The Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs (CEPPA) maintains a programme of research projects, seminars, academic visits, fellowships, conferences, and occasional publishing, and also provides a forum for public discussion both within and outwith the University. Its field of interest comprises ethics, social, and political philosophy as well as the ethical and philosophical dimensions of public affairs. … Read more
The Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs promotes exploration into important ethical issues arising in public life. Its field of interest comprises ethics, social and political philosophy, and the philosophical dimensions of public affairs. The Centre will house research projects, seminars, conferences, academic visits, fellowships, publishing, and public discussion on topics within its field … Read more
Abstracts for the St Andrews CEPPA Graduate Conference – 17 and 18 Feb, 2018.
How should we compare a decrease in average quality of life with a gain in population size? Can invoking indeterminacy help solve the difficult theoretical problems in population ethics?
Excerpt from John Haldane’s *Practical Philosophy: Ethics, Culture and Society* (2009) ‘Introduction’.
An article by John Haldane that first appeared in the Scotsman newspaper in 2008.
Extract from Chapter 1 of past Knox Lecturer Neil MacCormick’s short book *Who’s Afraid of a European Constitution?* (2005).