Whiteheadian Ethics

For deliberations on the ethical and meta-ethical implications of Alfred North Whitehead's process philosophy, here are abstracts and papers from the Ethics Section of the 6th International Whitehead Conference held at the University of Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria in July 2006.In accordance with the conference schedule, there are three subsections. The subsection on "e;Metaphysics of Morals and Moral Theory"e; includes contributions from Franklin I. Gamwell ("e;Does Morality Presuppose God?"e;), John W. Lango (abstract only), Duane Voskuil ("e;Ethics' Dipolar Necessities and Theistic Implications"e;), and Theodore Walker Jr. ("e;Neoclassical Cosmology and Matthew 22:36-40"e;). The subsection on "e;Evaluating Moral Practices"e; includes contributions from Frederick Ferre (abstract only), Seung Gap Lee ("e;Hope for the Earth: A Process Eschatological Eco-ethics for South Korea"e;), Mary Elizabeth Mullino Moore ("e;Compassion, Creativity, and Form: The Ethics of Institutions"e;), and George W. Shields ("e;Ruse, Altruism, and Process Philosophy"e;). The subsection on "e;Ethics and Aesthetic Values"e; includes contributions from Stephen T. Franklin (abstract only), Brian G. Henning ("e;Is There an Ethics of Creativity?"e;), Mihaly Toth ("e;Art of Life and the Ethics of Life Forming"e;), and Guorong Yang ("e;Problems and Perspectives in the Emerging of Global Society"e;).