Cover-to-cover Reading Group
This semester we are reading Finneron-Burns "What We Owe to Future People: A Contractualist Account of Intergenerational Ethics". Organiser: Ida Miczke (izm1)
This semester we are reading Finneron-Burns "What We Owe to Future People: A Contractualist Account of Intergenerational Ethics". Organiser: Ida Miczke (izm1)
Reading: Peter Singer - Famine, Affluence, and Morality Location: Edgecliffe G03
Title: How nonexistence is worse for us Abstract: I defend the view that, when a person’s life is worth living, her existence is not merely good for her. It is also better for her than her never existing. I defend this view against the objection that it absurdly implies that nonexistence is bad for the ... Read more
Reading: Nick Zangwill’s 2021 paper, "Our Moral Duty to Eat Meat”. Location: Edgecliffe 104
This semester we are reading Finneron-Burns "What We Owe to Future People: A Contractualist Account of Intergenerational Ethics". Organiser: Ida Miczke (izm1)
We are proud to present the Ninth Session of Film and Philosophy at CEPPA (aka the CEPPA Film Club). This time we will gather from 16:30 onwards to watch and discuss The VVitch (see trailer here). Here is a list of suggested readings: To Read: Victoria Madden — “ ‘Wouldst Thou Like to Live Deliciously?’: Gothic ... Read more
This semester we are reading Finneron-Burns "What We Owe to Future People: A Contractualist Account of Intergenerational Ethics". Organiser: Ida Miczke (izm1)
Reading: For next week’s MPRG, we are returning to Abelard Podgorski’s paper, “Complaints and Tournament Population Ethics”. Our new PhD colleague, Ida Miczke, will guide the discussion. Please find the paper attached, or by accessing the following link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/phpr.12860. Below are some suggested questions from Ida to help us focus in on different aspects of the paper. ... Read more
This semester we are reading Finneron-Burns "What We Owe to Future People: A Contractualist Account of Intergenerational Ethics". Organiser: Ida Miczke (izm1)
Title: “Invasive” Species and the Aesthetics of Nature Abstract: This talk explores the intersection of environmental science and environmental aesthetics, focusing on the discourse surrounding "invasive" species. I will present the ways that debates on invasive species reflect broader issues in the philosophy of science, particularly concerning the role of moral and political values in ... Read more