23-24 October 2007
Professor Kenneth Arrow, Stanford University, Nobel Laureate of Economics in 1972 will deliver the 1st Witten Lectures in Economics and Philosophy "Social Values and Government Policy", October 23, 2007 at 6pm (Audimax) and "Social and Economic Values and Obligations", October 24, 2007 at 6 pm (Halle) Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen-Str. 50, 58448 Witten, Germany Witten/Herdecke University launches in 2007 the "Witten Lectures in Economics and Philosophy" which will be delivered annually at the University. Appointment as a Witten Lecturer is a recognition for uncommon achievement and outstanding quality in the field of economics and philosophy widely interpreted to include work that has fundamentally changed the way we think of the economic, political or social order. The delivery of the Witten Lectures in Economics and Philosophy is accompanied by an award of 15,000 EURO. An international committee consisting of 8 members decides the recipient of the award: Prof. C. Mantzavinos, Witten/Herdecke University, Chairman (ex officio) Prof. Bertil Tungodden, University of Bergen, editor of Economics and Philosophy (ex officio) Prof. Hans Albert, University of Mannheim Prof. Luc Bovens, London School of Economics and Political Science Prof. Geoffrey Brennan, Australian National University and Duke University Prof. John Broome, University of Oxford Prof. Uskali Mäki, Academy of Finland Prof. Philip Pettit, Princeton University