Workshop "Ethics and Society"

November 24-25, 2008, Linköping University

Programme

November 24th

13:00 - 13:15 Welcome

1. Bio and environmental ethics and society

13:15 - 14:00
Topical Socio-Ethical Issues in Nano-Biotechnology: Case Examples
Janne Nikkinen, University of Helsinki, Finland

14:00 - 14:45
Nanotechnology, Globalization and Asian Values
Soraj Hongladarom, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

14:45 - 15:30
Meat Production and Climate Change
Anders Nordgren, Linköping University, Sweden

15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break

2. Public deliberation, ethics and society

15:45 - 16:30
Religious Arguments in Politics - Three Versions of Public Reasoning
Marcus Johansson, Linköping University, Sweden

16:30 - 17:15
The Contributing Copier
Martin Andersson, Linköping University, Sweden

17:15 - 18:00
Revisiting the ethics of tax evasion: The example of organised crime and tax evasion within the building industry
Johanna Romare, Linköping University, Sweden

November 25th

3. Globalisation, ethics and society

9:00 - 9:45
Towards Fair Development: Rethinking the Difference Principle and Some Foundations of Ownership
Ville Päivänsalo, University of Helsinki, Finland

9:45 - 10:30
Global Justice and Corporate Responsibility
David Sigurthorsson, Linköping University, Sweden

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 - 11:30
The Politics of Corporate Responsibility
Jukka Mäkinen, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland

11:30 - 12:15
Global Justice and Public Policy
Göran Collste, Linköping University, Sweden

12:15 - 12:45 Summary and conclusions

End of workshop

Each presentation should take 45 minutes including discussions.

Place: KVA conference room (4410), Key building, Campus Valla, Linköping University

Sidansvarig: monica.wise@liu.se
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