BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:ILLC Website X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19700329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19701025T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2010/newsitem/3254/7-1 0-September-2010-Formal-Ethics-Week-Groningen-The- Netherlands DTSTAMP:20100607T000000 SUMMARY:Formal Ethics Week, Groningen, The Netherl ands DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100907 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100910 LOCATION:Groningen, The Netherlands DESCRIPTION:The application of formal tools from l ogic and rational choice theory to the analysis of ethical concepts and theories is a rapidly growin g field of research. It has proved its mettle by s hedding new light on a variety of concepts that ar e central to ethical theory, such as freedom, resp onsibility, values, norms, and conventions. Due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland last April, t he Formal Ethics Week has been rescheduled. The ev ent will be hosted by the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) on *September 7-10, 2010*. A joint venture of the Fac ulty of Philosophy of the University of Groningen and the Department of Philosophy of Uppsala Univer sity, the workshop aims to bring together research ers at the crossroads of ethical theory and formal methods. The event will feature four tutorials by leading scholars, and eight working sessions, whe re researchers from Groningen and from Uppsala wil l present and discuss each other's work. Attenda nce to the Formal Ethics Week is open to everyone, but registration is required. For more informatio n, and to register, please visit the website of th e workshop: http://www.philos.rug.nl/FEW. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n
The applic ation of formal tools from logic and rational\n choice theory to the analysis of ethical concep ts and theories\n is a rapidly growing field of research. It has proved its mettle\n by sh edding new light on a variety of concepts that are central\n to ethical theory, such as freedom , responsibility, values,\n norms, and conven tions.\n
\n\n Due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland last April, the Forma l Ethics\n Week has been rescheduled. The e vent will be hosted by the Faculty of\n Phi losophy of the University of Groningen (the Nether lands) on\n *September 7-10, 2010*.\n A joint\n venture of the Faculty of Philosoph y of the University of\n Groningen and the De partment of Philosophy of Uppsala\n Universit y, the workshop aims to bring together researchers at\n the crossroads of ethical theory and fo rmal methods. The event\n will feature four tutorials by leading scholars, and eight\n wo rking sessions, where researchers from Groningen a nd from\n Uppsala will present and discuss ea ch other's work.\n
\n \nAtten dance to the Formal Ethics Week is open to everyon e, but\n registration is required. For more information, and to register, please\n vis it the website of the workshop: http://www.ph ilos.rug.nl/FEW.\n
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