The Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University will host the Public Philosophy Network’s 6th Conference, “Engagement, Policy, and Practice” to be held online October 21-23, 2021.
The conference will feature three exciting plenary sessions, which explore the themes of climate and the environment, science and technology for the public good, and bioethics and public philosophy. Each plenary is free and open to the public.
Plenary 1: Climate Change and Our Common Future
When: Thursday, October 21, 2021, 1:15 pm-3:00 pm EST
Where: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/99795825310?pwd=Z1RxSWhCZ2xUSUZNYmxyZ3VkcVFhdz09
Plenary Panel Description
This plenary panel, Climate Change and Our Common Future, will explore the normative dimensions of international climate and energy policy. The panel will discuss how the U.S. can build a new set of partnerships that ensure a global pathway to clean energy development and deployment that creates good-paying jobs at home and more resilient communities; how climate action is job creation; and how the U.S can lead in winning the technologies of the future and forge targeted partnerships with countries that share our principles on respect for workers, market values, environmental protection, and scientific integrity.
Panelists
Andrew Light | Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
David Morrow | American University and George Mason University
Additional Speakers TBA
Plenary 2: Science and Technology for the Public Interest
When: Friday October 22, 2021 1:15 pm-3:00 pm EST.
Where: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/99731272516?pwd=MVZrUU5kOGx5S2hQNXhtRGRnOHFCZz09
Plenary Panel Description
We are currently witnessing a period of rapid scientific and technological innovation. Breakthroughs ranging from the life sciences to computing present the opportunity to enhance the well-being of humanity. This panel, Science and Technology for the Public Interest, will explore how such innovations can be harnessed for the public good.
Panelists
David Rodin | Principia Advisory and University of Oxford
Tony Pfaff | U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute
Rachel Gillum | Salesforce, Office of Ethical and Humane Use and Stanford University
Plenary 3: Bioethics and Forms of Public Philosophy
When: Saturday October 23, 2021 4:00 pm-5:30 pm EST.
Where: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/94544361386?pwd=YXBTSlZqWS91SDZ4RkZQbU51TDNsZz09
Plenary Panel Description
Bioethics has always had an important role to play in informing public policy. COVID-19 has rendered stark this importance in ways that are direct and personal for members of the global community. This panel, Bioethics and Forms of Public Philosophy, will explore the relationship between bioethics, public philosophy, and public policy.
Panelists
Jonathan Moreno | University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Nita Farahany | Duke University, School of Law
Anita L. Allen | University of Pennsylvania, School of Law and Department of Philosophy
October 19, 2021