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Ethics, sustainable development and agrifood cooperation
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LECTURE

Jesús Conill (Universidad de Valencia / ÉTNOR)

Jesús Conill, Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy of the University of Valencia and founding patron and member of the executive commission of the Étnor Foundation (Business and Organisational Ethics), reflects upon ethics, sustainable development and agrifood cooperation in this talk in the CIHEAM Zaragoza-Campus Aula Dei Lecture Series - a space for dialogue and exchange for an international audience on agriculture and food-related issues.

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Talk Summary

Ethical economics has developed throughout the history of thought, guiding economic activities from ancient to modern times. However, today we find ourselves on the horizon of an ethical economy that has incorporated the demands of sustainable development in its triple dimension: environmental, social and organisational. In this context it is important to emphasise the significance of global agrifood cooperation, particularly from the European perspective.

The serious conflicts experienced in the scope of European agriculture need to be tackled through a multiperspective approach, addressing the needs of all the sectors involved. Legislating from European political centres, in a manner resembling bureaucratic despotism, is not enough. The persistent agricultural crisis in Europe requires more reflexive measures that go beyond mere political negotiation, based on the circumstantial power of various countries and on the coercive power of legislation. Otherwise, genuine cooperation is, and will remain, impossible.

The ethical perspective can contribute to harmonising the demands of justice with new technologies, national political interests and the difficult situation of Europe in the world geopolitical and economic context.

Speaker

Jesús Conill Sancho (1952) studied philosophy at the University of Valencia (1970-75) where he joined the History of Philosophy Department, led by Professor Fernando Montero, as assistant lecturer (1975). He is now professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Valencia.

His project of humanism for the 20th and 21st centuries has involved various research study periods at the universities of Bonn, Frankfurt am Main, and Notre Dame and the Institute of Philosophy of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), among others.

He has also participated in research groups and projects, conferences and congresses and is author of works such as "The Twilight of Metaphysics" (1988), "The Power of Lies. Nietzsche and the Politics of Transvaluation" (1997), "Hermeneutic Ethics. Critique from Facticity" (2006), "Horizons of Ethical Economics. Aristotle, Adam Smith, Amartya Sen" (2004), "Intimacy and the Human Being. From Nietzsche to Ortega and Zubiri" (2019), and "Nietzsche versus Habermas: Genealogies of Reason" (2021).

He is a founding patron and member of the executive commission of the Étnor Foundation and member of the Xavier Zubiri Foundation.

Conference Details

  • Format: Hybrid
  • Date: Monday 6 May 2024, 11:30h CET
  • Venue: Aula D at CIHEAM Zaragoza (Av. Montañana 1005, Zaragoza)
  • Languages: Spanish and English (interpretation provided)
  • Cycle: CIHEAM Zaragoza-Campus Aula Dei Lecture Series