CEPPA Talk (in person) – Thom Brooks (Durham)

Title: Justice and the Problem of Alienation Abstract: I will focus on why alienation is a problem for many of our major theories of justice (discussing political liberalism, capabilities approach and republicanism) and what might be done about it. Location: Edgecliffe G03

Moral Philosophy Reading Group

This week we will be discussing the first chapter from Jonathan Birch "The Edge of Sentience" called 'A walk along the edge'. Jonathan will be there as well. Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact: [email protected]

CEPPA Talk (in person) – Jonathan Birch (LSE)

Edgecliffe G03 The Scores, St Salvator's Quad

Title: Debating proportionality at the edge of sentience Abstract: Can octopuses feel pain and pleasure? What about crabs, shrimps, insects or spiders? How do we tell whether a person unresponsive after severe brain injury might be suffering? When does a fetus in the womb start to have conscious experiences? Could there even be rudimentary feelings ... Read more

Event Series Moral Philosophy Reading Group

Moral Philosophy Reading Group

This week, our visiting scholar B.V.E. Hyde (Leeds) will convene a special Work-in-Progress session on the topic of “Ethical Debates on Human Challenge Trials". Hyde will present for around 5 minutes, providing a short explainer on some of the ethical debates surrounding controlled human infection models, which are a type of clinical trial in which patients are directly ... Read more

CEPPA Talk (in person) – Andreas Mogensen (Oxford)

Title: Welfare and Felt Duration Abtract: How should we understand the duration of a pleasant or unpleasant sensation, insofar as its duration modulates how good or bad the experience is overall? Given that we seem able to distinguish between subjective and objective duration and that how well or badly someone’s life goes is naturally thought ... Read more

Event Series Moral Philosophy Reading Group

Moral Philosophy Reading Group

This week we will discuss Tyler Cowen's 'What Do We Learn From The Repugnant Conclusion?'. Luca notes that if people find Section 3 hard to read, he is very happy to explain it at the MPRG. Additionally, he mentions that '(1) section 5 is not essential (but it is extremely fun) and (2) it is absolutely unnecessary to ... Read more

CEPPA Talk (in person) – Luca Stroppa (St Andrews & Turin)

This talk is part of our series on Climate Ethics Title: The Ranked Range View Location: Edgecliffe G03 Abstract: The bad effects of climate change will affect, and be affected by, the number of people who will exist, and their quality of life. Thus, when evaluating our climate policies and actions, we need to know ... Read more