Please note the following upcoming event as part of the Macquarie University Philosophy Work in Progress Seminar Series
*Can institutions raise conscientious objections?* Carlos Bernal (Macquarie University) Tuesday 2nd June, 1-2pm *W6A Rm 107 *** PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT ROOM TO LAST WEEK* *Abstract:* A conscientious objection is refusal by a person to perform an action commanded by the law or to omit an action prohibited by the law because the relevant action or omission is incompatible with the religious or ethical beliefs of the agent. What does ‘a person’ stand for in this definition? This presentation aims to answer the question whether institutions can hold a right to raise conscientious objections. This question is at the heart of important recent cases, such as Christian Youth Camps Ltd v Cobaw Community Health Services Ltd, decided by the Victorian Court of Appeal, and Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores Inc, decided by the United States Supreme Court I will reply to the arguments supporting the individualistic view, according to which, only individuals can raise conscientious objections. I will also reply to two arguments supporting the view that institutions can also hold the right to raise conscientious objections. Those are the arguments deeming ethical codes as institutional conscience and institutions as super-agents. Finally, I will endorse a collective intentional account of the possibility of institutional conscientious objections. Feel free to bring your lunch. Contact: Rachael Brown (rachael.br...@mq.edu.au), Paul Formosa ( paul.form...@mq.edu.au), Mike Olson (michael.ol...@mq.edu.au) A google calendar with details of other events in this series is available for viewing and subscription by following this link: http://tinyurl.com/k85h2dl
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