Duke Speaker: Julia Driver (Washington University-St. Louis)
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Event Category: 2014 - 2015
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2014 - 2015
Speaker Series: Russ Shafer-Landau
Caldwell 213Russ Shafer-Landau, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin/Madison, works in metaethics and moral theory. He is the author of The Fundamentals of Ethics (Oxford, 2012) and its companion volume, The Ethical Life (Oxford, 2012) written to introduce people … Read more
Speaker Series: Alex Worsnip, “Believing at Will as a Failure of Coherence”
213 Caldwell HallAlex Worsnip (Yale University), will present a talk, "Believing at Will as a Failure of Coherence", on Monday, February 2 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Caldwell 213. A reception will follow. Abstract: This paper is about a classic puzzle: … Read more
Ethics Around the Table Series: Changing Harmful Social Norms
Hyde Hall, University RoomDevelopment’s New Initiative: Changing Harmful Social Norms For organizations like UNICEF and the World Bank, social norms can be a severe impediment to development goals. For this reason, these agencies have invested in finding the tools necessary to change harmful … Read more
Philosophy in 15 Minutes
Gerrard HallPhilosophy in 15 Minutes Do you like thinking about Big Ideas (about justice, fate, God, knowledge, morality, mind, causation, space and time)? Join us for an evening of food and drink, and fifteen minutes of Philosophy with faculty members Doug … Read more
Philosophical Issues in Psychiatry Research Group: “Mental Illness, Dangerousness, and Involuntary Civil Commitment”
213 Caldwell HallThe first PPRG meeting of the year will next Thursday, February 5. We will discuss George Szmukler's "Coercion in Psychiatric Treatment and Its Justifications" and a commentary on it by Ken Levy and Alex Cohen entitled "Mental Illness, Dangerousness, and … Read more
Speaker Series: Jed Lewinsohn (NYU), “It’s Nothing Personal: Transferable Rights and the Distinctiveness of Commercial Relationships”
213 Caldwell HallJed Lewinsohn will present a talk as part of our Speaker Series, on Friday, February 6 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., in Caldwell 213. A reception will follow. "It's Nothing Personal: Transferable Rights and the Distinctiveness of Commercial Relationships" Abstract: … Read more
Speaker Series: David Shoemaker
Caldwell 213David Shoemaker is a professor of philosophy at Tulane University. He works on agency and responsibility, identity and ethics, and moral psychology. His Responsibility from the Margins is forthcoming (Oxford University Press). His Knowledge, Nature, and Norms: An Introduction to … Read more
Parr Center Event: David Shoemaker
Caldwell 105 ,David Shoemaker is a professor of philosophy at Tulane University. He works on agency and responsibility, identity and ethics, and moral psychology. His Responsibility from the Margins is forthcoming (Oxford University Press). His Knowledge, Nature, and Norms: An Introduction to … Read more
“How We Ought to Live: The Meanings and Matters of Life”: A Conversation with Jane Thrailkill and Tyler Curtain
Hyde Hall, Incubator Room"How We Ought to Live: The Meanings and Matters of Life" will serve as the underlying theme for a panel with Jane Thrailkill and Tyler Curtain, in support of our keynote talk by Susan Wolf, whose Meaning in Life and … Read more