The Project Disagreement is an essential feature of public discourse in a free and pluralistic society. However, the way in which citizens today typically deal with disagreement is a cause for concern. The forces of partisanship have become so rampant in both public political discourse and civil society that average citizens rarely feel the need … Read more
The Project Effective altruism is the project of using time, money, and other resources in ways that help others the most. We’re interested in the following questions: Which philosophical views are compatible with–and lend support to–effective altruism? Effective altruism is supported by act consequentialism, but what about rule consequentialism, contractualism, Kantianism, pluralist deontology, or virtue … Read more
Elizabeth Pybus (1944-2012) – Visiting Fellow 1990 Ralph McInerny (1929-2010) – Philosophy and Policy lecturer 1999 Sir Neil MacCormick (1941-2009) – Knox lecturer 1989 Sir Michael Quinlan (1930-2009) – Philosophy and Policy lecturer 2007 John Arthur (1946-2007) – Visiting fellow 1995 Richard Rorty (1931-2007) – Knox Lecturer 1997 William H. Aiken Jr (1947-2006) – Visiting fellow 1992 and 1999. Terence McLaughlin (1949-2006) Visiting … Read more
Further information about fellows can be got by clicking on their names, which in most cases will take you to their websites. Fellows are encouraged to communicate with one another directly, as well as to provide occasional updates for this site. For memorials of deceased fellows see in memoriam. David, Lord Alton of Liverpool (1996) continues … Read more
The Visiting Fellowship programme is currently on hold pending the development of CEPPA’s research projects and Professorial Fellows programme. The Centre hopes to make appointments in the latter, as well as several postdoctoral fellowship appointments in connection with its various research projects. In previous years, some 110 fellows (from 18 countries) were appointed to the Visiting Fellowship programme. (US: 42; … Read more
The Advisory Committee decides on CEPPA’s spending, funding, and priorities. It consists of the following members of CEPPA: Mara van der Lugt (Director), Jade Fletcher, Joseph Millum, Theron Pummer, Ben Sachs-Cobbe, and Justin Snedegar.
Mara van der Lugt (Director) Mara van der Lugt is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of St Andrews, working mainly on the history of philosophy (17th C – current day) but also on issues in contemporary philosophy and ethics; she is the author of Dark Matters: Pessimism and the Problem of Suffering (Princeton 2021) which … Read more
The Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs (CEPPA) maintains a programme of research projects, seminars, academic visits, fellowships, conferences, and occasional publishing, and also provides a forum for public discussion both within and outwith the University. Its field of interest comprises ethics, social, and political philosophy as well as the ethical and philosophical dimensions of public affairs. … Read more
The Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs 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 will house research projects, seminars, conferences, academic visits, fellowships, publishing, and public discussion on topics within its field … Read more