Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Joel Joseph will be leading a discussion on Thomas Hurka's forthcoming paper 'Moral Demands and Permissions'. Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact: [email protected]
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CEPPA Talk (online) – Frances Kamm (Rutgers)
Microsoft TeamsLocation: Teams (online only) Title: Superogation Abstract: This paper considers the relation between supererogation and duties (also here referred to as obligations) from a nonconsequentialist point of view. It first considers whether supererogation may sometimes take precedence over positive and negative duties and how this relates to personal costs (including efforts) required to perform one’s duty. It then ... Read more
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
This week Miguel de la Cal Moreno will be leading a discussion on Simon Hope's "Normative Disorientation and a Limitation of Human Rights". Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact: [email protected]
CEPPA Talk (in person) – Simon Hope (Stirling)
Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: Climate Change as a Philosophical Problem Commentator: Quân Nguyen (Edinburgh) Abstract: The paper this talk belongs to speaks to two main points. One is that the onrushing climate catastrophe renders the modern liberal value of personal autonomy unintelligible as a concept to live by. Originally, that was the only point I ... Read more
St Andrews Graduate Conference in Ancient Philosophy
Parliament Hall South Street, St Andrews, FifeLocation: Parliament Hall and online Rregistration and more info: https://sagcap20466992.wordpress.com/
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams This week we will be reading Judith Lichtenberg 's paper 'Negative Duties, Positive Duties, and the “New Harms"'. Contact: [email protected]
CEPPA TALK (in person) – Carl Mildenberger (Universität Zürich)
Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: The Quest for Additionality Abstract: Many people aim to make the world a better place by spending their money in certain ways. The school of “effective altruism” teaches that, if one donates one’s money wisely, one can have a positive impact. Currently, many people want to make us believe that if one ... Read more
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact: [email protected]
CEPPA Talk (online) – Paulina Sliwa (Vienna) & Tom McClelland (Cambridge)
Microsoft TeamsTitle: On seeing women as objects: objectification and affordance perception Location: Teams (online only), the talk will be streamed from Edgecliffe G03 Abstract: Objectification is a central topic in feminist philosophy theorising. But what is it for someone to objectify another person? A common theme is that objectification involves treating and viewing the other person ... Read more
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams This week we'll be discussing 'Physician-Assisted Suicide: Two Moral Arguments' by Judith Jarvis Thomson. Contact: [email protected]