A forum for discussing Philosophy, Ethics, and Academia
It is my pleasure to introduce our next Featured Philosopher, John Deigh. John is a Professor of Philosophy and Law at the University of Texas, Austin, and he is widely known for his insightful work in moral psychology, the history of philosophy, and for his […] Read More
I’m excited to begin our final event in celebration of the 125th anniversary year of Ethics: a discussion with Christine Korsgaard and Tamar Schapiro. Many thanks to both Korsgaard and Schapiro for this great opportunity to talk to them. To kick off the discussion, Schapiro […] Read More
The Workshop for Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy will take place at Syracuse University on Sept 18-20, 2015. This event is free and open to the public but one must register to attend. The schedule of speakers, including keynote speakers Elizabeth Anderson and Seana Shiffrin, […] Read More
Many philosophers seem to think that – even if the notions of a belief’s being “justified” or “rational” are indeed normative notions, as is widely held to be the case – to say that a belief is “justified” is “rational” is to say something stronger than merely […] Read More
University of Wisconsin-Madison, September 5-7 The goal of this conference is to get action theorists and epistemologists (especially formal epistemologists) together to think about topics related to diachronic rationality and belief. All are welcome, but attendees are expected to have read the papers beforehand. Presenters, […] Read More
I’m excited for our upcoming final event in celebration of the 125th anniversary year of Ethics: a discussion with Christine Korsgaard and Tamar Schapiro, on August 4-6. To kick off the discussion, Schapiro and I will ask some initial questions from Korsgaard, on themes from […] Read More
The First Annual Chapel Hill Metaethics Workshop (announced here in April) now has a complete lineup, including a new Sanders Prize winner. Program below the fold; and more info at the workshop's web site. To register (for free!) just send email to Russ S-L.
Please join us to discuss Preston Greene & Meghan Sullivan‘s “Against Time Bias,” published in the most recent issue of Ethics and available open access here. Caspar Hare has kindly contributed a critical précis, below the fold. It should be an exciting discussion!
Syracuse University will host The International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying Conference May 18-20, 2016. There is a call for papers. Submission deadline: November 1, 2015. Keynotes will be Frances Kamm and Shelly Kagan. For more information go here.