Academic Workshop: Christianity and Longtermism

🗓️ May 17 2024, 9:30AM - 4:30PM

Breakfast and lunch provided.

📍Virginia Theological Seminary

3630 Bishop Walker Cir, Alexandria, VA 22304 (Washington DC Metro area)

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Description:

EACH and Virginia Theological Seminary will hold a workshop on the topic of Christianity and longtermism: the ethical view that influencing the long-term future of humanity is the top moral priority of our time, or at least among the key moral priorities.

Presenters:

We are pleased to welcome:

• Leora Urim Sung, a fellow at the Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research Leora’s research is linked here.

• Eric Sampson, assistant professor of philosophy at Purdue University. Eric’s research is linked here.

• Dustin Crummett, lecturer in the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs at the University of Washington Tacoma. Dustin’s research is linked here.

We are accepting abstracts for papers until April 1 (topics and submission guidelines below. Submit abstract here)

Sub Topics:

Possible topics include but are not limited to:

population ethics, eschatology, existential risk, time discounting, decision theory, axiology, virtue, The Good, duties toward future people, utilitarianism, consequentialism, infinite ethics, or perspectives on any of the above from any Christian tradition.

Attendees:

We welcome philosophers, economists, theologians, and interested graduate students.

We are expecting 20-30 people in attendance. The workshop will be read ahead. Papers will be distributed in May.