The Development of Character conference

The Development of Character: The Aristotelian Tradition and Contemporary Developmental Psychology

Organizers: Edward Harcourt and Terry Irwin, Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University and Keble College, Oxford, OX1 3PG

All sessions will be held in the Jean Robinson Room, ARCO Building

Places are very limited. If you are interested in attending, please contact Edward Harcourt

Saturday 12th February

9.00 am	Christof Rapp (Dept. of Philosophy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich) ‘On Some Ingredients of an Aristotelian Account of Character Development’
10.10-11.20 am	Dale Hay (School of Psychology, Cardiff University) 'The Early Development of Character'
11.20-11.50 am	Coffee (Stafford Crane Room, ARCO)
11.50 am -1.00 pm	Richard Kraut (Dept. of Philosophy, Northwestern) ‘Aesthetic Elements of Ethical Life’
1.00 pm	Lunch (De Breyne Room)
2.30 - 3.40 pm	Mary Target (Psychoanalysis Unit, Dept. of Psychology, UCL, and Anna Freud Centre, London) ‘An Archaeology of Character’
3.40 - 4.00pm	Tea (Stafford Crane Room)
4.00 pm - 5.10 pm	Rachana Kamtekar (Dept. of Philosophy, Arizona) ‘Habituation and Imitation’
5.10 pm - 6.20 pm	John Skorupski (Dept. of Philosophy, St. Andrews) 'Educating our Sensitivity to Reasons'

Sunday 13th February

9.00 am	Jan Bransen (Dept. of Philosophy, Radboud University, Nijmegen) ‘Being One’s Own Truthmaker’
10.10 am	Tamar Schapiro (Dept. of Philosophy, Stanford) ‘Inclination and Kant’s Incorporation Thesis’
11.20-11.50 am	Coffee (Stafford Crane Room, ARCO)
11.50 am -1.00 pm	Jen Lexmond and Matt Grist (Demos, London) 'Character and Public Policy: The Current State of Play'
1.00 - 2.30 pm	Lunch (Stafford Crane Room)
2.30 - 4.00 pm	Planning session (invited participants)
4.00 - 4.30pm	Tea (Stafford Crane Room)
4.30 pm - 5.40 pm	Marinus van IJzendoorn and Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg (Centre for Child and Family Studies, Leiden University + Erasmus Center for Moral Socialization Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam) ‘In Defence of Situational Morality: Genetic, Dispositional and Situational Determinants of Children’s Prosocial Behaviour’
5.40 pm - 6.50 pm	Anna Marmodoro (Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford) ‘Moral Character versus Context: Aristotle's Defence against the Situationist Challenge’

Thanks for financial support to the Oxford University John Fell Fund and Keble College Research Committee