CEPPA St Andrews

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Join us this Thursday for Pattrick Tomlin's talk 'Killing vs Headaches: Wide Proportionality and Limited Aggregation' happening at 4pm. You can find all the info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/ceppa-ta…

This article responds to a previous piece claiming certain refugees score lower on IQ tests than average German citizens. Bradley challenges this, exposes the harm in using IQ to assess moral worth, and argues IQ is irrelevant to refugees' right to protection and states' duty.

Congratulations to Bradley Hillier-Smith, whose latest paper 'On What Matters for Obligations to Refugees' was just published in The Journal of Controversial Ideas.

Congratulations to CEPPA's Katharine Jenkins whose book 'Feminist Philosophy a Very Short Introduction' has just been published with OUP!

Applications open for the St Andrews & Macquarie Doctoral Scholarship in Philosophy, on Pro-natalist Policies & Ethics of Procreation in the Climate Crisis. 3.5-year, full fees plus stipend Split time at St Andrews & Sidney Deadline December 9, 2024 Info: st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-and…

Prior to this, the brand-new PhiCliSci reading group will discuss Reto Knutti's article ‘Climate Model Confirmation: From Philosophy to Predicting Climate in the Real World’

Join us for the launch of the Philosophy of Climate Science working group. In the first session Graeme MacGilchrist and Katharina Bernhard will give presentations on the topic of ‘Uncertainty’ in climate science, after which we will discuss. All info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/ceppa-ta…

Looking forward to the launch event next month for my book The Ethics of State Responses to Refugees, hosted by the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs @_CEPPA The event is online and in person on 20th Nov 4pm, more details below :) events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/book-la…

Join us for a talk by Tom Angier (University of Cape Town) on "Goodness as Natural Perfection". Next Monday Oct 28, at 4pm in Edgecliffe 104. All info an abstract here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/in-perso…

This week, Valerie Tiberius will be giving our weekly CEPPA talk on 'Happy Immoralists and Satisfied Loners: A Pragmatic Perspective on Disagreement about Well-being'. Abstract and info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/ceppa-ta…

Big congratulations to Dr. I Xuan Chong on having his paper accepted at Phronesis! His article, "Wisdom, Political Expertise, and Unity of the Virtues in Aristotle," is now available as an advance publication. Read it here: brill.com/view/journals/…

Join us on Thursday for our weekly CEPPA talk. This week Adrian Walsh will be talking to us about 'nternal Validity, External Validity and the Evaluation of Thought Experiments in Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy'. All info here:ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/ceppa-ta…

Congrats to CEPPA member Patrick Winther-Larsen! His paper, "Untimely Blame and Vulnerability: Blaming at the ‘Wrong’ Time," has been accepted for presentation at the 2024 British Postgraduate Philosophy Association Annual Conference at the University of Manchester (Oct 17-18).

Advances in early diagnosis are transforming how we think about health and life decisions. From child-bearing to relationship building, the implications are vast. How will we handle this new knowledge? Join the conversation on Nov 27, 2024! Details here: handlingknowing.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/27nov2024/

Call for Papers! "Early Diagnosis: Handling Knowing" – a colloquium on the ethics of handling information in early diagnosis. 🗓️Nov 27, 2024 📍University of St Andrews Topics: bioethics, medical ethics, community wisdom, quality of life, and more.

Great news! The “Ethics of Choosing & Refusing Work” workshop (Feb 21, 2025, Edinburgh) is now supported by a grant from the Society for Applied Philosophy & will offer travel bursaries for early career researchers. Abstract submissions open until Oct 25! philevents.org/event/show/126…

Next Thursday Barry Maguire will be delivering a talk in CEPPA with the title: Two Moralities of Recognition All the info and abstract here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/ceppa-ta…

Next Friday, join us for the Second Edition of the CEPPA Film and Philosophy Club, where will be screening and discussing Princess Mononoke. All the details here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-and…

So happy to share that CEPPA's own Miguel de la Cal Moreno has been awarded one of the 2024 Society for Applied Philosophy's Doctoral Scholarships. Congratulations Miguel!