21-22 Mar 2014
Umea, Sweden
Workshop: Respecting Context-dependent Preferences Ume, Sweden, March 21-22, 2014 Topic: Behavioral science strongly indicates that which alternative we prefer depends on circumstances other than the properties of the alternatives themselves. For example, we are influenced by how alternatives are described, even when different descriptions contain the same information. This context-dependence of preferences raises several questions: What does it mean to respect context-dependent preferences? Do we have less reason to respect preferences because they are context-dependent? What if anything does respect for preferences imply concerning the design of the contexts that partly determine preferences? For example, should contexts be designed to yield welfare-promoting preferences, as proponents of so called "libertarian paternalism" argue? How should theories based on respect for preferences, including theories of preference aggregation, incorporate the context-dependence of preferences? These issues will be discussed by the following speakers: Richard Arneson (UC San Diego) Luc Bovens (London School of Economics) Sarah Conly (Bowdoin/Chicago) Jason Hanna (Northern Illinois) Sven Ove Hansson (KTH, Stockholm) Kalle Grill (Ume) Danny Scoccia (New Mexico State) Robert Sugden (East Anglia) Torbjrn Tnnsj (Stockholm) Starts 10.00 Friday 21st (coffee 9.30). Ends 18.00 Saturday 22d. (There are flights from Stockholm Friday morning, returns Sunday morning.) Registration required. No fee, free coffee. Dinner Friday, possibly subsidised - to be confirmed. Further details to follow in a second announcement. Very Welcome! /Kalle __________________________________ Kalle Grill Associate Professor of Practical Philosophy Ume University http://www.idesam.umu.se/english/about/staff/philosophy/kalle-grill