The Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs (CEPPA) aims to coordinate and facilitate collaborative research and outreach on topics in moral and political philosophy, with an eye on impact. There are currently five Projects being developed: The Future of Work and Income; Blame and Responsibility; Effective Altruism; Knowledge, Democracy, and Public Discourse; and Human Rights. See below for more information about each project, including the people involved, current activities, publications, and plans. See also our past projects.
Please get in touch if you are interested in collaborating with us on any of these projects, or if you would like us to consider further collaborative research or outreach projects.
First developed in the 1780s and 90s, Immanuel Kant’s ethics of autonomy is still considered a live option by moral philosophers today.
Bringing together scholars from multiple disciplines to discuss ethical questions, problems and solutions relating to the climate crisis.
Human Rights and Global Justice
Exploring philosophical questions concerning human rights, duties to people suffering severe poverty, refugee displacement, resistance, and the challenges of diversity.
Bringing together philosophers and climate scientists to discuss epistemic, methodological, and ethical questions relating to the philosophy of climate science.
Health and Medicine
Addressing conceptual and normative questions relating to health and medicine, broadly construed.
