Moral Philosophy Reading Group (MPRG)
Edgecliffe 104Reading: ‘Reasons in Time’ by Sophie Grace Chappell. Location: Edgecliffe 104
Reading: ‘Reasons in Time’ by Sophie Grace Chappell. Location: Edgecliffe 104
Reading: Kymlicka's and Donaldson’s (2016) paper, ‘Locating Animals in Political Philosophy’. Jenny Mace will lead us through the paper. Location: Edgecliffe 104
Reading:Next Wednesday, 13 May, the MPRG will meet for a special session with this year’s Knox Lecturer, Professor Tommie Shelby (Harvard). We will discuss Shelby’s paper, ‘How Racial Stereotypes Wrong: A Political Ethics of Belief’. Location: Edgecliffe 104
We are delighted to invite you to a special joint CEPPA/Arché Seminar to introduce the new Professorial Fellow Jennifer Saul, who will give a talk about her recent research, entitled 'When Norm Violations Come Out of the Shadows'.
Reading: Ida Miczke will lead us in discussion of Douglas Portmore’s (2007) paper, ‘Consequentializing Moral Theories’. Location: Edgecliffe 104
Reading: Marta Bax will lead us in discussing the paper, 'Perfectionism and the Repugnant Conclusion’, by Simon Beard Location: Edgecliffe 104
MPRG with Giuli Cavaliere: Chapter Title: 'Rescue, Aid, and the Challenge from Adoption' Chapter Abstract: This paper examines and responds to two versions of what I refer to as the challenge from adoption. According to the first, those who wish to have children are morally required to adopt existing children in need rather than procreate. According ... Read more
Reading: Anscombe's 'Modern Moral Philosophy' Location: Edgecliffe 104
Reading:tbc Location: Edgecliffe 104
On Thursday 19 March, under the auspices of CEPPA, there will be an ‘author meets critics’ event on The Possibility of Respect: Human Dignity and the Ethics of Difference by Remy Debes (Memphis). The book was published by OUP late last year, and is available via the Library here. Here’s an abstract of the book’s argument: This book ... Read more