When we consider our own actions as self-determined and autonomous agents, we see ourselves as responsible for our actions. By contrast, what we see as historical wrongs were often committed within principles of conduct seen as acceptable at the time. How do we reconcile these two perspectives? This Techne Conflux guides postgraduate research students through the questions: What are the grounds of responsibility and blame for historical wrongs? How does practical reasoning engage with imagination, moral worth and moral knowledge? Do we need a wider conception of self (different from ‘autonomous agent’) to make sense of blame and responsibility for historical wrongs? In what ways can the humanities and arts make intelligible different conceptions of the self?

Speakers:

Prof. Daniel Butt (University of Oxford) - "Settling Claims for Reparation"

Prof. Catherine Lu (McGill University, Canada) - "How Does a Global History of Structural Injustice Affect Individual Responsibility?"

PGR Leaders:

Daniel Peixoto-Murata and Armando Romero

Academic leaders:

Dr. Steve Bero, Dr. Ambrose Lee and Prof. Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco

Date: Wednesday 26th January, 2022.

Time: 2:00 to 6:00 pm

Venue: https://surrey-ac.zoom.us/j/93957124520

Link to programme and papers (pre-read format):

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Conflux Techne - Inaugural Workshop and Seminar - Blame, History and Truth