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SYMPOSIUM: “THE PHILOSOPHY OF KANT AND RAWLS” (CARDIFF, 13-14 OCTOBER, 2017)

We are glad to announce that a symposium entitled The Philosophy of Kant and Rawls will take place on October 13th – 14th, 2017 at Cardiff University (Committee Rooms, Glamorgan Building).

 

Day 1 – Friday October 13

9.30pm – Paul Guyer**: Principles of Justice, Primary Goods, and Categories of Right: Rawls and Kant

11.15am Tea & Coffee

11.30am – Katrin Flikschuh: ‘Kantian Contextualism’

1.15pm Lunch

2.15pm Peter Niesen: ‘Free speech in Kant and Rawls’

4.00pm Tea & Coffee

4.15pm Peri Roberts: Rawls & the International

6.30pm Conference dinner

 

Day 2 – Saturday October 14

9.30am Tea & Coffee

9.45am Sorin Baiasu: ‘Universal Ethics: Metaphysics, Politics and Conflict-Resolution

11.30 Tea & Coffee

11.45 Onora O’Neill: TBA

1.30pm Lunch

 

There is no registration fee for the symposium but there will be a charge for the limited places at the symposium dinner on Friday 13 October.

Please contact Dr Huw Williams (williamsh47@cardiff.ac.uk) if you are interested in attending.

**NB On the 12th of October at 5.00pm Paul Guyer will be giving a talk with Philosophy at Cardiff in the John Percival Building, as part of their departmental seminar series – which you are invited to attend. An informal drink and meal will follow.**

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