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  • CEPPA Talk (online only) 鈥� Tyler Cowen (George Mason University)

    Location:聽Teams (online only) Title: The Philosophy of Effective Altruism Abstract: What are the strengths and weaknesses of Effective Altruism as both a moral philosophy and practical guide to action? Is it best thought of as an optimizing approach? How important is existential risk, especially relative to maximizing economic growth? How does the new form of…

  • CEPPA Talk (online only) 鈥� Lea Ypi (LSE)

    Location: Teams (online only) Title: Kant the Racist? Abstract: This paper examines Kant鈥檚 thoughts on race considering his analysis of teleology. It explains how Kant analysed the development of human races in connection to his account of the development of “germs” and “dispositions” in the human species. It further explains how that theory changed with…

  • CEPPA Talk (in person) 鈥� Christoph Schuringa (Northeastern University London)

    Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: Karl Marx and the Actualization of Philosophy Abstract: Marx鈥檚 Eleventh Thesis on Feuerbach famously states that 鈥楾he philosophers have thus far merely interpreted the world; the point is to change it.鈥� In this talk, I begin to clear away some obstacles that stand in the way of an appreciation of the…

  • 6th March: Laura Mulvey, ‘Flappers on film: the young modern woman in 1920s cinema’

    School III

    Tweet The Department of Film Studies and the 58吃瓜 Institute for Gender Studies are delighted to welcome you to a guest lecture with Professor Laura Mulvey. In this presentation Professor Laura Mulvey will revisit her long-standing interest in the flapper film. The energetic and self-sufficient young modern woman who emerged into city life and…

  • CEPPA Talk (in person) 鈥� Sigr煤n Svavarsd贸ttir (Tufts)

    Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: 鈥淥n Seeking Objective Grounds for Moral Evaluation鈥� Abstract: The paper argues that to do justice to questions of objectivity that arise within and about moral discourse, we must take into account that this discourse is embedded within a somewhat conventionally regimented practice that comprises attempts to guide attitude and action by…