Social and Moral Norms in Intentional Action
Tid og sted: Oct 4, 2007 01:00 PM - Oct 6, 2007 02:00 PM, Oslo
October 4-6, 2007, University of Oslo
In the framework of this workshop, philosophers, social scientists and economists will present papers on various aspects of rational deliberation and choice. The intention is to explore how fairness considerations and moral norms affect decision making. There are, on the one hand, normative questions of how to define standards of fairness and how to justify the obligation to act in accordance with these standards. On the other hand, there are the descriptive questions of how people actually behave, which decisions they make, which role considerations of fairness play in their decision making, how they understand standards of fairness and which external factors play a role in shaping these standards. The workshop will explore questions concerning the normative-empirical interface of studies of fairness in human agency.
The workshop is organized by Professor Christel Fricke (CSMN) in cooperation with Professor Bertil Tungodden and Professor Alexander Cappelen (both economists from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway), with Professor Raino Malnes (political scientist from the University of Oslo, Norway) and with Professor Hans-Peter Schuett (philosopher from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany).
Program
Thursday, October 4th (Undervisningsrom 2, Georg Sverdrups hus (UB))
- 13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH
Session I: 14.00 – 18.30
Chair: Christel Fricke (CSMN, University of Oslo)
- 14.00 – 14.20 "Introduction", Christel Fricke (CSMN, University of Oslo)
- 14.20 – 15.05 "Evolution and Validity of Moral Judgments", Hans-Peter Schuett (University of Karlsruhe)
- 15.05 – 15.15 Comments by Sonya Gzyl (PhD, University of Karlsruhe)
- 15.15 – 15.25 Comments by Sabine Wendhack (PhD, University of Karlsruhe)
- 15.25 – 15.45 General discussion
- COFFEE BREAK
- 16.00 – 16.45 "Fairness in attention to the affected parties", Emmanuel Picavet (University of Paris I) Abstract
- 16.45 – 17.15 General Discussion
- 17.15 – 18.00 "Inequality and justice. Self-interest and norms in educational choice", Marianne Nordli Hansen (University of Oslo)
- 18.00 – 18.30 General Discussion
Friday, October 5th (Undervisningsrom 1, Georg Sverdrups hus
(UB))
Session II: 09.00 - 13.00
Chair: Bertil Tungodden (Norwegian School of Economics and
Business
Administration, Bergen)
- 09.00 - 09.45 "Emotions and moral satisfaction: The wta-wtp
disparity
revisited", Olof Johansson-Stenman (Gøteborg University) - 09.45 - 10.00 Comments by Sigbjørn Birkeland (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration)
- 10.00 - 10.15 General Discussion
- 10.15 - 11.00 "The ethics of work motivation; reconciling 'wealth of nations' and 'moral sentiments'", Kjell-Arne Brekke (University of Oslo)
- 11.00 - 11.15 Comments by Ingvild Almås (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration)
- 11.15 - 11.30 General Discussion
- COFFEE BREAK
- 11.45 - 12.30 "Fairness in the family: experimental evidence on intra-household allocation," Alistair Munro (University of London)
- 12.30 - 12.45 Comments by Hilde Bojer (University of Oslo)
- 12.45 - 13.00 General Discussion
- 13.00 - 14.00 LUNCH
Session III: 14.00 - 18.00
Chair: Erik Ø. Sørensen (Vrije Universitet, Amsterdam)
- 14.00 - 14.45 "An Empirical Analysis of Impartiality", James Konow (Loyola Marymount University) For manuscripts on which the talk will be based click here and here
- 14.45 - 15.00 Comments by Astri D. Hole (Bergen University College)
- 15.00 - 15.15 General Discussion
- 15.15 - 16.00 "Indirect reciprocity, reputation and competition", Jean-Robert Tyran (University of Copenhagen)
- 16.00 - 16.15 Comments: Marco Faravelli (University of St. Andrews)
- 16.15 - 16.30 General Discussion
- COFFEE BREAK
- 16.45 - 17.30 "Fairness and Poverty: An International Experimental Study", Alexander Cappelen (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration)
- 17.30 - 17.45 Comments by Karen Evelyn Hauge (University of Oslo)
- 17.45 - 18.00 General Discussion
- 19.00 CONFERENCE DINNER
Saturday, October 6th (Undervisningsrom 1, Georg Sverdrups hus
(UB))
Session IV: 09.00 – 13.00
Chair: N.N.
- 09.00 – 9.30 "The Ethos of Science, Normative
Argumentation
and Deliberative Democracy," Ragnvald Kalleberg (University of Oslo) - 09.30 – 09.45 General Discussion
- 09.45 – 10.15 "Justice and Care - Carol Gilligan’s distinction between different standards of moral judgment," Tove Pettersen (University of Oslo) (Abstract (.pdf))
- 10.15 – 10.30 General Discussion
- COFFEE BREAK
- 10.45 – 11.15 "Moral demands, practical rationality, and self-interest", Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen (University of Copenhagen)
- 11.15 - 11.30 General Discussion
- 11.30 – 12.00 "Social and moral norms and ideological influences", Hilde Nafstad (University of Oslo)
- 12.00 - 13.00 General Discussion
- 13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH
