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 0-September-2010-Formal-Ethics-Week-Groningen-The-
 Netherlands
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SUMMARY:Formal Ethics Week, Groningen, The Netherl
 ands
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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      <p>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      </p>\n      <p>\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      </p>\n    \n      <p>Atten
 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: <a target="_blank"
  href="http://www.philos.rug.nl/FEW">http://www.ph
 ilos.rug.nl/FEW</a>.\n      </p>\n    
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