The Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs (CEPPA) promotes exploration into important ethical issues arising in public life. Its field of interest comprises ethics, social and political philosophy, and the philosophical dimensions of public affairs. The Centre houses research projects, outreach projects, seminars, conferences, academic visits, fellowships, publishing, and public discussion on topics within its field of interest.

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RIGHT WORKSHOP: RIGHTS AND HARMS - 4TH - 5TH JUNE 2020

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The moral mathematics of letting people die

Theron Pummer recently published this piece on the OUPblog in connection with the release of the edited volume *Effective Altruism: Philosophical Issues*.

3rd Annual CEPPA Graduate Conference - 17th - 19th April

CEPPA Talks 2019-20

Current list of CEPPA talks for academic year, 2019 - 2020.

Below you will find details of seven projects that members of CEPPA are currently tackling. Prospective visitors, speakers, or other affiliates of CEPPA should note, however, that the Centre has a very broad scope; any topic in ethics (applied ethics, normative ethics, or metaethics), social, political, legal, or public philosophy, would fall within the Centre’s remit regardless of any connection or lack thereof to these seven highlighted projects.

Blame and Responsibility

Effective Altruism

Exoplanet Ethics

Knowledge, Democracy, and Public Discourse

Philosophy and Education

Virtue and Character

Human Rights