中国人民大学哲学院"青年哲学论坛"
(第18次报告2010年4月14日)
报告题目:On the Intrinsic Value of Everything
论事物的内在价值
报告人:Scott A. Davison 教授
美国Morehead州立大学哲学教授,中央民族大学访问学者 Professor of Philosophy, Coordinator, Philosophy and Religious Studies Program, Morehead State University
时间:4月14日(周三)下午2:30-4:30
地点:中国人民大学人文楼6层哲学院会议室
报告提纲Abstract: The intrinsic value of a thing is independent of its economic value and instrumental value, and independent of whether or not it is valued for its own sake.I argue that intrinsic value comes in degrees and that the degree of a thing's intrinsic value can change over time.By reference to thought experiments involving a duplication machine and an annihilation machine, I conclude that everything that exists is intrinsically valuable to some degree, no matter how small.This has important implications for a number of ethical questions.
附论坛宗旨:
哲学生于对话,死于独白。在专业分工日趋细微的今天,对话之于哲学的重要性越发凸显,无论中西抑或古今。人大青年哲学论坛的设立旨在搭建一个对话的平台,让拥有不同学术背景和学术兴趣的哲学思考者就当前的哲学前沿问题进行充分沟通,砥砺学术并且激发思想,以期增进哲学思考的深度与广度,营建浓郁的学术氛围,促进哲学事业的共同发展。
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