Liberty, Human Values and Utilitarianism:
Bicentenary Conference of John Stuart Mill
Call for Papers
September 9-11, 2006
Yokohama National University, Japan
John Stuart Mill was born on May 20, 1806. In celebrating the bicentenary of John Stuart
Mill, this conference will cover
- the research on the very idea of John Stuart Mill in historical, intellectual and
theoretical perspective.
- the utilitarian approaches to contemporary issues especially on liberty and on human
values, including the field of applied ethics and social philosophy.
The conference will take place at Yokohama National University on September 9-11, 2006.
Please send paper proposals (200 words in length) with affiliation, mailing address and
e-mail address to Yasunori Fukagai below no later than June 25, 2006. The key note
lectures include Jonathan Riley (Tulane University), Fred Rosen (University College
London), John Skorpuski (University of St Andrews) and Georgios Varouxakis (Queen Mary,
University of London).
Yokohama is located about 30 minutes train trip from central Tokyo. For the participants
from abroad, the organizing committee will provide the guidance for accommodation in due
course. Further information will appear on the URL:
http://www.econ.ynu.ac.jp/news2006/index.htm
Organizers:
Yasunori Fukagai, Yokohama National University
Noriaki Katagi, Osaka Dental University
Contact:
Professor Yasunori Fukagai
Yokohama National University
Faculty of Economics
79-3 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-8501 Japan
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