The four conferences on theoretical and practical virtues and related topics were all well-attended. The number of active participants ranged from around 30 (in 2011) to 40 (in 2009). They came from 8 (in 2009) to 10 (in 2012) different countries, making these truly international gatherings. Every year, the organizers manage to attract some world-class philosophers who set the agenda and the tone of discussions (Alvin Goldman, Ernest Sosa, Alastair Norcross, Terry Horgan, John Greco, Igor Primoratz, Catherine Z. Elgin, Valerie Tiberius, Toni Ronnow-Rassmusen, Michael Ridge, Steven Luper, Saul Smilansky, and many others). The high quality of presentations and discussions is confirmed by a relatively high number of submitted papers being later, i.e. after passing the peer-reviewing stage, accepted for publication.
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting
COBISS.SI-ID: 17037064Is reality logical and is logic real? What is the origin of logical intuitions? What is the role of logical structures in the operations of an intelligent mind and in communication? Is the function of logical structure regulative or constitutive or both in concept formation? This volume provides analyses of the logic-reality relationship from different approaches and perspectives. The point of convergence lies in the exploration of the connections between reality – social, natural or ideal – and logical structures employed in describing or discovering it. Moreover, the book connects logical theory with more concrete issues of rationality, normativity and understanding, thus pointing to a wide range of potential applications. Fourteen papers written by sixteen distinguished scholars address cutting-edge topics in contemporary discussions among logicians, mathematicians, linguists and philosophers. Some essays focus on the role of indispensability considerations in the justification of logical competence, and the wide range of challenges within the philosophy of mathematics. Others present advances in dynamic logical analysis such as extension of game semantics to non-logical part of vocabulary and development of models of contractive speech act.
C.01 Editorial board of a foreign/international collection of papers/book
COBISS.SI-ID: 18851336In order to understand certain aspects of social change, sources and distribution of power, and to envision possible solutions, we need to define our basic ethical and political concepts in a clear and precise way. Metaphysical issues with respect to these concepts often arise because of the lack of their clarity, or if drastic changes in society demand an overhaul of these concepts. As a remedy for this, the truth of ethical particularism is assumed and its applicability in other domains of practical thinking and political organization probed. The central part of the thesis brings together three topics: (i) conceptual analysis and critical ontology of key civic virtues (autonomy, loyalty, tolerance), which enables a clear use of basic terms and concepts, and shows the meaning and function of such virtues; (ii) analysis of certain concepts in political philosophy used to justify a variety of social institutions (state, citizenship, identity, migration, assimilation, integration, rights), and (iii) rejection of the ethics of care as the guardian of social cohesion in political philosophy. A solution to the metaphysical problems of citizen virtues, social liberalism and pluralism, combined with the preservation of social cohesion, is shown to be promising as long as we are willing to endorse a virtue-based account of ethical particularism.
D.09 Tutoring for postgraduate students
COBISS.SI-ID: 259607296A selection of peer-reviewed papers (26 in total) from Bled conferences in 2009, 2011 and 2012 was published in thematic issues of the philosophical journal Acta Analytica (Springer), edited by Danilo Šuster Acta Analytica Volume 24: 4, 2009 Bled 2009: Epistemic Virtue and Value 1 Alan Millar: What are Cognitive Competences Competences at Doing? Sandy Goldberg: The Social Virtues: Two Accounts Jack Lyons : Perception and Virtue Reliabilism Mikael Janvid: The Value of Lesser Goods: The Epistemic Value of Entitlement Christopher Lepock: How to Make the Generality Problem Work for You Acta Analytica Volume 25: 2, 2010 Bled 2009: Epistemic Virtue and Value 2 Sarah Wright: Internalist Virtues and Knowledge Daniel Breyer: Reflective Luck and Belief Ownership Terry Horgan and Matjaž Potrč: The Epistemic Relevance of Morphological Content Klemens Kappel: Expressivism about Knowledge and the Value of Knowledge Joshue Orozco: I Can Trust You Now ... But Not Later: An Explanation of Testimonial Knowledge in Children Anne Baril: A Eudaimonist Approach to the Problem of Significance Acta Analytica Volume 27:2, 2012 Wisdom and Understanding // (A selection of papers from Bled 2011 conference: Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom) Jason Baehr: Wisdom: theoretical and practical Sharon Ryan: Wisdom, knowledge, and rationality Sarah Wright: How boots befooled the king: wisdom, truth, and the Stoics Nenad Miščević: Wisdom, understanding and knowledge: a virtue-theoretic proposal Kelly Becker: Basic knowledge and easy understanding Georgi Gardiner: Understanding, integration, and epistemic value Mikael Janvid: Knowledge versus understanding: the cost of avoiding Gettier Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij: What’s so good about a wise and knowledgeable public? Acta Analytica Volume 28:1, 2013 Bled 2012 (1) Toni Ronnow-Rasmussen: Fitting- attitude analyses: the dual-reason analysis revisited Eugene Mills: Early Abortion and Personal Ontology Molly Gardner and Justin Weinberg: How Lives Measure Up Acta Analytica Volume 28:4, 2013 Bled 2012 (2) Julian Fink: What is (Correct) Practical Reasoning? Tea Logar: Rawls’s Rejection of Pre-institutional Desert Adam Hosein: Contractualism, Politics, and Morality Nenad Miscevic: In search of the reason and the right - Rousseau’s social contract as a thought experiment
C.04 Editorial board of an international magazine
The objective of the 30-hour (5 ECTS) course was to analyze one of our most basic moral concepts, that of moral responsibility. It explored its relations to other fundamental moral concepts (value, harm, evil, wrongdoing, guilt, obligation, rights, justice, desert, virtue, character, autonomy, luck) and how ascriptions of (different kinds of) moral responsibility can ground specific moral obligations (and corresponding moral rights). Types of, and conditions for, moral responsibility were discussed in detail. Environmental or, more precisely, climate ethics was used as the discussion background. The aim was to determine what moral obligations we may owe and to whom in virtue of our responsibility for past greenhouse gas emissions and irreparable environmental pollution and degradation. As well as how strong these obligations are. In light of the many problems that traditional, i.e. teleological and deontological ways of grounding obligations with respect to the environment face, a virtue-centered alternatives were explored which attempt to ground agent's responsible choice and action ("taking responsibility for") in her responsible character ("being a responsible person").
B.05 Guest lecturer at an institute/university
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