Philosophy Conferences and Calls for Papers

The Royal Irish Academy’s Committee for Philosophy in association with the Irish Philosophical Society present

Conflict, Dialogue and Philosophy

on 2 and 3 November 2006 in Academy House, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.

Thursday, 2 November 2006
5.00 - 6.00pm Registration

6.00pm Keynote Address and Academy Discourse
“Conflict, Belief Systems, and Philosophy”, Professor Jonathan Glover, King’s College London

7.00pm Wine Reception

Friday 3 November 2006
09.30 Registration

10.00 Paper 1 “Social Diversity and The Idea Of A Civic People”, Dr. Blain
Neufeld, Trinity College Dublin

10.45 Paper 2 “Dealing Ethically With Differences” Dr. Sorin Baiasu, University of Manchester

11.30 Coffee

12.00 Paper 3 “Promoting Civility through Democracy and Human Rights. The Belfast Agreement”, Professor Attracta Ingram, University College Dublin

12.45 Lunch

2.15 Paper 4 “Truth, Knowledge and Testimony: a philosophical analysis of
the aims of a ‘Truth Commission’”, Dr. Vittorio Bufacchi, University College Cork.

3.00 Paper 5 “Thomson’s Violinist and a Resolution of the Conflict in the Middle East”, Professor Laurence Goldstein, University of Kent

3.45 Coffee

4.15 Paper 6 “Understanding, Excusing, Forgiving”, Dr Glen Pettigrove, Massey University

5.00 Roundtable discussion with Professor Glover and Participants

6.00 Close

Registration will open on October 2, 2006 at www.ria.ie