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0 Comments Published by Metus February 24th, 2008 in Events, Philosophy Calls for Papers, Philosophy Conferences The Good Life In a Technological AgeTheme: The implications of contemporary technology for the quality of lifeBegins: Thu, 12 Jun 2008Ends: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 Location: Enschede Netherlands Registration fee: noneLast date for paper submission: Mon, 10 Mar 2008Organizer: Philip BreyLink: Good Life In a Technological Age (GLiTA) WebsiteOrganized by Philip Brey (chair), Adam Briggle, Ed Spence, Johnny SorakerDepartment of Philosophy, University of Twente and 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology, the Netherlands.Maximum number of participants: 32This workshop will consider the implications of contemporary technology for the quality of life, and will examine approaches from philosophy and social and behavioural science for studying the quality of life in a technological age. Since the industrial revolution, modern technology has seriously impacted day-to-day life and has engendered changing ideals of the good life. In recent years, new technologies in the information, medical, industrial, and other sectors have further impacted everyday life. In this workshop, different disciplinary perspectives, from philosophy, psychology, economics and other fields, will be employed to interpret and evaluate contemporary relations between technology and the quality of life.harta economicajucarii copiicreditare firmacar showworld rally carski newsmurder solvespyware doctortooth whiteningweather reportstaxi gameCONFIRMED SPEAKERS:Philip BreyDepartment of Philosophy, University of Twente, NetherlandsLuigino BruniDepartment of Economics, University of Milan-Bicocca, ItalyCharles EssInterdisciplinary studies, Drury University, USAAnna Croon ForsDepartment of Informatics, Umeå University, SwedenJeroen van den HovenDepartment of Philosophy, Delft University of Technology, NetherlandsNeil LevyCentre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, University of Melbourne, AustraliaDon SlaterSociology Department, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Anton TupaDepartment of Philosophy, University of Florida, USARuut VeenhovenDepartment of Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NetherlandsPeter-Paul VerbeekDepartment of Philosophy, University of Twente, NetherlandsMore invited speakers will be announced on http://ceptes.nl/glitaTOPICS INCLUDE:Philosophical and empirical methods for studying the good life and quality of life in a technological cultureImplications of modern technology for the quality of lifeHedonist, desire-satisfactionist and objective list accounts of contemporary lifeQuality of life, consumer culture and consumer technologiesQuality of life, political philosophies and technology policyQuality of life, sustainability and the environmentQuality of life and information technologyQuality of life and biomedical technologyNew technologies and changing ideals of the good lifeWelfare economics and technologyHappiness studies and technologyWe are looking for contributions that employ conceptions of the quality of life or well-being that go beyond traditional social-economical quality-of-life indices, and that consider either the subjective preferences and psychological states of persons (as in psychology and welfare economics) or particular normative ideals of the good life (as developed in philosophy).Tags: Quality of life, values, technology, media, political philosophy, environmental ethics, bioethics, happiness studies The Good Life In a Technological AgeThe implications of contemporary technology for the quality of lifenonePhilip BreyOrganized by Philip Brey (chair), Adam Briggle, Ed Spence, Johnny SorakerDepartment of Philosophy, University of Twente and 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology, the Netherlands.Maximum number of participants: 32This workshop will consider the implications of contemporary technology for the quality of life, and will examine approaches from philosophy and social and behavioural science for studying the quality of life in a technological age. Since the industrial revolution, modern technology has seriously impacted day-to-day life and has engendered changing ideals of the good life. In recent years, new technologies in the information, medical, industrial, and other sectors have further impacted everyday life. In this workshop, different disciplinary perspectives, from philosophy, psychology, economics and other fields, will be employed to interpret and evaluate contemporary relations between technology and the quality of life.CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:Philip BreyDepartment of Philosophy, University of Twente, NetherlandsLuigino BruniDepartment of Economics, University of Milan-Bicocca, ItalyCharles EssInterdisciplinary studies, Drury University, USAAnna Croon ForsDepartment of Informatics, Umeå University, SwedenJeroen van den HovenDepartment of Philosophy, Delft University of Technology, NetherlandsNeil LevyCentre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, University of Melbourne, AustraliaDon SlaterSociology Department, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Anton TupaDepartment of Philosophy, University of Florida, USARuut VeenhovenDepartment of Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NetherlandsPeter-Paul VerbeekDepartment of Philosophy, University of Twente, NetherlandsMore invited speakers will be announced on http://ceptes.nl/glitaTOPICS INCLUDE:Philosophical and empirical methods for studying the good life and quality of life in a technological cultureImplications of modern technology for the quality of lifeHedonist, desire-satisfactionist and objective list accounts of contemporary lifeQuality of life, consumer culture and consumer technologiesQuality of life, political philosophies and technology policyQuality of life, sustainability and the environmentQuality of life and information technologyQuality of life and biomedical technologyNew technologies and changing ideals of the good lifeWelfare economics and technologyHappiness studies and technologyWe are looking for contributions that employ conceptions of the quality of life or well-being that go beyond traditional social-economical quality-of-life indices, and that consider either the subjective preferences and psychological states of persons (as in psychology and welfare economics) or particular normative ideals of the good life (as developed in philosophy).Quality of life, values, technology, media, political philosophy, environmental ethics, bioethics, happiness studiesGood Life In a Technological Age (GLiTA) Website2008-03-102008-06-122008-06-14 Berkeley Stanford Davis Grad Conference 0 Comments Published by ntreanor January 17th, 2008 in Events, Philosophy Calls for Papers, Philosophy Conferences February 5, 2008March 15, 2008The Symposium at ScarboroughTheme: An Undergraduate ConferenceBegins: Sat, 15 Mar 2008Ends: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 Location: Toronto, ON Canada Last date for paper submission: Tue, 05 Feb 2008Call for PapersMarch 15, 2008The 1st Annual Symposium at ScarboroughAn undergraduate philosophy conference hosted by the Philosophy Club at the University of Toronto at ScarboroughKeynote Speaker: Diana Raffman, University of TorontoConference Location: University of Toronto at Scarborough (UTSC)The Philosophy Club at the University of Toronto Scarborough invites submission of high quality papers in any area of philosophy for the inaugural Symposium at Scarborough, an undergraduate philosophy conference. Papers should be approximately 2000-3000 words, suitable for presentation in 20 minutes, and accessible to philosophy students at the undergraduate level. Each paper will be commented on by a UTSC undergraduate, and there will be an opportunity for general discussion.Please submit papers in pdf or rtf format to utsc.philosophy@gmail.com. Papers should be prepared for blind review, with no identifying information in the paper itself. A cover sheet, attached as a separate file, should contain author name, title, address, school affiliation, email, phone number, word count, and abstract of approximately 125 words.We hope to be able to help defray travel expenses for presenters from outside the Greater Toronto Area.Submissions deadline: February 5.Tags: undergraduate The Symposium at ScarboroughAn Undergraduate ConferenceCall for PapersMarch 15, 2008The 1st Annual Symposium at ScarboroughAn undergraduate philosophy conference hosted by the Philosophy Club at the University of Toronto at ScarboroughKeynote Speaker: Diana Raffman, University of TorontoConference Location: University of Toronto at Scarborough (UTSC)The Philosophy Club at the University of Toronto Scarborough invites submission of high quality papers in any area of philosophy for the inaugural Symposium at Scarborough, an undergraduate philosophy conference. Papers should be approximately 2000-3000 words, suitable for presentation in 20 minutes, and accessible to philosophy students at the undergraduate level. Each paper will be commented on by a UTSC undergraduate, and there will be an opportunity for general discussion.Please submit papers in pdf or rtf format to utsc.philosophy@gmail.com. Papers should be prepared for blind review, with no identifying information in the paper itself. A cover sheet, attached as a separate file, should contain author name, title, address, school affiliation, email, phone number, word count, and abstract of approximately 125 words.We hope to be able to help defray travel expenses for presenters from outside the Greater Toronto Area.Submissions deadline: February 5.undergraduate2008-02-052008-03-152008-03-15 Graduate Epistemology Conference |
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