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Conference Announcement: Philosophy of Amartya Sen at Erasmus University Rotterdam

By Lawrence Solum

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Symposium on the Philosophy of Amartya Sen
To be held at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands On Thursday, July 1st, 2010 from 9.30-17.30.
http://www.eur.nl/fw/sen

Speakers:

Mozaffar Qizilbash (York University, UK, and Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan): Amartya Sen?s Criticisms of Utilitarianism

Henry S. Richardson (Georgetown University Washington, USA): Mapping out Improvements in Justice: Comparing vs. Aiming

Ingrid Robeyns (Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands): Equality of Root Capability

Amartya Sen (Harvard University, USA): Discussion

This symposium is aimed at philosophers, or other scholars with a philosophical background, and with an expertise or a strong interest in the work of Amartya Sen. The registration free is 35 Euro and includes coffee and lunch. A reduced registration fee (20 Euro) is available for Master students and PhD students/scholars without a wage or bursary. For registration, please contact Roebin Lijnis Huffenreuter at Sensymposium@fwb.eur.nl, who will provide the details of further registration and all other practical information. Please note that the number of participants is limited.

On Wednesday 30th of June, at 4.30 pm, Amartya Sen will give a public lecture, entitled ?On Global Justice?, in the Aula of the Campus Woudestein at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. This lecture is aimed at a broad audience. Attendance is free and open to all interested, and reservations are neither needed nor possible. Doors open at 4.10 pm. For directions to Campus Woudestein, see http://www.eur.nl/english/addresses/guide/

For any practical questions regarding the symposium, e-mail Roebin Lijnis Huffenreuter at sensymposium@fwb.eur.nl For other questions regarding these events, contact Ingrid Robeyns at robeyns@fwb.eur.nl

Both events are organized by the Faculty of Philosophy of the Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics (EIPE).

Full post as published by Legal Theory Blog on March 19, 2010 (boomark / email).