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Beyond Rationality II – Oxford, MS

July 7, 2010toJuly 9, 2010

The University of Mississippi’s Center for Intelligence and Security Studies (CISS) and the London School of EconomicsCentre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CNSS) are pleased to host the second Beyond Rationality Workshop July 7-9, 2010.

The Beyond Rationality Workshop series is a project of the CNSS at the London School of Economics in collaboration with the CISS at the University of Mississippi. The first workshop was held in London on November 21, 2009.

The recent banking crisis and the rise of religious fundamentalism as a political cause have prompted people to reflect on the seeming irrationality of thinking relevant to these events. These examples join a host of other occasions when the thoughts and actions of people seem to be irrational.  Drawing on the notion that “one person’s irrationality is another’s rationality,” this event explores the boundaries of ‘rationality’ from different points of view as illuminated by philosophical or psychological studies such as akrasia, weakness of will, and formal fallacies.

Beyond Rationality II aims to continue the exploration of the meaning of ideas related to rationality in discussions of contemporary  problems such as economic decisions, the recruitment of jihadists, terrorism,  the banking crisis, risk assessment, conflict resolution, and the climate change debate.
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Posted by on June 29th, 2010 | CONFERENCES, EVENTS | no comments

Beyond Rationality II – Oxford, MS

The University of Mississippi’s Center for Intelligence and Security Studies (CISS) and the London School of EconomicsCentre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CNSS) are pleased to host the second Beyond Rationality Workshop July 7-9, 2010.

The Beyond Rationality Workshop series is a project of the CNSS at the London School of Economics in collaboration with the CISS at the University of Mississippi. The first workshop was held in London on November 21, 2009.

The recent banking crisis and the rise of religious fundamentalism as a political cause have prompted people to reflect on the seeming irrationality of thinking relevant to these events. These examples join a host of other occasions when the thoughts and actions of people seem to be irrational.  Drawing on the notion that “one person’s irrationality is another’s rationality,” this event explores the boundaries of ‘rationality’ from different points of view as illuminated by philosophical or psychological studies such as akrasia, weakness of will, and formal fallacies.

Beyond Rationality II aims to continue the exploration of the meaning of ideas related to rationality in discussions of contemporary  problems such as economic decisions, the recruitment of jihadists, terrorism,  the banking crisis, risk assessment, conflict resolution, and the climate change debate.
mw

Posted by on June 29th, 2010 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, CONFERENCES, Environmental Law, Law and Economics, Law and Psychology, Law and Society, National Security Law | no comments

Call for Posters Deadline – AALS Annual Meeting – San Francisco

September 3, 2010

Faculty members of AALS member and fee-paid law schools are invited to submit a proposal of a poster presentation for the 2011 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California (January 5-8, 2011). Details here

Please send your proposal by e-mail to sections [at] aals.org by September 3, 2010. The proposal should state your name, the name of your law school, the Section for which you are submitting, a title of the poster, a description of what you will be presenting and an actual electronic copy of the poster itself. Your proposal will be sent to the Section Chair and Chair-elect and they will review and select the posters that will be presented as the Section’s posters at the 2011 AALS Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity to share your work with the larger academic community.   If your Section is not sponsoring posters, you may still submit a poster proposal; the AALS Committee on Sections and Annual Meeting will review it.  AALS will notify all posters proposers by October 15, 2010 of the section’s decision.

The following AALS Sections are seeking proposals from individuals for poster presentations for the 2011 AALS Annual Meeting: 

  • Academic Support
  • Animal Law
  • Balance in Legal Education
  • Children and the Law
  • Clinical Legal Education
  • Family & Juvenile Law
  • International Human Rights
  • International Law
  • Law, Medicine and Health Care
  • Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research
  • Minority Groups
  • Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities
  • State and Local Government Law
  • Teaching Methods
  • Trusts & Estates

mw

Posted by on June 29th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Call for Posters – AALS Annual Meeting – San Francisco

January 5, 2011toJanuary 8, 2011

Faculty members of AALS member and fee-paid law schools are invited to submit a proposal of a poster presentation for the 2011 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California (January 5-8, 2011). Details here

Please send your proposal by e-mail to sections [at] aals.org by September 3, 2010. The proposal should state your name, the name of your law school, the Section for which you are submitting, a title of the poster, a description of what you will be presenting and an actual electronic copy of the poster itself. Your proposal will be sent to the Section Chair and Chair-elect and they will review and select the posters that will be presented as the Section’s posters at the 2011 AALS Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity to share your work with the larger academic community.   If your Section is not sponsoring posters, you may still submit a poster proposal; the AALS Committee on Sections and Annual Meeting will review it.  AALS will notify all posters proposers by October 15, 2010 of the section’s decision.

The following AALS Sections are seeking proposals from individuals for poster presentations for the 2011 AALS Annual Meeting: 

  • Academic Support
  • Animal Law
  • Balance in Legal Education
  • Children and the Law
  • Clinical Legal Education
  • Family & Juvenile Law
  • International Human Rights
  • International Law
  • Law, Medicine and Health Care
  • Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research
  • Minority Groups
  • Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities
  • State and Local Government Law
  • Teaching Methods
  • Trusts & Estates

mw

Posted by on June 29th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Call for Posters – AALS Annual Meeting – San Francisco

Faculty members of AALS member and fee-paid law schools are invited to submit a proposal of a poster presentation for the 2011 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California (January 5-8, 2011). Details here

Please send your proposal by e-mail to sections [at] aals.org by September 3, 2010. The proposal should state your name, the name of your law school, the Section for which you are submitting, a title of the poster, a description of what you will be presenting and an actual electronic copy of the poster itself. Your proposal will be sent to the Section Chair and Chair-elect and they will review and select the posters that will be presented as the Section’s posters at the 2011 AALS Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity to share your work with the larger academic community.   If your Section is not sponsoring posters, you may still submit a poster proposal; the AALS Committee on Sections and Annual Meeting will review it.  AALS will notify all posters proposers by October 15, 2010 of the section’s decision.

The following AALS Sections are seeking proposals from individuals for poster presentations for the 2011 AALS Annual Meeting: 

  • Academic Support
  • Animal Law
  • Balance in Legal Education
  • Children and the Law
  • Clinical Legal Education
  • Family & Juvenile Law
  • International Human Rights
  • International Law
  • Law, Medicine and Health Care
  • Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research
  • Minority Groups
  • Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities
  • State and Local Government Law
  • Teaching Methods
  • Trusts & Estates

mw

Posted by on June 29th, 2010 | Animal Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Clinics, CONFERENCES, Estate Planning, Family Law, Health Law, Human Rights Law, International Law, Law and Race, Legal Education, Local Government Law, Public Interest Law | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Remedies – AALS Annual Meeting – San Francisco

August 23, 2010

The AALS Section on Remedies will hold a program entitled “Rebirth of the Irreparable Injury Rule,” Sat. Jan. 8, 2011 (during the AALS 2011 Annual Meeting in San Francisco). The section seeks 2-3 presenters for this program. Abstracts are due by Aug. 23, 2010. Jump to full post

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Call for Papers – Remedies at AALS Meeting – San Francisco

The AALS Section on Remedies will hold a program entitled “Rebirth of the Irreparable Injury Rule,” Sat. Jan. 8, 2011 (during the AALS 2011 Annual Meeting in San Francisco). The section seeks 2-3 presenters for this program. Abstracts are due by Aug. 23, 2010. Jump to full post

Posted by on June 29th, 2010 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Civil Procedure, CONFERENCES | no comments