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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