Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs
Welcome to the new year! The Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs (CEPPA) is a research centre that 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. CEPPA houses research projects, outreach projects, seminars, conferences, academic visits, fellowships, publishing, and … Read more
Welcome to the new academic year! The Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs (CEPPA) is a research centre that 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. CEPPA houses research projects, outreach projects, seminars, conferences, academic visits, fellowships, publishing, … Read more
Jens Timmermann’s new book ‘Kant and the Supposed Right to Lie’ is out! Congratulations to him. Read it or buy it here. Alternatively, get a snapshot of the book in this short piece.
CEPPA Seminar S2 2025 / Climate Ethics/PhiCliSci (all Seminars from 4-5.30pm on Thursday afternoon, Edgecliffe G03) Week 2 (6 Feb) – Philip Ebert (University of Stirling) Philosophical Challenges in Risk Communication of Rare and Severe Events Week 3 (13 Feb) – Simon Lee (Earth & Environmental Sciences) and Viviane Fairbank (Philosophy) Philosophy of Climate Science: … Read more
From now on CEPPA won’t be active on Twitter/X any more. Still, you can find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/ceppa.bsky.social, and of course, on FB. Give us a follow there to stay in touch.
CEPPA Seminar S1 2024 / Climate Ethics/PhiCliSci (all Seminars from 4-5.30pm on Thursday afternoon, Edgecliffe G03) Week 1 (19 Sep) – Koshka Duff (Nottingham) ‘Strip-searching as Abjectification: Racism and Sexual Violence in British Policing’ Online but live-streamed from Edgecliffe G03 Week 2 (26 Sep) Derek Ball (St Andrews) & Caroline Touburg (Umeå University) Climate Ethics: … Read more
Next week, hundreds of policymakers from all over the world will meet at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York for the first Summit for the Future. By the end of it, the UN will adopt the Pact for the Future, a document outlining what steps the organisation and its members will take to … Read more
We are pleased to announce the winner of the fourth annual competition for the Haldane Essay Prize in Philosophy and Public Affairs. This competition, which is being administered by the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs (CEPPA), awards £250 to the best essay that applies philosophy to a matter of public concern. This year the winner is Anna Videbaek Smith, for an … Read more
Did you miss Elizabeth Anderson’s 2024 Knox Lecture? Perhaps you were too busy enjoying the Scottish sunshine, figuring out how to register to vote, or maybe you don’t even live in Scotland. Worry not, you can now watch the recording of it online: We are also relaunching ‘CEPPA Chats’, short interviews with CEPPA speakers, and the first … Read more
Some weeks ago during our Climate Justice Workshop, the wonderful Ben Nightingale from Babatat Studio captured the talks in these gorgeous posters. Climate Justice Workshop in St Andrews on the 29th and 30th of May 2024 organised by Krushil Watene, Mara van der Lugt, and James Rae. You can download a PDF with all of … Read more