Philosophy @ the Movies: “Possible Worlds”
Caldwell 105 Caldwell 105 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel HillPossible Worlds (2000), directed by Robert Lepage
Possible Worlds (2000), directed by Robert Lepage
"Infinite Ethics Meets Decision Theory" ABSTRACT: Some classic forms of utilitarianism presume that the goodness of a state of affairs can be determined by adding up numerical representations of the welfare of each of the people. When a population is … Read more
Force Majeure (2014), directed by Ruben Östlund
“When Ethics Must Keep Up with Fast-Paced Biomedical Science: The Case of HIV Cure Research” Karine Dubé, DrPH, MPhil (Oxon), a former Morehead-Cain Scholar at UNC and Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, is now an Assistant Professor in UNC's Gillings School … Read more
Mulholland Drive (2001), directed by David Lynch
"Insurrectionist Ethics: Black Motherhood and End of Life Care"
“Insurrectionist Ethics: Black Motherhood and End of Life Care” Yolonda Y. Wilson is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Howard University and, for 2019-2020, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center. Her work focuses on bioethics, social and political philosophy, race theory, … Read more
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010), directed by Werner Herzog
Christine Tappolet, “Affective Knowledge in Ethics and the Plasticity of Emotions” Gopal Sreenivasan, “Plasticity and Perfection: Emotions and the Moral Life”
Stephen Bloch-Schuman from the department of Philosophy at Elon University will lead a workshop based around a paper he co-wrote titled "Diversity Is Not Enough: The Importance of Inclusive Pedagogy." Inclusive Pedagogy for Students and Teachers: Towards a Pedagogy … Read more