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Center for Applied Ethics and Philosophy
Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences
Hokkaido University
North10, West7, Kita-ku
Sapporo:060-0810
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International Conference on Applied Ethics

10th International Conference on Applied Ethics
'The Past, Present and Future of Applied Ethics'
(October 28-30, 2016)
Hosted by the Center for Applied Ethics and Philosophy (CAEP)
Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan)

    We are delighted to announce the 10th International Conference on Applied Ethics on October 28-30 (Fri-Sun), 2016, at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.
  • Confirmed speakers include:
  • ・Ruth Chadwick (Manchester)
      ‘Interdisciplinarity in applied ethics: how far have we come?’
    ・Michael Davis (Illinois Institute of Technology)
      ‘How Applied Should Applied Ethics Be?’
    ・Peter G. Stone (Newcastle)
      ‘Ethical issues relating to the protection of cultural property and
      cultural heritage during armed conflict’
    ・Robert Sparrow (Monash)
      ‘Robots, rape, and representation'
  • Those participants who wish to present papers are requested to submit a 150-300 word abstract in a MS-Word file (.doc) to CAEP (caep[at]let.hokudai.ac.jp) by May 31 (Tue), 2016.
  • Lodging and Travel Information [MS-Word] [pdf]
    All queries should be sent to: caep[at]let.hokudai.ac.jp

9th International Conference on Applied Ethics:
'Security, Sustainability and Human Flourishing'
October 31 - November 2 (Fri-Sun), 2014

  • Program [PDF]
  • We are delighted to announce the 9th International Conference on Applied Ethics on October 31 - November 2, 2014, at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.
    We invite papers written towards the conference theme of security, sustainability and human flourishing and will give these preferences, but we also welcome papers in applied ethics, broadly construed, that address philosophical, political, economic, social, and cultural issues in applied ethics beyond the conference theme.
    This includes, but is not limited to: meta/normative ethics, bio/medical ethics, engineering ethics, ethics of science and technology, information ethics, environmental ethics, business ethics, feminist/gender/sexuality ethics, philosophy of sex, political philosophy, moral psychology, and international/global ethics.
  • Confirmed speakers include:
  • Nancy Sherman (Georgetown)
  • Dale Jamieson (NYU)
  • Jeroen van den Hoven (Delft)
  • Registration Form [PDF] [DOC]
  • Lodging and Travel Information [PDF] [DOC]
  • Post-Conference Seminar
    Time/Date: 16:30-19:45 / Sunday 2nd of November
    Venue: Room 409, Building W
  • Lecture 1: 16:30-18:00
    ‘Sustainability and Beyond’
    Dale Jamieson (New York University)
  • Lecture 2: 18:15-19:45
    ‘Privacy and Big Data’
    Jeroen van den Hoven (Delft University of Technology)
  • All queries should be sent to: caep[at]let.hokudai.ac.jp

8th International Conference on Applied Ethics:
'Applied Ethics in an Era of Emerging Technologies'
November 1-3 (Fri-Sun), 2013

  • We are delighted to announce the 8th International Conference on Applied Ethics on November 1-3, 2013, at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.
  • We invite papers written towards the conference theme of emerging technologies and will give these preference, but we also welcome papers in applied ethics, broadly construed, that address political, economic, social, and cultural issues in applied ethics beyond the conference theme. This includes, but is not limited to: meta/normative ethics, bio/medical ethics, engineering ethics, ethics of science and technology, information ethics, environmental ethics, business ethics, feminist/gender/sexuality ethics, and international/global ethics.
  • Confirmed speakers include:
  • John Kleinig (City University of New York)
  • Michael S. PRITCHARD (Western Michigan University)
  • Peter-Paul Verbeek (University of Twente)
  • Timothy F. Murphy (University of Illinois)
  • Conference Chair: Shunzo Majima
  • Program Committee: Nobuo Kurata, Tomoyuki Yamada, Tomohiko Kondo

7th International Conference on Applied Ethics
'Risk, Justice and Liberty' (October 26-28, 2012)

  • "We are delighted to announce the Seventh International Conference on Applied Ethics on 26-28 October 2012 at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
  • We invite the submission of papers related to (but not limited to) the following topics:
    meta/normative ethics, bio/medical ethics, engineering ethics, ethics of science and technology, information ethics, environmental ethics, business ethics, feminist ethics, international/global ethics.
  • Since the main theme of this year's conference is 'Risk, Justice and Liberty', we particularly encourage contributions addressing the theme; however, we also welcome submissions on topics that address social, cultural, political, economic areas of applied ethics beyond the conference theme.
  • Registration Form [PDF] [DOC]
  • Lodging and Travel Information
  • Confirmed speakers include:
  • Simon Blackburn (Cambridge)
  • Kristin Shrader-Frechette (Notre Dame)
  • Ruth Chadwick (Cardiff)
  • Seumas Miller (Charles Sturt and Delft)
  • Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke)
  • Conference Chair: Shunzo Majima
  • Program Chair: Takashi Masubuchi

6th International Conference on Applied Ethics:
'Theories, Methods and Cases' (Oct 28-30, 2011)

  • We are delighted to announce the Sixth International Conference on Applied Ethics on 28-30 October 2011 at Hokkaido University.
  • We invite the submission of papers on the following topics (these are not exclusive): Meta/Normative Ethics, Bio/Medical Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Ethics of Science and Technology, Information Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Business Ethics, International/Global Ethics, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
  • Confirmed speakers include:
  • Michael Slote (University of Miami)
  • Michael Davis (Illinois Institute of Technology)
  • Doris Schroeder (University of Central Lancashire)
  • Michael Gross (University of Haifa)
  • Conference Chair: Shunzo Majima
  • Program Chair: Takashi Masubuchi
  • All queries should be sent to: caep[at]let.hokudai.ac.jp

5th International Conference on Applied Ethics:
'Old Wine in New Bottles?' (Nov 5-7, 2010)

  • We are delighted to announce the Fifth International Conference on Applied Ethics on 5-7 November 2010 at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
  • We invite the submission of papers on the following topics (not exclusive):
    Meta-Normative Ethics, Bio/Medical Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Ethics of Science and Technology, Information Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Business Ethics, and International/Global Ethics, Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • Confirmed speakers include:
  • Virginia Held (CUNY)
  • Norman Daniels (Harvard)
  • Larry May
    (Washington University in St.Louis)
  • Soren Holm (Manchester)
  • Bernard Baertschi (Geneva)
  • Miho Ogino (Doshisha)
  • Rickie Solinger

Provisional programme will be available shortly.

  • Conference Chair:
    Takahiko Nitta (Director, CAEP)
  • Program Chair:
    Shunzo Majima (Deputy Director, CAEP)

4th International Conference on Applied Ethics:
'Appleid Ethics and Its Frontiers' (Nov 13-15, 2009)

  • We are delighted to announce the Fourth International Conference on Applied Ethics on 13-15 November 2009 at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
  • Below are topics tobe covered:
    Meta-Normative Ethics, Bio/Medical Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Ethics of Science and Technology, Information Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Business Ethics, and International/Global Ethics, Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • Confirmed keynote speakers include:
  • Ruth Chadwick (Cardiff)
  • Kristin Shrader-Frechette (Notre Dame)
  • Asa Kasher (Tel Aviv)
  • Michael Davis (Illinois Institute of Technology)
  • Seumas Miller (ANU)
  • Randall Curren (Rochester)
  • Howard Adelman (Griffith)
  • Peter Schaber (Zurich)
  • Mari Yoshihara (Hawaii)

Provisional programme will be available shortly.

3rd International Conference on Applied Ethics:
'Life, Environment and Society' (Nov 21-23, 2008)

  • We are delighted to announce the Third International Applied Ethics Conference on 21-23 November 2008 at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
  • We invite the submission of papers on the following topics (not exclusive):
    Meta-Normative Ethics, Bio/Medical Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Ethics of Science and Technology, Information Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Business Ethics, and International/Global Ethics
  • Confirmed keynote speakers include:
  • Ruth Chadwick (Cardiff University, UK) Lee Shui Chuen (National Central University, Taiwan) Andrew Light (University of Washington, USA) Michael Seigel (Nanzan University, Japan)
  • Those participants who wish to present a paper are asked to submit a 300-500 word abstract by 17th of September, and a full paper by 31st of October to CAEP (caep[at]let.hokudai.ac.jp). All accepted papers are considered for publication in the printed and electronic formats.
  • For further details, please feel free to contact Shunzo Majima (majima@let.hokudai.ac.jp).
  • Conference Chair: Takahiko Nitta (Director, CAEP)
  • Program Chair: Shunzo Majima (Deputy Director, CAEP)

… The International Applied Ethics Conference series started as part of the Graduate Program in Applied Ethics (GPAE) sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology (MEXT) for the purpose of the promotion of research and education in applied ethics. The first conference was held in February 2007, and the second in November 2007. At the last November's conference, we hosted more than 80 participants from 14 countries. Keynote speakers in the previous two conferences have included Holger Burckhart, Peter Schaber, Michael Davis, Seumas Miller, Peter Danielson, and Wu Guoshen.

2nd International Conference on Applied Ethics:
'Perspectives from Asia and Beyond' (Nov 22-25, 2007)
Applied Ethics: The Second International Conference in Sapporo

  • Date:Nov 22-25, 2007
  • Venue:Enyu Gakusha Community Hall(Nov 22, 2007)、Hokkaido University Conference Hall(Nov 23-25, 2007)
  • Symposium A (24th): Ethics Center Symposium
    Panelists: Peter Schaber (Director, Zurich Uni. Center for Ethics), Lee Shui Chuen (Director, Graduate Inst. of Philosophy, National Central Uni., Taiwan), Andrew Light (Uni. of Washington), Wu Guosheng (Director, Center for Science Communication, Peking Uni.), Seumas Miller (Director, Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australia), Anton A. Van Niekerk (Director, Center for Applied Ethics, Stellenbosch Uni., South Africa), Peter Danielson (Director, Center for Applied Ethics, British Columbia, Canada), and Takahiko Nitta (Director, CAEP, Hokkaido Uni.)
  • Symposium B (25th): Science Communication and Ethics Panelists: Shigeo Sugiyama (Director, CoSTEP, Hokkaido Uni.), Masaki Nakamura (Osaka Uni.) and WU Guosheng (Director, Center for Science Communication, Peking Uni.)
  • Plenary Lectures: I (22nd) Peter Schaber, "Do Animals have Dignity?" II (23rd) Andrew Light, "How will Environmental Ethics Respond to Climate Change?" III (23rd) Lee Shui Chuen, "What Kinds of Trust do we need for Biobanking and Beyond?"
    IV (24th) Seumas Miller, "Research in Applied Ethics: Problems and Perspectives" V (25th) Peter Danielson, "A Platform for Experiments in the Ethics of Science and Technology"
  • Sessions: 1-a (22nd): Business Ethics and Economics, Collective Responsibility/ 1-b (22nd): Bioethics and Human Right/ 2-a (23rd): Deontic Logic/ 2-b (23rd): Ethics and Culture/ Religion/ 3-a (23rd): Science & Technology Communication and Ethics/ 3-b (23rd): Genetic Information, Eugenics and Enhancement/ 4-a (24th): Ethics of Technology and Observation Ethics/ 4-b (24th): Journalism, Education and War/ 5-a (24th): Neuroethics/ 5-b (24th): Genetic Information
  • Registration is required. To register, please send an email to: gpae[at]let.hokudai.ac.jp.
  • Conference Chair: Takahiko Nitta, Program Chair: Kohji Ishihara, Coordinator: Shunzo Majima, Program Committee: Koji Nakatogawa, Teruo Utsunomiya, Nobuo Kurata, Takehide Kashiwaba, Secretary: Ken Saito
  • Contact: Center for Applied Ethics and Philosophy (CAEP) North 10, West 7 060-0810: Sapporo, Japan. Email: gpae@let.hokudai.ac.jp. Phone: +81-11-706-4088 Program chair: Kohji ishihara (ishihara@let.hokudai.ac.jp) Coordinator: Shunzo Majima (majima@let.hokudai.ac.jp)

1st International Conference on Applied Ethics:
'Research and Education in the Global and Cultural Contexts'
(Feb. 9-14, 2007)

  • Date: Feb. 9-14, 2007
  • Poster
  • Speakers
  • Peter Schaber (University of Zurich)
  • Holger Burckhart (University of Cologne)
  • Andrew Light (University of Washington)
  • Michael Davis (Illinois Institute of Technology)
  • Shui Chuen Lee (National Central University)
  • Symposium(I) (Feb. 9, 2007)
  • Peter Schaber
  • Shui Chuen Lee
  • Symposium(II) (Feb. 14, 2007)
  • Michael Davis
  • Andrew Light
  • Holger Burckhart