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THE HISTORY
AND FUTURE OF THE WILL
A Conference
Friday/Saturday,
March 1-2, 2002.
The University of California, Riverside
Historically,
and in contemporary philosophy, the will
is a contested concept. Some philosophers
think talk of the will is misleading at best,
and regard it with great suspicion; others
think it is reducible to some other, allegedly
less problematic concept such as desire or
intention. However, many thinkers think of
the will as not only central to understanding
agency but as the basic expression of agency.
Is the notion of will one that applies distinctly
to human beings, or do we need it as well
to make sense of the other animals? If the
former, how is this distinct notion to be
understood? What is the relation between
the concept of the will and other action-related
concepts, such as intention, choice, desire,
practical reason?
This conference will explore some of these
questions, in view of some of the most important
historical discussions. It is often said that
the ancient Greeks (the philosophers and the
culture) had no concept of the will. Is this
true and if so what is its philosophical significance?
A kindred claim is that in Western Philosophy
the concept of the will appears only with the
Christian philosophers. If true, does that suggest
that the concept answers to some theological
needs, and if so can it survive the decline
of theological conceptions in modern philosophy?
SCHEDULE
Friday, March 1, 2002
10:15 a.m. -10:30 a.m.
Welcome
10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Sarah Broadie: 'Angles of Determinism'
Commentator: Charles Young
LUNCH BREAK
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Speaker: Calvin Normore: 'The Only Rational
Power'
Commentator: Rega Wood
4:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Speaker: Lilli Alanen: 'Free Choice and Self-Determination
in Descartes's Account of the Will'
Commentator: Bonnie Kent
Saturday, March 2, 2002
9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Speaker: Barbara Herman: 'The Will and its
Objects: The Place of Value in Kant's Theory of
Rational Action'
Commentator: Andrews Reath
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Speaker: Allen Wood: 'The Good Will'
Commentator: Pierre Keller
LUNCH BREAK
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Speaker: R. Jay Wallace: 'Normativity and The
Will'
Commentator: Michael Bratman
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Harry Frankfurt, Frederick Stoutland,
Gideon Yaffe
Unless otherwise posted, all sessions will be
held on the UCR campus in the Humanities and Social
Science Building, Room 1500
PARKING
Visitor Parking Permits are available for $6.00
per day at the information kiosks located on
campus. The closest place to park is Visitor
Lot "V2". For a parking and building
map, go to: http://www.parking.ucr.edu/about/location_map.htm.
R.S.V.P.
While there is no registration fee, we would
appreciate all attendees sending an R.S.V.P.
by Monday, February 25, 2002. This will enable
us to plan seating capacity and refreshments.
You may R.S.V.P. in one of three ways:
1. E-mail: E-mail
your R.S.V.P. to janetm@citrus.ucr.edu.
2. Phone Call:
Call your R.S.V.P. in to Janet Mauren at (909)
787-5209. Voice mail is available on that line
24 hours a day.
3. FAX: Fax your
R.S.V.P. to Janet Mauren at (909) 787-5298
When making your
R.S.V.P., please include your full name, and
phone number or e-mail address.
Those interested in housing during the conference
might contact one of the
following hotels.
The Mission Inn
(909) 784-0300
The Mission Inn is a lovely, historic hotel
in downtown Riverside. It is
rather pricey, but worth the expense.
Courtyard Marriott
(909) 276-1200
The Marriott is pleasant, reasonably priced,
and five blocks from campus. They offer special
prices for persons affiliated with the university
or
university functions.
Dynasty Suites
(909) 369-8200
Dynasty Suites are about 3 blocks from campus.
The Holiday Inn Select
(909) 784-8000
The Holiday Inn is near the Mission Inn in
downtown Riverside, about 3 miles
from campus.
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