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
Microsoft Teams Link Part 1. 3-3:30. In the first half hour, Rowan Cruft, Professor of Philosophy at Stirling University and CEPPA Member, recounts his involvement with the Leveson Inquiry into the conduct of the British media, which made use of his work on human rights. Part 2. 3:30-4:30. Researchers in all fields can have an ... Read more