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  • Home
  • People
    • Members of CEPPA
    • Professorial Fellows
    • Postgraduate Members
    • CEPPA Advisory Committee
  • Projects
    • Climate Ethics
    • Philosophy of Climate Science
    • Health and Medicine
    • The Future of Work and Income
    • Effective Altruism
    • Knowledge, Democracy, and Public Discourse
    • Human Rights and Global Justice
    • Blame and Responsibility
    • Virtue and Character
    • Past projects
      • Philosophy and Education
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Reading Groups
    • Past CEPPA Talks
    • Knox Lectures 
    • The Ethics Cup
    • Film and Philosophy at CEPPA
  • Outputs
    • St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs
    • CEPPA Chats
    • Haldane Prize

Knowledge, Democracy and Public Discourse

“Is Democracy Doomed?”: Jason Brennan and Hélène Landemore with Alexander Douglas

September 7, 2023March 23, 2022 by Theron Pummer

On 26th April, Alex Douglas will be moderating a live debate between Jason Brennan and Hélène Landemore titled “Is Democracy Doomed?”.

Categories Events, Knowledge, Democracy and Public Discourse, News

Public Distrust and COVID-19 Vaccines: Conspiracy Thinking or Reasonable Doubt?

February 11, 2021October 23, 2020 by Theron Pummer

Katherine Hawley’s recent post at The Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace blog.

Categories Commentaries, Knowledge, Democracy and Public Discourse, News

Uncivil society: how the political has become personal in our everyday lives

April 24, 2020November 22, 2019 by Benjamin Sachs

Ben Sachs recently published this article in The Conversation in connection with his work on Exoplanet Ethics and The John Stuart Mill Cup.

Categories Commentaries, Exoplanet Ethics, Knowledge, Democracy and Public Discourse, News, Uncategorized

What is the most democratic way to solve the Brexit crisis?

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 by Lynn Hynd

Katherine Hawley is one of ‘the ten thinkers on Brexit’.  Please read the article on ‘What is the most democratic way to solve the Brexit crisis?‘

Categories Commentaries, Knowledge, Democracy and Public Discourse

Philosophers on the General Election

May 16, 2017 by Theron Pummer

Alex Douglas, Katherine Hawley, and other philosophers on the General Election.

Categories Commentaries, Knowledge, Democracy and Public Discourse, Research Projects Tags Alexander Douglas, Katherine Hawley, Politics

The dirty politics of scapegoating – and why victims are always the harmless, easy targets

January 30, 2018March 23, 2017 by Theron Pummer

Alex Douglas on scapegoating in current politics.

Categories Commentaries, Knowledge, Democracy and Public Discourse Tags Alexander Douglas, Minorities, Politics, Scapegoating

Values, Voting, and Expertise

January 30, 2018March 23, 2017 by Theron Pummer

Katherine Hawley asks: How far can we trust experts when we’re deciding how to vote?

Categories Commentaries, Knowledge, Democracy and Public Discourse, Virtue and Character Tags Brexit, Democracy, Experts, Katherine Hawley, Trust, Voting

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Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs
University of St Andrews
St Andrews
KY16 9AL
United Kingdom

Director:
Dr Mara van der Lugt
Email: [email protected]

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