Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs
We are proud to present the Fifth 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 Blue Velvet (see trailer here). The movie will start SHARP at 17:15. DAVID LYNCH IN MEMORIAM As many of you will know or might ... Read more
This week we will be discussing Rebecca Brown - 'Sneaky Persuasion in Public Health Risk Communication'. Location: Edgecliffe G03
Title: Philosophical Challenges in Risk Communication of Rare and Severe Events Abstract: In this talk, I will discusses different philosophical challenges in communicating and dealing with the risk of rare and severe events. As a case study, I use avalanche risk: a form of voluntary risk taking in which the individual is often partly responsible ... Read more
Reading: this week we will meet to discuss two (and a half) short articles by our speakers: Viviane Fairbank, 'Climate change is a fact – but to prove it, scientists are bogged down in a battle about what facts really are' Simon Lee, ' The climate is changing so fast that we haven’t seen how bad extreme ... Read more
Please join us on for the Second edition of the Philosophy of Climate Science (PhiCliSci) working group, which will bring together philosophers and climate scientists to discuss central themes relating to the climate crisis. In the first session, climate scientist Simon Lee and philosopher Viviane Fairbank will give presentations on the topic of ‘Climate Modelling ... Read more
Reading: Lea Bourguignon & Milan Mossé's 'How to Count Sore Throats'. Location: Edgecliffe G03
Reading: tbc Location: Edgecliffe G03
Title: Multiple Aims of Science and the New Demarcation Problem Abstract: TBC Location: Edgecliffe G03
We are proud to present the Sixth 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 Killing of a Sacred Deer (see trailer here). Here is a list of suggested readings/videos. Videos: "Iphigenia at Aulis" summary Readings: Euripides, Iphigenia ... Read more
Reading: this week we will discuss Mark Johnstone: ‘Anarchic Souls: Plato’s Depiction of the “Democratic Man”’ in Phronesis 58 (2013) Location: Edgecliffe G03
