Central APA Session Information
March 31 to April 1, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
Topic: Perspectives on Ecocentrism, Moral Considerability, and Humans’ Place in Nature
Chair: Chris Diehm (University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
Speakers:
Antoine C. Dussault (University of Montreal)
“What Moral Psychology for Ecocentrism?”
John Basl (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
“Extensionism, the Levels of Selection, and the
Moral Considerability of Non-Individuals”
Tom Sparrow (Duquesne University)
“The Necessity of Place in Spinoza and Merleau-Ponty”
Friday, April 1, 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Topic: Frameworks for Environmental Policy and Practice
Chair: Marion Hourdequin (Colorado College)
Speakers:
Greg Bognar (New York University)
“Can the Maximin Principle Serve as a Basis for Climate Change Policy?”
Anthony Reeves (SUNY–Binghamton) and Jamie Kelly (Vassar College)
“Strict Liability as a Framework for Environmental Injury: Three Moral Arguments”
Howard Curzer (Texas Tech University), Peter Muhlburger (Texas Tech University), Gad Perry (Texas Tech University), and Mark Wallace (Texas Tech University)
“Environmental Research Ethics: Extensions of the Three Rs”
CEP
- ISEE - January 30, 2011