36th Conference on Value Inquiry

Wrongdoing and its Consequences

16 - 18 April 2010

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

The 36th Conference on Value Inquiry “Wrongdoing and Its Consequences” will be held at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale Illinois 16-18 April 2010. Broad participation is sought. Papers, and proposals for papers, that address concerns of individual and collective wrongdoing, what makes acts seriously morally wrong, the proper responses to wrongdoing, and the justification of legal punishment are particularly welcome. Early Submission is strongly encouraged and advised. Papers should be between 20-25 minutes reading time.

Papers may be practically or theoretically oriented. Topics may be disciplinary and range over issues within a single field of value inquiry such as normative ethics, applied ethics, aesthetics, political theory, or economics. Topics may be interdisciplinary and range over issues between two or more fields of value inquiry. Topics may even be meta-disciplinary and range over purely conceptual issues important for fuller understanding of matters of social justice and individual responsibility.

Keynote Speakers

Larry May, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University. His War Crimes and Just Wars appeared in 2007 and his Aggression and Crimes Against Peace appeared in 2008 (both Cambridge University Press). His most recent work is on genocide and global justice

Randall E. Auxier, Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, is the editor of Library of Living Philosophers and The Pluralist.  He has written on various topics related to value, especially the relation of purposes and ideals to moral development.

Papers, abstracts or proposals (in MS Word or PDF) may be submitted in electronic form to cviconference@siu.edu

or in hard copy form to

Professor George Schedler,

Conference Coordinator, 36^th Conference on Value Inquiry

Department of Philosophy

Southern Illinois University

Mail Code 4505, 980 Faner Drive

Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Deadline: January 3, 2010

Thomas Magnell, Executive Director

The Conference on Value Inquiry

The Conference on Value Inquiry seeks to bring together those whose work

represents differences in interest, outlook, and expertise on questions of value.