Plenary Speakers
Stephen Gardiner
Stephen Gardiner is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington, Seattle. His main areas of interest are ethical theory, political philosophy and environmental ethics. He also teaches topics in applied ethics, philosophy of economics and ancient Greek philosophy. His current research includes projects in the areas of global political philosophy, ethics and global environmental policy (especially global climate change), Aristotelian virtue ethics, and egalitarianism and market systems. In May 2007, he organized the interdisciplinary conference Ethics and Climate Change at the University of Washington.
Margaret Moore
Margaret Moore is Professor in the Political Studies department at Queen’s University. Since receiving her Ph.D. from the London School of Economics in 1989, she has published a number of books and articles on issues of distributive justice, nationalism and multiculturalism. Most notable are: Foundations of Liberalism (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993) and Ethics of Nationalism (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001). She has published two edited collections on state borders and secession: National Self-Determination and Secession (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998) and a volume using comparative political theory, (co-edited with Allen Buchanan), Nations, States and Borders; diverse ethical theories (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003). She has published a number of articles in such diverse journals as: Ethics & International Affairs, Political Studies, Monist, and Nomos. She is currently working on issues connected to global justice theory, citizenship theory, ethics of multiculturalism and nationalism.
Kok-Chor Tan
Kok-Chor Tan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. His area of specialization is political philosophy, and he is especially interested in problems of global justice, nationalism and human rights. He is currently developing a book-length project with the working title “Human Rights and Social Justice in a Diverse World”, and papers on luck egalitarianism. At Penn, his teaching, which reflects these interests, includes courses on global justice, political philosophy, introductory ethics, and specialized courses on topics such multiculturalism and human rights. He has also taught courses in philosophy of law, biomedical ethics, and introduction to philosophy.
Stephen Gardiner
Stephen Gardiner is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington, Seattle. His main areas of interest are ethical theory, political philosophy and environmental ethics. He also teaches topics in applied ethics, philosophy of economics and ancient Greek philosophy. His current research includes projects in the areas of global political philosophy, ethics and global environmental policy (especially global climate change), Aristotelian virtue ethics, and egalitarianism and market systems. In May 2007, he organized the interdisciplinary conference Ethics and Climate Change at the University of Washington.
Margaret Moore
Margaret Moore is Professor in the Political Studies department at Queen’s University. Since receiving her Ph.D. from the London School of Economics in 1989, she has published a number of books and articles on issues of distributive justice, nationalism and multiculturalism. Most notable are: Foundations of Liberalism (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993) and Ethics of Nationalism (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001). She has published two edited collections on state borders and secession: National Self-Determination and Secession (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998) and a volume using comparative political theory, (co-edited with Allen Buchanan), Nations, States and Borders; diverse ethical theories (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003). She has published a number of articles in such diverse journals as: Ethics & International Affairs, Political Studies, Monist, and Nomos. She is currently working on issues connected to global justice theory, citizenship theory, ethics of multiculturalism and nationalism.
Kok-Chor Tan
Kok-Chor Tan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. His area of specialization is political philosophy, and he is especially interested in problems of global justice, nationalism and human rights. He is currently developing a book-length project with the working title “Human Rights and Social Justice in a Diverse World”, and papers on luck egalitarianism. At Penn, his teaching, which reflects these interests, includes courses on global justice, political philosophy, introductory ethics, and specialized courses on topics such multiculturalism and human rights. He has also taught courses in philosophy of law, biomedical ethics, and introduction to philosophy.