laura Capitaine (Bioethics Institute Ghent, Ghent University) : Extending the human lifespan : a solution to the problem of rising healthcare costs ?
11h25-11h40 : Discussion
11h40-12h05 : Claudia Reitinger (Aachen University) : Justice, Rights and the Nonidentity Problem
12h05-12h20 : Discussion
12h20-14h00 : Lunch
14h-14h40 : Plenary conference : Paula Casal (University of Pompeu Fabra) : Why Sufficiency Is Not Enough Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : João Cardoso Rosas (University of Minho)
14h40-15h00 : Discussion
15h00-18h00 : Session A in Political Philosophy Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Roberto Merrill (University of Minho)
15h00-15h25 : David Alvarez (Yale Global Justice Program/University of Vigo) : Insufficient, so what ? International Legitimacy, Human Rights and Global Institutions
15h25-15h40 : Discussion
15h40-16h00 : Coffee-break
16h00-16h25 : Elizabeth Anne Ellis (University of Edinburgh) : Economic Sanctions and the Limits of Just War Theory
16h25-16h40 : Discussion
16h40-17h05 : Marcello Ostinelli (SUPSI, Locarno) : Libéralisme politique et républicanisme classique sont-ils compatibles ?
17h05-17h20 : Discussion
15h00-18h00 : Session B in Political Philosophy Sala de Reuniões 2º piso de Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Mihaela Mihai (Coimbra University and University of Minho)
15h00-15h25 : Roberta Sala (University Vita-Salute San Raffaele) : Dealing with the Unreasonable : Legitimacy and Toleration beyond John Rawls
15h25-15h40 : Discussion
15h40-16h00 : Coffee-break
16h00-16h25 : Hasse Hämäläinen (University of Edinburgh) : Elitism and The Ethics of Virtue
16h25-16h40 : Discussion
16h40-17h05 : Michele Bocchiola (University of Witwatersrand) : Liberalism, Cultures, and Illiberal Practices
17h05-17h20 : Discussion
15h30-17h30 Book symposium. Miguel Morgado, Autoridade (2010)
Chair : João Cardoso Rosas (University of Minho)
Saturday May 21
10h00- 12h20 : Session A in Political Philosophy Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Marta Nunes da Costa (University of Minho)
10h00-10h25 : Maria João Cabrita (University of Minho) : The Rawlsian idea of democratic peace as peace by satisfaction 10h25-10h40 : Discussion
10h40-11h00 : Coffee-break
11h00-11h25 : Cédric Rio (University of Poitiers) : Time Preference and Intergenerational Justice
11h25-11h40 : Discussion
11h40-12h05 : José Álvarez, (National University of Colombia and University of Poitiers) : Exploitation, self-ownership and liberal democracies
12h05-12h20 : Discussion
10h00-12h20 : Session B in Political Philosophy Sala de Reuniões 2º piso de Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Paulo Tunhas (Porto University)
10h00-10h25 : ZuZana Tajbošová (Institute of Philosophy and Ethics, Presov University) : Quality of life as criterion of human dignity
10h25-10h40 : Discussion
10h40-11h00 : Coffee-break
11h00-11h25 : Rui Silva (Açores University) : Virtue ethics and communitarianism
11h25-11h40 : Discussion
11h40-12h05 : Stijn Neuteleers (Centre for Economics and Ethics - K.U.Leuven) : Understanding the tragedy : the structural nature of environmental problems
12h05-12h20 : Discussion
12h20-14h30 : Lunch
14h30-17h50 : Session A in Ethics Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Pedro Galvão (Centre of Philosophy of Lisbon University)
14h30-14h55 : Bart Engelen (Centre for Economics and Ethics - K.U.Leuven) : Norms and Rationality in Explaining Prosocial Behavior
14h55-15h15 : Discussion
15h15-15h35 : Beril Sözmen (Istanbul Technical University) : Abortion, Empathy and Consent. On the Position of the Father in Unintended Pregnancies
15h35-16h00 : Discussion
16h00-16h20 : Coffee-break
16h20-16h45 : Luisa Semedo (Sorbonne University-Paris IV) : A empatia e a origem e o desenvolvimento da moralidade
17h00-17h15 : Discussion
17h15-17h35 : Luis Verissimo (University of Évora) : Em Busca da Felicidade : a ética das virtudes revisitada
17h35-17h50 : Discussion
14h30-17h50 : Session B in Ethics Sala de Reuniões 2º piso de Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Paulo Barcelos (New University of Lisbon)
14h30-14h55 : Oscar Horta (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología / Rutgers University) : How Can We Defend Transitivity in Axiology ?
14h55-15h15 : Discussion
15h15-15h35 : Sofia Guedes Vaz (New University of Lisbon) : Environmental responsibility as a virtue. A step towards environmental virtue politics
15h35-16h00 : Discussion
16h00-16h20 : Coffee-break
16h20-16h45 : Silvia Pierosara (University of Macerata) : The Transcendental and the Historical : Perspectives on the Recognition of Community Bonds
17h00-17h15 : Discussion
17h15-17h35 : Martha Palacio Avendaño (University of Barcelona - CES, Univ. of Coimbra) : ¿De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de justicia global ?
17h35-17h50 : Discussion
Friday May 20
8h50-9h00 : Introduction to the conference (Alexandra Abranches and Roberto Merrill) Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Alexandra Abranches (University of Minho)
9h00-9h40 : Plenary conference : Paula Casal (University of Pompeu Fabra) : The Origins of Morality
9h40-10h00 : Discussion
10h00- 12h20 : Session A in Ethics Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Alexandra Abranches (University of Minho)
10h00-10h25 : Cátia Faria (University of Pompeu Fabra) : Pessoas não humanas ? O estatuto moral dos grandes símios
10h25-10h45 : Discussion
10h45-11h30 : Coffee-break
11h30-11h55 : Pedro Galvão (Centre of Philosophy of Lisbon University) : Consequencialismo, contratualismo e a importância da espécie
11h55-12h20 : Discussion
10h00-12h20 : Session B in Ethics Sala de Reuniões 2º piso de Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Mathias Thaler (Coimbra University)
10h00-10h25 : Tim Meijers (Leiden University) : National Responsibility and Intergenerational Justice
10h25-10h40 : Discussion
10h40-11h00 : Coffee-break
11h00-11h25 : Laura Capitaine (Bioethics Institute Ghent, Ghent University) : Extending the human lifespan : a solution to the problem of rising healthcare costs ?
11h25-11h40 : Discussion
11h40-12h05 : Claudia Reitinger (Aachen University) : Justice, Rights and the Nonidentity Problem
12h05-12h20 : Discussion
12h20-14h00 : Lunch
14h-14h40 : Plenary conference : Paula Casal (University of Pompeu Fabra) : Why Sufficiency Is Not Enough Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : João Cardoso Rosas (University of Minho)
14h40-15h00 : Discussion
15h00-18h00 : Session A in Political Philosophy Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Roberto Merrill (University of Minho)
15h00-15h25 : David Alvarez (Yale Global Justice Program/University of Vigo) : Insufficient, so what ? International Legitimacy, Human Rights and Global Institutions
15h25-15h40 : Discussion
15h40-16h00 : Coffee-break
16h00-16h25 : Elizabeth Anne Ellis (University of Edinburgh) : Economic Sanctions and the Limits of Just War Theory
16h25-16h40 : Discussion
16h40-17h05 : Marcello Ostinelli (SUPSI, Locarno) : Libéralisme politique et républicanisme classique sont-ils compatibles ?
17h05-17h20 : Discussion
15h00-18h00 : Session B in Political Philosophy Sala de Reuniões 2º piso de Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Mihaela Mihai (Coimbra University and University of Minho)
15h00-15h25 : Roberta Sala (University Vita-Salute San Raffaele) : Dealing with the Unreasonable : Legitimacy and Toleration beyond John Rawls
15h25-15h40 : Discussion
15h40-16h00 : Coffee-break
16h00-16h25 : Hasse Hämäläinen (University of Edinburgh) : Elitism and The Ethics of Virtue
16h25-16h40 : Discussion
16h40-17h05 : Michele Bocchiola (University of Witwatersrand) : Liberalism, Cultures, and Illiberal Practices
17h05-17h20 : Discussion
15h30-17h30 Book symposium. Miguel Morgado, Autoridade (2010)
Chair : João Cardoso Rosas (University of Minho)
Saturday May 21
10h00- 12h20 : Session A in Political Philosophy Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Marta Nunes da Costa (University of Minho)
10h00-10h25 : Maria João Cabrita (University of Minho) : The Rawlsian idea of democratic peace as peace by satisfaction 10h25-10h40 : Discussion
10h40-11h00 : Coffee-break
11h00-11h25 : Cédric Rio (University of Poitiers) : Time Preference and Intergenerational Justice
11h25-11h40 : Discussion
11h40-12h05 : José Álvarez, (National University of Colombia and University of Poitiers) : Exploitation, self-ownership and liberal democracies
12h05-12h20 : Discussion
10h00-12h20 : Session B in Political Philosophy Sala de Reuniões 2º piso de Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Paulo Tunhas (Porto University)
10h00-10h25 : ZuZana Tajbošová (Institute of Philosophy and Ethics, Presov University) : Quality of life as criterion of human dignity
10h25-10h40 : Discussion
10h40-11h00 : Coffee-break
11h00-11h25 : Rui Silva (Açores University) : Virtue ethics and communitarianism
11h25-11h40 : Discussion
11h40-12h05 : Stijn Neuteleers (Centre for Economics and Ethics - K.U.Leuven) : Understanding the tragedy : the structural nature of environmental problems
12h05-12h20 : Discussion
12h20-14h30 : Lunch
14h30-17h50 : Session A in Ethics Auditório novo do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Pedro Galvão (Centre of Philosophy of Lisbon University)
14h30-14h55 : Bart Engelen (Centre for Economics and Ethics - K.U.Leuven) : Norms and Rationality in Explaining Prosocial Behavior
14h55-15h15 : Discussion
15h15-15h35 : Beril Sözmen (Istanbul Technical University) : Abortion, Empathy and Consent. On the Position of the Father in Unintended Pregnancies
15h35-16h00 : Discussion
16h00-16h20 : Coffee-break
16h20-16h45 : Luisa Semedo (Sorbonne University-Paris IV) : A empatia e a origem e o desenvolvimento da moralidade
17h00-17h15 : Discussion
17h15-17h35 : Luis Verissimo (University of Évora) : Em Busca da Felicidade : a ética das virtudes revisitada
17h35-17h50 : Discussion
14h30-17h50 : Session B in Ethics Sala de Reuniões 2º piso de Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
Chair : Paulo Barcelos (New University of Lisbon)
14h30-14h55 : Oscar Horta (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología / Rutgers University) : How Can We Defend Transitivity in Axiology ?
14h55-15h15 : Discussion
15h15-15h35 : Sofia Guedes Vaz (New University of Lisbon) : Environmental responsibility as a virtue. A step towards environmental virtue politics
15h35-16h00 : Discussion
16h00-16h20 : Coffee-break
16h20-16h45 : Silvia Pierosara (University of Macerata) : The Transcendental and the Historical : Perspectives on the Recognition of Community Bonds
17h00-17h15 : Discussion
17h15-17h35 : Martha Palacio Avendaño (University of Barcelona - CES, Univ. of Coimbra) : ¿De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de justicia global ?
17h35-17h50 : Discussion
