CEPPA is In the Loop!
The first series of CEPPA Chats was featured in the University’s In the Loop newsletter on 25 July. Go us!
Benjamin Sachs
2020 Knox Lecture video is now available!
On 9 June 2020, Prof. John Haldane gave the Sir Malcolm Knox Memorial Lecture, “Philosophy and Public Affairs in Historical Perspective”.
Ben Sachs tackles animal ethics
In a new series of three videos, Ben Sachs, Director of CEPPA, answers questions from the public on animal ethics. The questions are: How do we draw the line with animal ethics? Does animal ethics deal with domesticated species differently? What would happen to humanity if we stopped all animal testing? The videos are on the … Read more
CEPPA Chats, 1st Series, Episode Nine – Cecile Fabre
In this YouTube video, Cecile Fabre sits down with Ben Sachs to discuss a sensitive topic in light of the 2016 U.S. Presidential and Brexit votes—foreign interference with the democratic process. This is the last of the 1st Series of CEPPA Chats. The full list of episodes and video links can be found here.
A Prize for Lara!
Lara Jost has won the Society for Applied Philosophy’s Annual Conference 2020 Postgraduate Essay Prize for her paper, the ‘The Emotional Account of Microaggressions’. Paper link below! Another great accomplishment for a CEPPA Postgraduate Member.
CEPPA Chats, 1st Series, Episode Eight – Helen Frowe
In this YouTube video, Helen Frowe sits down with Theron Pummer to talk about whether it makes sense to think of soldiers as more legitimate targets of military force than civilians. Follow CEPPA on Twitter @_CEPPA to see each new episode of the 1st Series of CEPPA Chats as they’re released on Mondays at 4pm.
An open letter to JK Rowling’s blog post on Sex and Gender
Sophie-Grace Chappell recently published this piece on Crooked Timber.
Lara Jost – Medical Humanities Seminar – 24 June – “Endometriosis and Sources of Knowledge”
Wednesday 24th June, 1 – 2pm Lara Jost (CEPPA Postgraduate Member) ‘Endometriosis and Sources of Knowledge’ Lara currently works on sources of knowledge, and the credibility deficit incurred by people using what is not deemed an ‘appropriate’ source of knowledge. Endometriosis provides a great case study to discuss, as there is a real tension between only … Read more
CEPPA Chats, 1st Series, Episode Seven – Hilary Greaves
In this YouTube video, Hilary Greaves sits down with Theron Pummer to offer her controversial viewpoint on poverty, global health, extinction, artificial superintelligence, and which problems are most worth our effort to avert Follow CEPPA on Twitter @_CEPPA to see each new episode of the 1st Series of CEPPA Chats as they’re released on Mondays at … Read more
CEPPA Chats, 1st Series, Episode Six – Jeff McMahan
In this YouTube video, Jeff McMahan sits down with Ben Sachs to talk about whether animals are the moral equals of humans, how we ought to treat humans with severe cognitive limitations, and whether there is anything wrong with eating lab-grown meat. Follow CEPPA on Twitter @_CEPPA to see each new episode of the 1st … Read more