3rd Biennial Conference, International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying

Date: 08/08/2018 to 08/10/2018

Location:
Uppsala University (Sweden)

Speaker: Keynote Speakers: Eric Olson (University of Sheffield) *** Sophie-Grace Chappell (Open University (UK))

Further information: https://www.philosophyofdeath.org/call-for-abstracts/

Description: We invite all interested scholars to contribute to the program of the third biennial conference of the International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying. The conference will be held 8-10 August 2018 on the campus of Uppsala University, Sweden.

Submission deadline: 12 January 2018

We invite submissions that address any philosophical questions related to death and dying. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

* The Metaphysics of Death (e.g. the criterion of death; the nature of death’s harm; the subject and timing of the supposed harm of death; the asymmetry problem) * Axiological Issues (e.g. death as a harm or a benefit) * Emotions and Attitudes (the rationality of fear of death; the value of dwelling on mortality) * Immortality (e.g. questions of the desirability and the possibility of immortality) * Suicide (e.g. issues of autonomy, rationality, and morality) * Dying (e.g. aging; dying well; facing death; the question of the need for completeness and closure) * The Death of Others (e.g. the phenomenology and ontology of grief; the importance to us of future people) * The Ethics of Killing (e.g. war, euthanasia, abortion, animals) * Philosophical Implications of Death-Related Technologies (e.g. radical life extension; cryogenics)

Abstracts should be no more than 500 words. Papers should be suitable for a 25-30 minute presentation. Submissions must be prepared for blind review and submitted via online form.

Registration information for the 2018 IAPDD conference will be available in March 2018.

Contact:
https://www.philosophyofdeath.org/

Organizer: International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying

Keywords: brain death; disease; end of life; prolonging life; medical ethics; euthanasia