New Perspectives on Hutcheson’s Moral Philosophy

June 3rd and 4th, 2021 (online)

Hosted by the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Enlightenment Studies (IZEA) at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Sponsored by:

Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, The German Research Foundation, The University of Würzburg, and IZEA

Speakers:

Ruth Boeker (UCD) • Elizabeth Radcliffe (William and Mary) • Dale Dorsey (Kansas) • Stephen Darwall (Yale) • Christian Maurer (Lausanne) • Michael Walschots (Würzburg)

Schedule:

(all times are CEST / GMT +2)

June 3rd

4pm – Introduction

4:05 – Ruth Boeker – Moral Sense or Instinct? Hutcheson and his Critics on the Moral Sense

4:55 – Short Break

5:05 – Stephen Darwall – Hutcheson in the History of Rights

5:55 – Short Break

6:05 – Elizabeth Radcliffe – The Nature of Motivating Reasons: Hutcheson in Contemporary Debate

7 – Informal Discussion

June 4th

4pm – Christian Maurer – “Scruples in their Consciences” – Remarks on a Correction in Hutcheson’s Manuscript of the System

4:50 – Short Break

5 – Dale Dorsey – Two Puzzles in Hutcheson’s Axiology

5:50 – Short Break

6 – Michael Walschots – Hutcheson’s Theory of Moral Obligation

7 – Informal Discussion