All Work and No Play

A workshop on the philosophy of work and time-allocation   16-18 September , 2021 The Future of Work and Income Research Network    ([email protected]) Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs Department of Philosophy, University of St Andrews Workshop to be held entirely online Thursday 16th September 10.30am Welcome and introdution to the Future of Work ... Read more

Wild Animal Ethics Conference

https://ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/wild-animal-ethics-conference-24-25-september-2020/

CEPPA Talk – Lisa Herzog (University of Groningen)

Title: Big Data and the Risk of Misguided Responsibilization   Abstract: The arrival of “big data” promises new degrees of precision in understanding human behavior. Could it also make it possible to draw a finer line between individual choices and circumstances that operate in the background? In a culture in which individual responsibility continues to ... Read more

CEPPA Talk – Thi Nguyen (University of Utah)

Title: Value Capture Abstract: Value capture occurs when an agent enters a social environment which presents external expressions of value — which are often simplified, standardized, and quantified — and those external versions come to dominate our reasoning and motivations. Examples include becoming motivated by Twitter Likes and Retweets, citation rates, ranked lists of best ... Read more

CEPPA Talk – Rachel Fraser (University of Oxford)

Title: ‘The limits of ideology critique’ Abstract: The tradition of ideology critique promises a lot. It promises to be critical of the existing social order. (Good!) But it promises to generate this critique without appealing to ‘external’ normative standards. In this talk I argue on meta-normative grounds that ideology critique cannot make good on these ... Read more