Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs
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
Title: The Democratic Soul in Plato and Whitman Abstract: In Books II-IV of the Republic, Plato famously proposes an analogy between the constitution of the Greek city-state and the constitution of the human soul. The methodological assumption that underlies the architecture of the Republic is that philosophical questions about topics that we might today group under the heading ... Read more
Reading: Jessica Isserow and Colin Klein ‘Hypocrisy and Moral Authority’, Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy 12 (2):191-222 (2017) Location: Edgecliffe G03
Title: Hypocrisy as Evasion Abstract: Hypocrites attract moral condemnation and are widely thought to lack standing to criticise others. This paper argues against attempts to explain this that appeal to moral conditions on blaming and notions of moral authority, proposing instead an account based on a conception of moral interactions as fundamentally dialogical in character. According to ... Read more