Collective Obligation Workshop
| Dates: | 22 May 2014 - 23 May 2014 |
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| Times: | All day |
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| What is it: | Workshop |
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| Organiser: | School of Social Sciences |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, University staff |
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| Speaker: | Stephanie Collins , Frank Hindriks , Johannes Himmelreich , Holly Lawford-Smith, Avia Pasternak , Felix Pinkert , Adina Preda , Kai Spiekermann |
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Sponsored by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
We often make claims about the obligations of groups. We talk about the obligations of states, of people in a subway car, of the international community, or even of humanity as a whole. Yet the precise nature of these group obligations remains unclear. This workshop bring together philosophers addressing the following (and related) questions: Which groups can bear obligations, if any? How do those obligations distribute to group members? Are group obligations fully reducible to individual obligations? What obligations might ‘outsiders’ have regarding obligation-bearing groups? How do we solve the problem of shortfalls in distributed obligations? How do group obligations shift in circumstances where not all members comply? What obligations do individuals have to ‘trigger’ group action? Speakers will address these and related issues from both theoretical and applied perspectives
If you wish to attend this workshop please email Stephanie Collins at: Stephanie.collins@manchester.ac.uk
Speakers
Stephanie Collins
Organisation: The University of Manchester
Frank Hindriks
Organisation: The University of Groningen
Johannes Himmelreich
Organisation: London School of Economics
Holly Lawford-Smith
Organisation: The University of Sheffield
Avia Pasternak
Organisation: University of Essex
Felix Pinkert
Organisation: The University of Oxford
Adina Preda
Organisation: University of Limerick
Kai Spiekermann
Organisation: London School of Economics
Travel and Contact Information
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Room 2.016/17
Arthur Lewis Building
Manchester
