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Events
There will be a couple free events taking place on Friday the 18th, the day before the conference. These will take place at the main campus of the University of Oslo at Blindern. The easiest way to get to Blindern from the city centre is to take the subway from Nationaltheatret. Lines 3, 4, and 5 go to Blindern. It is the 2nd stop from Nationaltheatret. Tickets can be purchased from the Narvesen-kiosk outside of the station. A map of the campus can be find at http://www.uio.no/om/finn-fram/omrader/blindern/
Aristotle on Selfishness: Understanding the Iconoclasm of Nicomachean Ethics IX.8
When: 14:15 to 16:00
Where: Blindern, Georg Morgenstiernes hus, Seminarrom 203
The Greek word philautos (literally “self-loving”) bears all the negative connotations of our “selfish.” Yet, in Nicomachean Ethics IX.8, Aristotle, despite being well aware that it is a “term of derision,” argues that good people are philautos—indeed more so than the immoral people to whom the label is most frequently applied. In this talk, Gregory Salmieri will consider Aristotle’s reasons for taking this paradoxical position.
Economic & political problems today — their causes and solutions
When: 18:00 to 19:30
Where: Blindern, Helga Engs hus, Auditorium 1
We live in what has been termed “The Great Recession”. In the last decade we have experienced a significant fall in the value of all currencies, a significant increase in the price of all commodities, the housing crisis, the financial crisis, the problem of governmental debt, and in general economic stagnation. At the same time we are facing the problems of environmentalism, Islamic totalitarianism, and the problems with the welfare-state, especially regarding health care and education. The dominant explanation of these phenomena has been to blame the free market, and the solutions has been increased regulations, increased taxes, government bailouts, and in general more government interference.
Andrew Bernstein and John Tamny will discuss the actual causes of these economic and political problems, and present the solutions that would resolve these problems and once again produce growth and prosperity. There will be ample time for the two panelists to answer questions from the audience.