Theoretical & Applied Ethics is planning to publish three special issues, one on Bioethics, the second on Ethics and Religion, and the third on the Moral Philosophy of Bernard Williams, very soon. This is a call for papers for those special issues. The deadline for […] Read More
April 8-9, 2011 The Committee for the Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University welcomes papers concerning any period, methodological approach or topic in political theory, political philosophy, or the history of political thought. Approximately eight papers will be accepted.
The fifth annual meeting of the Felician Ethics Conference will be held at the Rutherford Campus of Felician College:
We are pleased to announce that Gunnar Björnsson has joined the roster of contributors here at PEA Soup. Among other areas of interest, Gunnar works on a variety of topics in meta-ethics. He is an Associate Professor in Philosophy at the Department of Culture and […] Read More
This is a call for abstracts for the first biennial New Orleans Workshop on Agency and Responsibility (NO WAR), to be held in New Orleans, LA at the Intercontinental Hotel on November 3-5, 2011. Abstracts are welcome on any topic having to do with agency […] Read More
We are pleased to announce the next installment of our collaboration with Ethics, in which we host a discussion of one article from each issue of the journal. The article selected from Volume 121, Issue 1 is Gunnar Björnsson and Stephen Finlay, "Metaethical Contextualism Defended." […] Read More
As everyone knows, David Chalmers argues in The Conscious Mind against materialism and for dualism about phenomenal properties. On this view, conscious experiences are a sui generis feature of the world over and above its physical qualities. Yet, in order to defend his view, Chalmers […] Read More
Today's NY Times includes this story about Charlie Crist, governor of Florida, who will be submitting a petition to the state's clemency board to pardon Jim Morrison for a couple of convictions after a 1969 concert for lewd behavior. Without commentary (although that shouldn't stop […] Read More
Note what is essentially no-strings research money attached to the following fellowships: Applications for the Beyster Fellowships and the Kelso Fellowships are open to philosophers interested in the philosophical study of broadened ownership, broad-based capitalism, economic democracy, and democratic capitalism in the corporation and society […] Read More