TENTH EAST-WEST PHILOSOPHERS’ CONFERENCE
VALUE AND VALUES: ECONOMICS AND JUSTICE IN AN AGE OF GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I | EAST-WEST CENTER
"May 2011 saw the convergence of great minds during the University of Hawaiʻi and East West Center's Tenth East-West Philosophers' Conference. This international gathering has a rich and colorful history dating back to the 1930's. Thanks to generous support from the Dr. Hung Wo and Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation, the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education, and other members of our community this year's event brought together nearly 200 leading thinkers from 30 countries to reflect on a range of timely challenging issues. During the 9 day conference, personal and philosophical bridges were built — during meals, official program presentations and after hours." University of Hawaii Foundation article and photo gallery.
The Tenth East-West Philosophers’ Conference (May 16-24, 2011) convened international philosophers to reflect upon a productive and sustainable relationship between economics and ethics. What is the appropriate relationship between worth (value) and what is worthwhile (values), between seeking a shared human prosperity and our different visions of what constitutes a moral life? The theme of the conference was part of a conversation that anticipates Hawai‘i as host to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting scheduled for November 2011, a high-level international gathering that is expected to attract over 10,000 participants from the Asia-Pacific region to Hawai‘i, including leaders from 21 APEC economies, senior government officials, business leaders, international economists, Asia-Pacific experts, and worldwide media. Tenth East-West Philosophers' Conference Website
