Colloque international - L’utilitarisme en débats - 12 et 13 décembre 2024

Utilitarianism Debated - L’utilitarisme en débats
An international and interdisciplinary conference reassessing the legacies of utilitarianism since the 1820s.

1. Receptions and transformations of utilitarianism
This panel examines the immediate legacies of Bentham’s thought in Britain and in North America in the 1820s and 1830s and the material and political conditions of this reception. 
2. Utilitarianism and Socialism
In the 1820s and 1830s, utilitarian arguments circulated in reformist circles alongside other attempts at building a « science of society ». This panel examines the political, personal and intellectual connections between utilitarian and early socialists movements in France and in Britain. 
3. John Stuart Mill and Utilitarianism
This panel reassesses the nature of J.S. Mill’s utilitarianism and his transformation of Bentham’s ideas in the light of recent research on gender, ethics and religion. 
4. Utilitarianism and Justice
From Sidgwick to Parfit, twentieth-century political and legal thought has continued to engage with utilitarian and consequentialist theses. 

Scientific coordination: 
Emmanuelle de Champs, CY Cergy Paris Université (Agora)
Claude Gautier, ENS de Lyon (Triangle)
Françoise Orazi, Université Lyon 2 (Triangle)

Venue: 
Thursday December 12, ENS de Lyon, site Monod, 46 allée d'Italie, 69007 Lyon, France
Friday December 13, ENS de Lyon, site Descartes, 15, parvis René Descartes, 69007 Lyon, France
Free but mandatory registration. Access to the campus will only be permitted for registered participants.
Contact and Registration: Emmanuelle.de-champs@cyu.fr 
This conference is supported by: Labex Comod, UMR Triangle, CY Agora, CY Advanced Studies and Centre Bentham (Ecole de droit de Sciences Po)