The Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law invites you to attend a seminar discussing:
"Philosophical Foundations of Law and Neuroscience" SPEAKER: Professor Dennis Patterson Discussants: Justice David Hodgson, Dr Peter Slezak On Wednesday August 5, 2009 At 5.30 for 6pm In the Staff Common Room, 2nd Floor UNSW LAW SCHOOL. Lubrication from 5.30 - 6pm; discussion from 6 - 8pm or until we dry up, whichever is the earlier; and a (self-funded) dinner after the seminar, which participants are welcome to join. Would those interested in attending the dinner please let Martin Krygier ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ) know ahead of time. Dennis Patterson is currently Board of Governors Professor of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University in Camden, NJ, USA. In September, he will take over the Chair in Legal Philosophy at the European University Institute, Florence. Widely published in law and philosophy, his interests are in general jurisprudence, philosophy of mind, and international trade law. His books include Law and Truth (Oxford University Press, 1996) and The New Global Trading Order (with Ari Afilalo) (Cambridge University Press, 2008). Works he has edited include Mind, Meaning and Law (Collected Essays with Introduction), Ashgate Publishing (2007); Wittgenstein and Law, Ashgate Publishing (2004); Blackwell Anthology in Legal Theory, Blackwell (2003); Introduction to the Philosophy of Law (with Jefferson White), Oxford University Press (1999); An Introduction to Commercial Law (with Richard Hyland), West Publishing (1999); Blackwell Companion to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory, Blackwell (General Editor, 1996) (Paperback edition, 1999); Postmodernism and Law, Dartmouth and New York University Press (edited) (1994); Wittgenstein and Legal Theory, Westview Press (edited) (1992); Lender Liability: Critical Perspectives, Butterworths (edited) (1990). David Hodgson is a Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. After obtaining degrees in Arts and Law at Sydney University, he undertook postgraduate studies in legal and moral philosophy at Oxford University, obtaining a D.Phil there in 1965. Later, while pursuing his profession as a barrister and subsequently as a judge, he maintained a keen interest in philosophy, particularly human reasoning and human consciousness, and he has published widely on these topics. He is the author of two philosophical books, Consequences of Utilitarianism (Oxford University Press 1967) and The Mind Matters (Oxford University Press 1991, 1993). In recent years he has written numerous articles on free will and responsibility, including articles in The Oxford Handbook of Free Will (2002), Free Will (Blackwell Readings in Philosophy 2002), and The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (2003). Peter Slezak is senior lecturer in the School of History & Philosophy at the University of New South Wales. His first degree was BA (Hons) in social sciences at the University of New South Wales, and obtained MPhil and PhD in philosophy at Columbia University New York. His teaching and research interests include the philosophy of science, cognitive science, philosophy of language and linguistics, Galileo and Descartes. He is currently writing a book on philosophical issues concerning the mind and cognitive science, including the work of Rene Descartes - tentatively titled 'Cartesian Cognitive Science: Where Philosophy Goes When it Dies'. He is also writing a book on the responsibility of intellectuals and a theatrical play on the life and trial of Socrates, based on the dialogues of Plato titled 'Learning to Die'. 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