“Is Democracy Doomed?”: Jason Brennan and Hélène Landemore with Alexander Douglas
On 26th April, Alex Douglas will be moderating a live debate between Jason Brennan and Hélène Landemore titled “Is Democracy Doomed?”.
Research Projects
Leverhulme Award on the Moral Responsibility of Groups
Jessica Brown has been awarded £113,714 to investigate the moral responsibility of groups such as companies and governments!
Public Distrust and COVID-19 Vaccines: Conspiracy Thinking or Reasonable Doubt?
Katherine Hawley’s recent post at The Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace blog.
Review of The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
Theron Pummer’s review of Toby Ord’s new book The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity.
An open letter to JK Rowling’s blog post on Sex and Gender
Sophie-Grace Chappell recently published this piece on Crooked Timber.
Uncivil society: how the political has become personal in our everyday lives
Ben Sachs recently published this article in The Conversation in connection with his work on Exoplanet Ethics and The John Stuart Mill Cup.
The moral mathematics of letting people die
Theron Pummer recently published this piece on the OUPblog in connection with the release of the edited volume *Effective Altruism: Philosophical Issues*.
What is the most democratic way to solve the Brexit crisis?
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?‘
8th January 2019: Trust and Sensation in the Public Communication of Exoplanet Science
Trust and Sensation in the Public Communication of Exoplanet Science Hosted by the St Andrews Centre for Exoplanet Science and the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs. Funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Date: Tuesday 8th January 2018 Venue: room 104, Edgecliffe (Philosophy department), The Scores Description: There is, unsurprisingly, huge public … Read more
12th October 2018. Workshop: Extra-terrestrial life and purpose in the universe
Extra-terrestrial life and purpose in the Universe This interdisciplinary workshop brings together theologians, philosophers of religion, and moral philosophers to explore the potential impact of the discovery of extra-terrestrial life on our contemporary views about the existence or nature of God, the badness of human extinction, and the scale of our cosmic importance. Speakers have been … Read more