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Call for Papers Theme: Ethics and Development Type: 4th Forum for Interdisciplinary Dialogue (FID) Institution: Jefferson Scholars Foundation, University of Virginia Location: Charlottesville, VA (USA) Date: 10.–11.4.2015 Deadline: 30.11.2014 __________________________________________________ The Jefferson Scholars Foundation and the Jefferson Society of Fellows at the University of Virginia present the fourth biannual Forum for Interdisciplinary Dialogue (FID) to be held on 10-11 April 2015 at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Hall. The FID is an interdisciplinary conference for students, faculty, and community members from around the world. The theme for 2015 is 'Ethics and Development.' A core component of the mission of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation is the promotion of interdisciplinary dialogue across the University of Virginia. In particular, the members of the Jefferson Society of Fellows are encouraged as part of their graduate school process to develop interdisciplinary faculty connections and to host speakers as a means of professional development and promoting their presence across Grounds. The Jefferson Interdisciplinary Forum is proposed as a fusion of these goals, in which scholars from across the Academy will come together to discuss core issues that cut across fields in academia. Additionally, this will provide an opportunity to advance the scholarly work of the Jefferson Fellows through collaborative publication based upon the proceedings of the Forum. Keynote The keynote address will be given by Professor Scott Gilbert, the Howard A. Schneiderman Professor of Biology at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA. Topic What is development? A variety of notions fall under this umbrella term: development as human flourishing, development as embryogenesis, development as technological progress, as optimization of resource allocations, and development in education and political organization and implementation, driven by replacement of the reign of force with the rule of law. These notions connect at a fundamental level; the reason they can all be classified as development is because we find them valuable for us as individuals, society, and species. But what are the structural relations between them? How do we determine the value of development in practice, what ethical considerations inform and constrain our decisions? The fourth Forum for Interdisciplinary Dialogue aims to address these questions in a focused and open-minded way. Ethical codes of conduct already directly regulate the activity of scientists and engineers in fields ranging from particle physics to neuroscience to agricultural production, and they indirectly govern human activity in virtually all other fields, including the humanities and social sciences. What are the unifying ethical themes across these disciplines, and how will they evolve in light of continuing development and discovery? Is there more than one set of standards used when assessing which projects might benefit society and individuals? If so, is such pluralism a sign of intellectual chaos, or of reflective equilibrium? Submissions FID 2015 invites abstract submissions addressing the topics of ethics and development, including but not limited to topics in the following subcategories: - What is the connection between ethics and development? Do ethics determine and guide development, or is development the impulse that forms ethical theories? - Education: depth and/or breadth - Income distribution, structural, technological, directional development - Agriculture and Consumption: polyphasic farming: questions of scale/lessons for industry - Environmental conservation and development of natural resources - Technology and Ethics OR Bioethics and the ethics of technology - Human centered design - Apocalypticism/Dystopianism in Literature and Film - Big Data: use and abuse - Religion's role in informing, implementing, and interpreting ethics: both generative and constraining The abstracts should not be longer than 1000 words. Only one abstract per author is advised. To submit an submit an abstract and register for the conference as a present, please submit the presenter registration form: http://www.jsfconference.org/presenter_register.php If you wish to attend the conference but not present, please submit the non-presenter registration form: http://www.jsfconference.org/nonpresenter_register.php Timeline 30 November 2014: Deadline for presenter registration and abstract submission 31 January 2015: Accepted abstract decisions are sent to potential presenters 28 February 2015: Final schedule and program is published on the website 5 April 2015: Deadline for non-presenter registration 10-11 April 2015: 2015 Forum for Interdisciplinary Dialogue (FID) Contact: FID Organizing Committee Jefferson Scholars Foundation University of Virginia P.O. Box 400891 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4891 USA Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.jsfconference.org __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
