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SOCIETY FOR APPLIED PHILOSOPHY

Annual Conference 2009
Devonshire Hall, University of Leeds 26-28 June 2008

Hosted by Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre for Excellence and Teaching and Learning (IDEA CETL)

Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 |AGM



Friday 26th June
	10.30 - 12pm	SAP ECM
		Elliot Board Room:
			Executive Committee members only (tea and coffee at 10.30)

	12 - 2pm	JAP EBM
		Elliot Board Room:
			JAP Editorial Board members only (sandwich lunch 12pm)

	12 - 2pm	Registration
		Devonshire Foyer
			All delegates (sandwich lunch available from 12.30pm)

	2pm	Welcome
		JCR:
			Vice-Chancellor / Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research (University of Leeds)

	2.05 - 3.15pm	Plenary Session I
		JCR:
			The Unity of the Virtues Professor Julia Annas, University of Arizona Chair: Professor Christopher Megone (University of Lancaster)

	3.15 - 4pm	Concurrent Sessions I
		Fenton Room:
			Retributive Justice, Restorative Justice, and the South African Truth and Reconcilliation Commission Lucy Allias, University of Sussex Chair-commentator: Raffaele Rodogno (Swiss National Science Foundation)
		Evans Room:
			Rights and Recognition Tom Campbell, The Australian National University Chair-commentator: Suzanne Uniacke (University of Hull)
		Kirkby Room:
			Revisiting Ulysses Arrangements in Psychiatric Treatment Phil Bielby, University of Hull Chair-commentator: Neil Manson (Lancaster University)
		Byford Room:
			Proportionality and Defensive War against Mitigated Aggression Jake Blair, University of California, Santa Barbara Chair-commentator: Hilly Moodrick-Even Khen (Sha'arei Mishpat College of Law, Israel)

	4 - 4.20 pm	Tea
		Devonshire Foyer

	4.20 - 5.05pm	Concurrent Sessions II
		Fenton Room:
			Self-Defence and Proportionate Emotion Christopher Bennett, University of Sheffield Chair-commentator: Jamie Dow (University of Leeds)
		Evans Room:
			Fairness in the International Outsourcing of Labour Simon Cotton, Cornell University Chair-commentator: Robin Lawlor (University of Leeds)
		Kirkby Room:
			The Historicity of Love's Bond Christopher Grau, Clemson University Chair-commentator: James DiGiovanna (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)
		Byford Room:
			Valuing Animal Nature Adrienne M. Martin, University of Pennsylvania Chair-commentator: Alice Pinheiro Walla (University of St Andrews)

	5.05 - 5.50pm	Concurrent Sessions III
		Fenton Room:
			On the very idea of criteria for personhood Timothy Chappell, The Open University Chair-commentator: Carole Ulanowsky (The Open University)
		Evans Room:
			Autonomy, Responsibility, and the Market Ben Colburn, University of Cambridge Chair-commentator: Joshua Broady Preiss (Bucknell University)
		Kirkby Room :
			The Just School Philip Cook, London School of Economics Chair-commentator: Sarah Lublink (University of Western Ontario)
		Byford Room:
			Nagel and Impartiality Louise Costelloe-Ward, University of Liverpool Chair-commentator: Tom Sorell (University of Birmingham)

	5.50 - 6pm	Refreshment Break

	6 - 7.15pm	Plenary Session II
		JCR:
			Some strengths of a consequentialist approach to human rights Dr Elizabeth Ashford, University of St Andrews Chair: Professor Tom Sorell (University of Birmingham)

	7.30 - 8.30pm	Dinner
		Dinning Room

	8.30 - 10pm	Wine Reception
		Devonshire Foyer	Sponsored by

	10.00 - 11pm	Drinks from the Bar
		Devonshire Foyer


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Saturday 27th June

	9.15 - 10.30am	Plenary Session III
		Fenton Room:
			Integrity and Fragmentation Professor John Cottingham, University of Reading Chair: Dr John Tasioulas (University of Oxford)
	10.30 - 11am	Coffee
		Foyer

	11 - 11.45am	Concurrent Sessions IV
		Fenton Room:
			Group Agency and Epistemic Dependency Aaron Dewitt, University of Edinburgh Chair-commentator: Robin Lawlor (University of Leeds)
		Evans Room:
			Winner of SAP AC2009 postgrad essay prize Authenticity, Self-Creation, and Self-Respect Alexandre Erler, University of Oxford Chair-commentator: Barbro Fröding (University of Oxford)
		Kirkby Room:
			Authority's Challenge to Freedom Jules Holroyd, University of Cambridge Chair-commentator: Georgia Testa (University of Leeds)
		Byford Room:
			Profit Maximization and the Boundary Problem Waheed Hussain, University of Pennsylvania Chair-commentator: Jamie Dow (University of Leeds)

	11.45 - 12.30pm	Concurrent Sessions V
		Fenton Room:
			Should Marital Relations Be Non-Hierarchical Iddo Landau, University of Haifa Chair-commentator: Kimberley Brownlee (University of Manchester)
		Evans Room:
			Death, Value and Desire Chris Belshaw, The Open University Chair-commentator: Christopher Megone (University of Leeds)
		Kirkby Room:
			Compromise and Reconcilliation in Democratic Transitions Simon Cabulea May, Virginia Tech Chair-commentator: Nigel Biggar (University of Oxford)
		Byford Room:
			Moral Arbitrariness and Global Justice Soren Midtgaard, Aarhus University Chair-commentator: Kerri Woods (University of York)

	12.30 - 1.30pm	Lunch
		Dinning Room

	1.30 - 2.45pm	Plenary Session IV
		JCR:
			Disease Dr Rachel Cooper, Lancaster University Chair: Dr Lorella Terzi (Roehampton University)
	2.45 - 3.30pm	Concurrent Sessions VI
		Fenton:
			A Problem for Conservatism Mark T. Nelson, Westmont College Chair-commentator: Georgia Testa (University of Leeds)
		Evans Room:
			State legitimacy, territory and compensation Adina Preda, University College Dublin Chair-commentator: John Tasioulas (University of Oxford)
		Kirkby Room:
			Luck Egalitarianism: Global or Local? Orsolya Reich, Central European University Chair-commentator: Jussi Suikkanen (University of Leeds)
		Byford Room:
			The Ethics of Arms Investments: Are We Supporting War? Joakim Sandberg, Universities of Birmingham and Gothenburg Chair-commentator: Daniel Elstein (University of Leeds)
	3.30 - 4pm	Tea
		Foyer


	4 - 5.15pm	Plenary Session V
		Fenton Room:
			Virtue Ethics: What Is It, And Why Should Anyone Believe It? Professor Roger Crisp, University of Oxford Chair: Dr Suzanne Uniacke (University of Hull)

	5.15 - 6pm	Concurrent Sessions VII
		Fenton Room:
			Social Institutions, Integrity Systems and the Global Financial Crisis Seumas Miller, The Australian National University, and Delft University of Technology Chair-commentator: Christopher Megone (University of Leeds)
		Evans Room:
			Defining the Demos Ben Saunders, University of Oxford Chair-commentator: Jussi Suikannen (University of Leeds)
		Kirkby Room:
			The sale of human organs as a distinctive moral hazard Adrian Walsh, University of New England, Australia Chair-commentator: Don Hill (National University of Singapore)
		Byford Room:
			What is the value of values in science? Anna Stoklosa, University of Toronto Chair-commentator: Kimberley Brownlee (University of Manchester)

	6 - 7pm	Society for Applied Philosophy AGM
		JCR:
			All members of the Society for Applied Philosophy are encouraged to attend (including those who have recently joined during the AC2009 membership offer at registration) Agenda Minutes of the last meeting

	7.15 - 8.15pm	Dinner
		Dinning Room

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Sunday 28th June

	9.15 - 10.30am	Plenary Session VI
		JCR:
			What is a human right? A question for applied philosophy Dr John Tasioulas, University of Oxford Chair: Dr Neil Manson (Lancaster University)

	10.30 - 11am	Coffee
		Foyer

	11 - 11.45am	Concurrent Sessions VIII
		Fenton Room:
			Is Health (Really) Special? Between a Rawlsian and a Luck Egalitarian Account of Just Health Shlomi Segall, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Chair-commentator: Angela White (University of Western Ontario)
		Evans Room:
			Moral Luck and Liability Lotteries Guy Sela, University of Oxford Chair-commentator: Neil Manson (Lancaster University)
		Kirkby Room:
			Suicide: A Qualified Defence David Benatar, University of Cape Town Chair-commentator: Mark T. Nelson (Westmont College)
		Byford Room:
			The plight of the non-virtuous Liezl van Zyl, University of Waikato Chair-commentator: James DiGiovanna (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)

	11.45 - 1pm	Plenary Session VII
		JCR:
			The Political Expression of Forgiveness: Irish Reflections Professor Nigel Biggar, University of Oxford Chair: Professor Christopher Megone (University of Leeds)

	1 - 2pm	Lunch
		Dinning Room

	2 - 2.45pm	Concurrent Sessions IX
		Fenton Room:
			The duty to be a research subject and incompetent adults Georgia Testa, University of Leeds Chair-commentator: Rachel Cooper (Lancaster University)
		Evans Room:
			Is Apology a Sorry Affair? Janna Thompson, La Trobe University Chair-commentator: Sarah Hegenbart (University of Oxford)
		Kirkby Room:
			Can Wars be Fought Justly? On the Limits of the Self-Defense Model Daniel Statman, University of Haifa Chair-commentator: Christopher Megone (University of Leeds)
		Byford Room:
			Coercion in the fight against medical brain drain Nir Eyal and Samia Hurst, Harvard University Chair-commentator: Elizabeth Ashford (University of St Andrews)

	2.45 - 4pm	Plenary Session VIII
		JCR:
			Lies, Damned Lies and Politicians Professor Susan Mendus, University of York Chair: Professor David Archard (Lancaster University)

	4 - 4.30pm	Tea and Close of Conference
			Please ensure any outstanding business is completed by the close of conference
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Programme

SOCIETY FOR APPLIED PHILOSOPHY

Annual Conference 2009 Devonshire Hall, University of Leeds 26-28 June 2008

Annual Conference 2009
Devonshire Hall, University of Leeds 26-28 June 2008