Congratulations to FSPB contributor Jen Zamzow (Arizona) on the publication of her article, “Variations in Ethical Intuitions,” in Philosophical Issues! Here is the abstract:
Philosophical theorizing is often, either tacitly or explicitly, guided by intuitions about cases. However, recent empirical work has suggested that philosophically significant intuitions are variable and unstable in a number of [...]
Archive for the ‘Ethics’ Category
“Variations in Ethical Intuitions”
Posted in Ethics, Moral Psychology on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CFP: Practical and Professional Ethics
Posted in Bioethics, Business Ethics, CFPs, Conferences, Ethics on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics invites submissions from students for its 19th Annual Meeting (March 4-7, 2010):
Submissions are invited on ethical issues in various fields (e.g., public administration, law, the environment, accounting, engineering, computer science, research ethics, business, medicine, health care, journalism, higher education) and on issues that cut across professions. Special consideration [...]
Call for Papers: “Spirituality in Action: Bringing Transpersonal Psychology to a World in Crisis”
Posted in Bioethics, Buddhism, CFPs, Christianity, Conferences, Ethics, General Interest, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Moral Psychology, News & Notes, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science on June 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I though this might be relevant for those working on Environmental Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, and/or Moral Psychology. Best of Luck!
Moral Philosophy and Moral Behavior
Posted in Ethics, Moral Psychology on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations to Eric Schwitzgebel (UC-Riverside) and Josh Rust (Stetson) on their forthcoming paper in Mind, “The Moral Behavior of Ethicists: Peer Opinion.” The ‘peer opinion’ is not particularly flattering. Here is the abstract:
Old Testament Ethics Conference at Notre Dame
Posted in Christianity, Conferences, Ethics, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy of Religion on May 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My Ways Are Not Your Ways: The Character of the God of the Hebrew Bible
Theme: The conference will focus on the charge that the Abrahamic religious traditions should be rejected because of their foundation in the Hebrew Bible, which allegedly portrays God as immoral and vicious. The presenters and commentators will include philosophers—both theistic and nontheistic—as well as Biblical scholars.
“Ethics in Asian and Recent Western Philosophy”
Posted in Asian Philosophy, Ethics, News & Notes on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Professor Joel Kupperman (Connecticut) will deliver the first John C. Maraldo Lecture in Comparative Philosophy on “Ethics in Asian and Recent Western Philosophy” from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the College of Health, Room 1016. The lecture will be hosted by UNF’s Department of Philosophy, the College of Arts and Sciences [...]
Alison Des Forges (1942-2009)
Posted in Ethics, General Interest, Political Theory, Race and Gender on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A memorial notice can be found here.
Des Forges, born in Schenectady, New York, in 1942, began working on Rwanda as a student and dedicated her life and work to understanding the country, to exposing the serial abuses suffered by its people and helping to bring about change. She was best known for her award-winning account [...]
Podcast: The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Posted in Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Political Theory, Race and Gender on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an AALS podcast on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This podcast has three speakers, Tim Coulter, Angelique Eaglewoman and G.W. Rice. While listening to the podcast, it’s helpful to look at the UN Declaration, as speakers refer to various articles in their discussions.
Tim Coulter discusses how the Declaration got started, why [...]
Sayre-McCord on Moral Dilemmas
Posted in Ethics on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There’s an interesting paper by Geoffrey Sayre-McCord (UNC) on the topic of moral dilemmas over at Ethics etc.
CFP: Ethics and the Environment
Posted in CFPs, Environmental Philosophy, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CALL FOR PAPERS
Ethics & the Environment is considering papers for a special issue in honor of Val Plumwood. We welcome submissions on Plumwood’s philosophy, ecofeminism, indigenous environmental ethics, ecological perspectives on rationality, and other relevant topics.
Schroeder on Bloggingheads
Posted in Action Theory, Early Modern Philosophy, Ethics, Moral Psychology on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mark Schroeder (USC) discusses his book Slaves of the Passions.
Haslanger on Bloggingheads
Posted in Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, General Interest, Race and Gender on November 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an interesting discussion with Sally Haslanger (MIT).
(HT: Leiter)
