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Subject: Preliminary notice - Conference on disease - Leeds, June

Conference: The Concept of Disease.

Leeds University, U.K.

27th-28th June 2005

Sponsored by the British Society for the Philosophy of Science and the
Society for Applied Philosophy.

Confirmed Speakers: Piers Benn; Rachel Cooper; Bill Fulford; Chris Megone;
Jennifer Radden (85% confirmed!); Richard Sykes; Stephen Wilkinson

Rationale
Whether a condition is considered a disease often has social, economic and
ethical implications. Are psychopaths evil or sick? Should the NHS pay for
the treatment of nicotine addiction? Is it right for shy people to take
character-altering drugs? All these debates may be seen to depend on whether
the conditions are diseases, and developing an account of disease may
therefore be central in addressing such questions. Over the last decade or
so
various different accounts of disease have been proposed. However, often the
proponents of the various accounts have been isolated and apparently unaware
of competing accounts. As such, while there are now a number of different
accounts of disease available, there is no consensus as to which, if any, of
these accounts might be ultimately acceptable. This conference on the
concept
of disease aims to take discussion of disease to a new level. We aim to
bring
together the proponents of different accounts with the objective of at least
beginning work that aims to determine which account of disease is the most
acceptable. With this aim in mind, the two-day format is designed to
maximise
informal discussion between participants.

Cost and Accommodation Accommodation has yet to be finalised and so costs
can
not yet be confirmed.
To register an interest in this conference please e-mail Rachel Cooper,
[log in to unmask] or Chris Megone, [log in to unmask] , and you
will be contacted with further details when they are available.


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Costica Bradatan,
H-Ideas Online Editor

Miami University,
Department of Philosophy

http://www.users.muohio.edu/bradatc/
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