Moral Philosophy Reading Group (MPRG)
Edgecliffe 104Reading: Thomas Hurka - The Well Rounded Life Location: Edgecliffe 104
Reading: Thomas Hurka - The Well Rounded Life Location: Edgecliffe 104
Title: Against Excellence as the Norm of Ambition Abstract: This paper investigates norms of ambition, which set the level of achievement one ought to aspire to. I critically examine the widely accepted norm of excellence, which encourages one to seek excellence in one’s pursuits. I argue that while this norm is accepted by default, we ... Read more
Reading: Peter Singer - Famine, Affluence, and Morality Location: Edgecliffe 104
Title: How nonexistence is worse for us Abstract: Tbc Location: Edgecliffe G03
Reading: tbc Location: Edgecliffe 104
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 and videos. To Read: Tbc
Reading: tbc Location: Edgecliffe 104
Title: “Invasive” Species and the Aesthetics of Nature Abstract: Tbc Location: Edgecliffe G03
As part of our series on Climate Ethics we are co-hosting this event with Climate, Ocean, and Atmosphere at St Andrews (COASt). We will have Andreas Malm and Wim Carton to discuss their latest book, Overshoot. Please not that the time of day is not yet final but an estimate. Location: Tbc
Title: What do normative philosophers have to contribute to society? Abstract: Tbc Location: Edgecliffe G03