Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs
CEPPA’s Moral Philosophy Reading Group reads and discusses an article per week, chosen by a different member each time. Semester 2 schedule: Wednesdays 3pm – 4pm, beginning 3 February and ending 28 April. We will skip the following Wednesdays: 10 Feb, 24 Mar, 31 Mar, 21 Apr. (Due to staff meetings and spring break.) Organizer: ... Read more
CEPPA’s Moral Philosophy Reading Group reads and discusses an article per week, chosen by a different member each time. Semester 2 schedule: Wednesdays 3pm – 4pm, beginning 3 February and ending 28 April. We will skip the following Wednesdays: 10 Feb, 24 Mar, 31 Mar, 21 Apr. (Due to staff meetings and spring break.) Organizer: ... Read more
Title: Biased Evaluative Descriptions Abstract: In 2008, Joseph Biden called Barack Obama “an African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.” Though intended as a compliment, such a description would not be applied to a non-African-American leader in the same context. Such biased evaluative descriptions, roughly, well-intended descriptions whose apparently positive surface ... Read more
CEPPA’s Moral Philosophy Reading Group reads and discusses an article per week, chosen by a different member each time. Semester 2 schedule: Wednesdays 3pm – 4pm, beginning 3 February and ending 28 April. We will skip the following Wednesdays: 10 Feb, 24 Mar, 31 Mar, 21 Apr. (Due to staff meetings and spring break.) Organizer: ... Read more
Title: “Some people and the people” Abstract: When is an action, or a choice, or a desire, an action or choice or desire of the people, as opposed to being an action, or choice, or desire of some people? In this talk I consider eight possible answers to this question. I focus in particular on the idea that the ... Read more
Online Workshop Schedule Please email Matthew Vermaire <[email protected]> if you'd like the Zoom link. Friday April 9th: Justin Snedegar (University of St Andrews) / "Dismissing Blame" Abstract: When someone blames you, you might accept the blame or you might reject it, challenging the blamer’s interpretation of the facts, or providing a justification or excuse. Either ... Read more
2021 Knox Lecture (online via Teams) Knox Lecturer: Tim Scanlon (Harvard University) Title: Further Reflections on Tolerance and its Difficulty Abstract: The paper revisits the account of tolerance discussed in the author’s paper, “The Difficulty of Tolerance,” with the aim of clarifying (1) the reasons people have to care about the character of their society ... Read more
Title: The Permissibility of Lesser Evil Abstract: Flood: Flood water is headed toward a cave where five innocent people are trapped and will be killed if the water reaches them. The water can be diverted into a mineshaft, but innocent Betty is trapped in the mineshaft and will be killed if the water is redirected. ... Read more
Moral Philosophy Reading Group Description: This group reads and discusses an article per week, chosen by a different member each time. Day/time: Wednesdays 3pm to 4pm on Teams. Organizer: Theron Pummer (tgp4).