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.
Latest Posts
Climate Justice: Transdisciplinary and Cross-cultural Conversations Conference Report
How can the disparity between global climate impact and uneven responsibilities be squared with the ideal of climate justice? How do epistemic infrastructures (such as: IPCC, and global agenda and…
The St Andrews Statement on Intergenerational and Cross-Cultural Climate Justice.
Next week, hundreds of policymakers from all over the world will meet at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York for the first Summit for the Future. By the…
2024 Haldane Essay Prize
We are pleased to announce the winner of the fourth annual competition for the Haldane Essay Prize in Philosophy and Public Affairs. This competition, which is being administered by the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs (CEPPA),…
We are currently seeking funding to help enhance the scope of our work
Below you will find details of eight 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 eight highlighted projects.
