Formal Et hics is a common denominator for the application o f tools from logic, decision theory, game theory, and social choice theory to the analysis of concep ts in moral and political philosophy and to the de velopment of ethical theory. It is a rapidly growi ng field of research which goes back to the work o f Kenneth Arrow, Amartya Sen, John Harsanyi, Georg Henrik von Wright and others. The field has recen tly gained new impetus with formal work on non-cla ssical logic, freedom and responsibility, value th eory and the evolution of norms and conventions.\n\n
Keynote speakers: Edith Elkind (Oxford) , Campbell Brown (LSE), and Ray Briggs (Stanford).
\nFormal Ethics 2019 will fe ature a single track for contributed talks of 40-4 5 minutes. Authors should submit an extended abstr act (1000 words max, pdf format) via easychair. Su bmissions in all areas of formal ethics, broadly c onstrued, are welcome. Contributions need not be f ormal in nature but should show familiarity with a pplying formal tools and results to ethical invest igations. We aim at an inclusive conference in whi ch speakers at different stages of their careers ( including PhD students and post-docs) participate. We also aim at a strong representation of female scholars.
\n\nWe specifically welcome subm issions on the theme of joint responsibility and c ollective decision-making. These notions are under investigation in various fields including compute r science, (meta)ethics, and political theory. Our aim is to further stimulate the synergy between t hese different fields, and to provide a forum for both conceptual, ethical, and formal disputes.
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