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The 6th Annual Stanford Ancient Philosophy Conference: 
Contemporary and Ancient Philosophy of Law

 

All times in Pacific Coast Time.
 

Co-Organizers: Christopher Bobonich, Antony Hatzistavrou, and David Plunkett.

 

Papers/Handouts.
 

Friday, February 7, 2025

 

8:30am-10am: Breakfast in Building 90 Lounge

Session I (Room 200-305). 10am-12:00pm: David Plunkett (Dartmouth College) and Tristram McPherson (The Ohio State University). Commentator: Roy Lee (Creighton University).

 

12:00pm-1:20pm: Lunch in Building 90 Lounge

 

Session II (Room 200-305). 1:30pm-3:30pm: Antony Hatzistavrou (University of Hull), Plato's concept of axiōma: Rule of Law and Political Obligation in the Laws.' Commentator: Thomas Slabon (University of South Florida).

 

3:30pm-4:00pm: Afternoon Refreshments.

 

Session III (Room 200-305). 4:00pm-6:00pm: Sabine Tsuruda (University of Toronto), 'Free Speech Theory for Contracts.' Commentator: Lis Benossi (Stanford University).

 

6:30pm: Dinner (in Palo Alto).

 

Saturday, February 8, 2025

 

8:30am-9:30am: Breakfast in Building 90 Lounge

 

Session IV (Room 110-112).  9:30am-11:30am: Terence Irwin (Oxford University), ‘Necessity as a justification and as an excuse.' Commentator: Landon Hobbs (Stanford).

 

11:30am-1:20pm: Lunch in Building 90 Lounge.


Session V (Room 110-112). 1:30-3:30pm: Daniel Wodak (University of Pennsylvania), 'Can The One-System Picture Be Systematic?' Commentator: Julian Davis (Stanford University).

3:30pm-4:00pm: Afternoon Refreshments.

 

Session VI (Room 110-112).  4:00pm-6:00pm: Rupert Sparling (Stanford University) 'Patricide and a Platonic Option to do what is overall worse.' 

 

7:00pm-9:00pm: Conference dinner (in Palo Alto).

 

Sunday, February 9, 2025

 

8:30am-10am: Breakfast in Building 90 Lounge.

 

Session VII (Room 110-112).  10:00am-12:00pm: Gabriel Mendlow (University of Michigan), 'The Structure and Foundation of the Provocation Defense.' Commentator: Andrew Biondo (Stanford University).

 

12:00pm-1:20pm: Lunch in Building 90 Lounge.

 

Session VIII (Room 110-112). 1:30pm-3:30pm: Christopher Bobonich (Stanford University).

 

 

 

We would like to thank the Towards Citizenship Fund, the Stanford Philosophy department, the McCoy Family Ethics Center, and the Sam Purtill fund for their generous support of this conference.

What

The 6th Annual Stanford Conference on Ancient and Contemporary 

Metaethics

When

February 7th-9th 2025

Where

Stanford Philosophy Department

450 Jane Stanford Way
Main Quad, Building 90
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-723-2547

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