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The goal of the workshop is to bring into dialogue theorists working on interrelated issues concerning “moral address”, especially as it features, on the one hand, in discussions of moral responsibility that understand the reactive attitudes as ‘incipient forms of communication’ or ‘implicit forms of […] Read More
The 9th annual Workshop for Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy will take place in Tucson, AZ October 14-17, 2021. If we are unable to meet in person, the workshop will be moved to a virtual format. A selection of papers from the Workshop will be published […] Read More
UPDATE: PHILOSOPHERS’ ARGUMENT CHECK IS NOW A PART OF THE PEBBLE. SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED ACCORDINGLY. With this post we start a new series here at PEA Soup: Philosophers’ Argument Check. The idea is to assess arguments before the public using the tools of philosophy […] Read More
Here is the just-released program for the Arizona Workshop in Normative Ethics (WiNE), scheduled for this coming January 14-16. It’s three full days of action this time around, given that the whole thing will be on Zoom. This is sad for those who enjoy getting […] Read More
Welcome to what we expect will be a very interesting and productive discussion of Patrick Tomlin‘s “Proportionality in War: Revising Revisionism.” The paper is published in the most recent issue of Ethics, and is available here. Gerald Lang kindly agreed to contribute a critical précis, and […] Read More
The Center for Ethics and Public Affairs at the Murphy Institute at Tulane University invites applications for three Faculty Fellowships/Visiting Research Professorships for the 2021-2022 academic year. These fellowships are available to support outstanding faculty whose teaching and research focus on ethics; political and social […] Read More
Welcome to our Ethics Review Forum on Mark Alfano’s book Nietzsche’s Moral Psychology (CUP), reviewed by Neil Sinhababu. Below, you’ll find a condensed version of Neil’s review, as well as Mark’s response. Please join Mark and Neil in continuing the discussion in the comments […] Read More
A year ago, Jan Dowell and I posted a statement on sexual harassment in philosophy. The statement includes several recommended preventative or ameliorative actions people and departments might take. The post concludes with a request that philosophers sign the statement. We were gratified by the […] Read More
On Monday we will be re-posting here a statement Jan Dowell and I, with help from others, wrote a year ago on sexual harassment in philosophy. That statement includes several recommended actions people and departments might take to address this problem. It concludes with a […] Read More