Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Edgecliffe G03 The Scores, St Salvator's QuadThis week we will discuss James Sias, ‘Ethical Intuitionism and the Emotions: Toward an Empirically Adequate Moral Sense Theory’, available here. Location: Edgecliffe G03
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CEPPA Talk (in-person & online) – James Hutton (Delft)
Edgecliffe 104Title: Emotion-Based Environmental Ethics: The Radical Implications of Taking Wonder Seriously Abstract: In environmental ethics, we find many competing theories of environmental value, but little discussion of the epistemological grounds for believing one theory rather than another. Building on the framework of moral empiricism (which I’ve developed elsewhere), I propose an “Emotion-Based” methodology for environmental ethics. The ... Read more
Early Diagnosis: Handling Knowing Colloquium
On 27 November 2024 we are convening a colloquium at the University of St Andrews featuring Dr Emily Postan (Chancellor’s Fellow in Bioethics, University of Edinburgh) and Prof. David Comerford (Economics, University of Stirling). Key words: bioethics, medical ethics, behavioural economics, behavioural psychology, community wisdom, quality of life, right not to know, longevity. There is a revolution in the early diagnosis ... Read more
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Edgecliffe G03 The Scores, St Salvator's QuadThis week we will discuss Cora Diamond's classic paper 'The Difficulty of Reality'. Location: Edgecliffe G03
CEPPA Talk (in-person & online) – Katrin Flikschuh (LSE)
Edgecliffe 104Title: The Idea of Ancestry in African Philosophy Abstract: This paper concerns itself with the rationality of belief in ancestral existence. Although belief in ancestral existence remains widespread globally, I shall focus on a-thinned out version of African forms of this belief. ‘Thinned-out’ in that I am not interested in this or that substantive version of ... Read more
Film and Philosophy Club – Stories We Tell
Edgecliffe G03 The Scores, St Salvator's QuadWe are proud to present the Fourth Session of the CEPPA Film Club. This time we will gather from 16:30 onwards to watch and Stories We Tell (see trailer here). The movie will start SHARP at 17:15. Recommended reading and watching material Articles: Bill Nichols - Performative documentaries (in Blurred boundaries : questions of meaning in contemporary culture p.92-106). ... Read more
Early Diagnosis: Handling Knowing Public Webinar
Virtual Event
This will be an online event (7pm-8pm) for members of the public. The team from the University of St Andrews will be sharing information and inviting discussion. TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE Recent advances in artificial intelligence, biomarker research, genomic sequencing, and big data analytics are revolutionising diagnosis, enabling more accurate life and health expectancy predictions. These advancements ... Read more
2025 Ethics Cup Finals
United College St. Andrews, United Kingdom12 teams from high schools across Britain converge on St. Andrews for a 1-day competition to determine who takes home the cup!