TITLE: RISK AND AMBIGUITY IN ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING ABSTRACT: Some of my choices are primarily guided by the interests of others: for example, which charities to give to or which political policies to vote for. Other of my choices have at least a significant component where I must take others’ interests into account, though perhaps I ... Read more
CEPPA’s Moral Philosophy Reading Group reads and discusses an article per week, chosen by a different member each time. Semester 2 schedule: Wednesdays 3pm – 4pm, beginning 3 February and ending 28 April. We will skip the following Wednesdays: 10 Feb, 24 Mar, 31 Mar, 21 Apr. (Due to staff meetings and spring break.) Organizer: ... Read more
TITLE: Uniqueness, Intrinsic Value, and Reasons ABSTRACT: Uniqueness appears to enhance intrinsic value. A unique stamp sells for millions of dollars; Stradivarius violins are all the more precious because they are unlike any others. This observation has not gone overlooked in the value theory literature: uniqueness plays a starring role recalibrating the dominant Moorean ... Read more
3rd Annual CEPPA Graduate Conference
CEPPA’s Moral Philosophy Reading Group reads and discusses an article per week, chosen by a different member each time. Semester 2 schedule: Wednesdays 3pm – 4pm, beginning 3 February and ending 28 April. We will skip the following Wednesdays: 10 Feb, 24 Mar, 31 Mar, 21 Apr. (Due to staff meetings and spring break.) Organizer: ... Read more
The Epistemic Value of Affective Intentional Experience In this paper, I argue that despite risks of falsehood, theorists should recognize that affective intentional experience (AIE), which includes emotions, pains/pleasures and some gut feelings, can be a source of knowledge and justification. Indeed, AIE provides the best explanation for how we know certain things. I will ... Read more
CEPPA’s Moral Philosophy Reading Group reads and discusses an article per week, chosen by a different member each time. Semester 2 schedule: Wednesdays 3pm – 4pm, beginning 3 February and ending 28 April. We will skip the following Wednesdays: 10 Feb, 24 Mar, 31 Mar, 21 Apr. (Due to staff meetings and spring break.) Organizer: ... Read more
The Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs University of St. Andrews This workshop took place 25-26 February, 2021. The four presented papers were: Deryn Thomas – University of St. Andrews/University of Stirling: "Basic Income and The Collective Benefits of Work". Paper here and slides here. Maria Koumenta – Queen Mary University of London: ... Read more
CEPPA’s Moral Philosophy Reading Group reads and discusses an article per week, chosen by a different member each time. Semester 2 schedule: Wednesdays 3pm – 4pm, beginning 3 February and ending 28 April. We will skip the following Wednesdays: 10 Feb, 24 Mar, 31 Mar, 21 Apr. (Due to staff meetings and spring break.) Organizer: ... Read more
Title: Biased Evaluative Descriptions Abstract: In 2008, Joseph Biden called Barack Obama “an African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.” Though intended as a compliment, such a description would not be applied to a non-African-American leader in the same context. Such biased evaluative descriptions, roughly, well-intended descriptions whose apparently positive surface ... Read more