Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs
Abstract: The Sudanese civil war has been described as a "forgotten crisis" that the world ought to pay more attention to. Some campaigners object that excess attention on migration is a “distraction" from other important issues. Such calls for cross-border attentional change are a frequent feature of our global political landscape. Yet while philosophers have ... Read more
Title: Who has an expansive moral circle? Abstract: The moral circle describes who we do and do not think of as worthy of moral concern. In this talk, I will discuss psychological research that aims to understand variability in our moral circles. I will present work across several projects that aims to (a) map out ... Read more
Alex Fisher (Leeds) will give a talk entitled 'QAnon, Crosswords, and Videogames: The Aesthetics and Ethics of Inquiry. Abstract: The value of many aesthetic practices comes from working stuff out. Detective novels, cryptic paintings, and crosswords require us to deduce hidden content. I outline how various recent “knowledge-based” videogames and other media also generate aesthetic ... Read more