Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs
This week we will meet to discuss Koshka Duff's article 'Just Police Violence: Liberal ideology and the critique of violence from Walter Benjamin to Black Lives Matter', available here. Location: Edgecliffe G03
Title: Strip-searching as Abjectification: Racism and Sexual Violence in British Policing Abstract: Co-authored with Tom Kemp (Criminology, University of Nottingham), this paper examines police strip-searching practices in the UK. Drawing on newly acquired Freedom of Information data, publicly available testimonies, thematic analysis of official literature and media reports, and first-hand experience, we advance three arguments. ... Read more
This week the Moral Philosophy Reading Group will be discussing Kai Spiekermann's paper 'Irreversible Loss'. Abstract: This chapter offers three reasons for trying to avoid some irreversible losses. First, there is a prudential reason for avoiding irreversible loss in order to keep options open in the future in the face of uncertainty. Second, humans have ... Read more
Title: Philosophical Foundations of Green-House Gas Accounting Abstract: International agreements such as the Kyoto protocol and the Paris agreement require countries to measure and track their greenhouse gas emissions. Companies (as well as universities and other organisations) are required by governmental regulations or their own net-zero goals to do the same. Greenhouse gas accounting is ... Read more
This week we are discussing Pamela Hieronymi's ‘Of Metaethics and Motivation: The Appeal of Contractualism’. Here is the abstract: In his 1982 article, T. M. Scanlon noted that, despite the widespread attention to Rawls’ A Theory of Justice, the appeal of contractualism as a moral theory had been under-appreciated. It seems to me that, nearly ... Read more
Title: Two Moralities of Recognition Abstract: According to moralities of recognition, fundamental moral norms are norms for living together. Moral norms explain how living in unity is possible despite being separate individuals, they explain how we can relate to each other as persons that are more than mere sources of benefits and burdens, obstacles and opportunities. ... Read more
We are proud to present the Second Session of Film and Philosophy at CEPPA (aka the CEPPA Film Club). This time we will gather from 4:30pm onwards to watch and discuss Studio Ghibli's absolute classic 'Princess Mononoke' (see trailer here). The movie will start SHARP at 5pm. Please see below for some suggested prereads/prewatches, suggested ... Read more
Location: Edgecliffe G03
Title: Internal Validity, External Validity and the Evaluation of Thought Experiments in Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy Abstract: Thought experiments clearly play a central role in much contemporary ethical theorising. In the recent literature on thought experiments, some commentators (e.g. Wilson 2016; Dowding 2019) have criticised the lack of attention paid by moral philosophers to ... Read more
Location: Edgecliffe G03