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.
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.
The Future of Work and Income
Inquiring into ethical and political questions relating to the future of work and income.
Blame and Responsibility
Investigating key epistemological, ethical, and metaphysical questions concerning blame and responsibility.
Knowledge, Democracy and Public Discourse
Examining the roles of knowledge, reasoning, and public discourse in a democratic society.
Health and Medicine
Addressing conceptual and normative questions relating to health and medicine, broadly construed.
Exploring the philosophical foundations of a new social movement that encourages people to do the most good with their charitable activities.
