Information for Students of Faculty 08

Normative Reasons and Morality
19 - 20 November, 2026 at Goethe-University Frankfurt

While the concept of a normative reason is often taken to provide a common currency across different domains of normativity, its role and nature within the moral domain continue to raise a number of difficult and intriguing questions.

Some philosophers have argued that moral reasons are distinctive in virtue of their stringency or overridingness; others question whether the notion of a normative reason provides the most illuminating framework for understanding moral demands at all. More generally, the relationship between morality and normative reasons remains contested, both with respect to the nature of moral reasons and their place within moral thought and practice.

This workshop aims to examine these issues from a variety of perspectives and to explore the significance of reasons-based approaches for contemporary moral philosophy. Participation requires a registration. 

Registration deadline: October 31, 2026

Registration and Contact: reasonsandmore@uni-frankfurt.de 

Organizer: Prof. Dr. Singa Behrens | Department of Philosophy | Goethe University

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