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		<title>Symposium on Neuroethics of Memory at SUNY Global Center</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2011/11/26/symposium-on-neuroethics-of-memory-at-suny-global-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 9, 2011 9am to 4pm SUNY Global Center 116 East 55th Street, NY, NY Sponsored by SUNY Downstate Medical Center Speakers include: Andre A. Fenton, SUNY Downstate Medical Center and New York University David Glanzman, UCLA Merle Kindt, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Adam Kolber, Brooklyn Law School John L. Kubie, SUNY Downstate Medical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conference on the Moral Brain at NYU</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2011/11/02/conference-on-the-moral-brain-at-nyu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NYU Center for Bioethics, Duke Kenan Institute for Ethics, Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, and the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies present a two-part conference on the Moral Brain. Date: Friday, March 30th &#8211; Sunday, April 1st, 2012 Location: New York University, WSQ Campus, Room TBA RSVP Required: http://goo.gl/PXHmO UPDATE: Added a tentative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JOB at NYU Center for Bioethics/Environmental Studies</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2011/10/19/job-at-nyu-center-for-bioethicsenvironmental-studies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Owing to some clerical error, this job is not in the JFP (Jobs for Philosophers) yet. Do let anyone you think would be suitable know about this position. Thanks! The NYU Center for Bioethics and the NYU Environmental Studies Program invite applications for the position of Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow, pending administrative and budgetary approval. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CFP: Egalitarianism Workshop 2012 at McGill</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2011/10/11/cfp-egalitarianism-workshop-2012-at-mcgill/</link>
		<comments>http://ethics-etc.com/2011/10/11/cfp-egalitarianism-workshop-2012-at-mcgill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Egalitarianisms: Current Debates on Equality and Priority in Health, Wealth, and Welfare March 30th -31st, 2012 McGill University, Montreal, Canada Confirmed Speakers Nir Eyal (Harvard) Iwao Hirose (McGill) Nils Holtug (Copenhagen) Dennis McKerlie (Calgary) Shlomi Segall (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Workshop Description Egalitarian theories of distributive justice have recently encountered fundamental challenges. Is egalitarianism susceptible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JOB: NYU Center for Bioethics/Environmental Studies</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2011/09/24/job-nyu-center-for-bioethicsenvironmental-studies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NYU Center for Bioethics and the NYU Environmental Studies Program invite applications for the position of Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow, pending administrative and budgetary approval. The initial appointment will be for one year beginning September 1, 2012, renewable annually for a maximum of three years. An applicant should have a keen interest in and preferably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northeastern Workshop in Applied Philosophy</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2011/09/16/northeastern-workshop-in-applied-philosophy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m honored to be one of the keynote speakers at the 2011 Northeastern Workshop in Philosophy. Here are some details of the workshop. Topic: “Ethical issues in Engineering Biological and Ecological Systems.” September 30 to October 2, 2011 Northeastern University, Boston Biological and ecological problems are increasingly understood and approached from an engineering perspective. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Neuroethics Society Conference</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2011/08/26/international-neuroethics-society-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 Annual Meeting of the International Neuroethics Society Date: November 10 and 11, 2011 Location: The Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. Confirmed speakers include Helen Mayberg, Michael Chorost, Husseini Manji, Alan Leshner, Pat Churchland, Jonathan Moreno, Steve Greenberg, Jorge Moll, Hank Greely, Martha Farah, and others. For more details, see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYU Center for Bioethics: Pogge on the Health Impact Fund</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2010/11/02/nyu-center-for-bioethics-pogge-on-the-health-impact-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NYU Center for Bioethics invites you to attend a public lecture by Thomas Pogge, Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs, Yale University; Research Director, Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature, University of Oslo Friday, November 5, 2010 4:00-6:00 pm 5 Washington Pl., Room 202 (NE Corner of Washington Place at Mercer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final CFP: NYU Conference on Valuing Lives</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2010/10/27/final-cfp-nyu-conference-on-valuing-lives/</link>
		<comments>http://ethics-etc.com/2010/10/27/final-cfp-nyu-conference-on-valuing-lives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NYU Center for Bioethics, in conjunction with the NYU Environmental Studies Program, will be hosting &#8216;Valuing Lives: A Conference on Ethics in Health and the Environment&#8217; on Saturday, March 5, 2011. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Various policy issues in environmental and health-related matters force policymakers to trade human lives against other values. Original, unpublished papers from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYU Conference on Valuing Lives</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2010/06/07/nyu-conference-on-valuing-lives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NYU Center for Bioethics, in conjunction with the NYU Environmental Studies Program, will be hosting &#8216;Valuing Lives: A Conference on Ethics in Health and the Environment&#8217; on Saturday, March 5, 2011. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Various policy issues in environmental and health-related matters force policymakers to trade human lives against other values. Original, unpublished papers from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast: McMahan on Gene Therapy, Cognitive Disability, and Abortion</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2010/04/13/podcast-mcmahan-on-gene-therapy-cognitive-disability-and-abortion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Jeff McMahan at Rutgers University recently gave a talk at the NYU Center for Bioethics and the Department of Philosophy on &#8220;Gene Therapy, Cognitive Disability, and Abortion.&#8221; With his permission, a podcast of his talk can be found here: Download audio file (mcmahan.mp3) An abstract of his talk is as follows: Most of us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open House for NYU&#8217;s Master&#8217;s Program in Bioethics</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2010/02/22/open-house-for-nyus-masters-program-in-bioethics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers may know that I&#8217;ve recently taken up an associate professorship in the Center for Bioethics with an affiliation in the philosophy department at NYU. The Center runs a Master&#8217;s Program in Bioethics and is holding an open house on Thursday, March 4, 2010 5:30-7:30 PM 285 Mercer Street, 9th Floor (Between Waverly and Washington [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workshop on The Future of Consent</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2010/02/19/workshop-on-the-future-of-consent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AHRC workshop on “The Future of Consent” Date: March 22nd-24th 2010 Location: Chancellor’s Conference Centre, Manchester There are a limited number of places available for a two day interdisciplinary and international workshop—The Future of Consent—organised by Neil Manson and Dave Archard (Lancaster) and funded by the AHRC with additional support from the Society for Applied [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Continuum Ethics book series</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2009/11/14/continuum-ethics-book-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thom Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuum Ethics A series of books exploring key topics in contemporary ethics and moral philosophy. Continuum Ethics presents a series of books that will bridge the gap between new research work and undergraduate textbooks. They will provide close examination of key concepts in contemporary moral philosophy. Aimed largely at upper-level undergraduates and research students, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conference on the Work of Onora O&#8217;Neill</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2009/08/28/conference-on-the-work-of-onora-oneill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The British Academy, in association with the Centre de recherche en éthique de l&#8217;Université de Montréal, will be hosting an international conference on the work of Onora O&#8217;Neill, entitled &#8220;Ethics and Politics Beyond Borders: The Work of Onora O&#8217;Neill. 24-26 SEPTEMBER 2009 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1 Convenor: Professor David Archard (Lancaster University) Thursday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2009/01/08/2nd-annual-rocky-mountain-ethics-congress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alastair Norcross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2nd annual Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (RoME) will be held in Boulder, Colorado August 6-9 2009. Note that this is a congress, not just a conference. That means it&#8217;s more important. There may even be a sexual connotation to &#8220;congress&#8221; for those whose minds work like that. Who am I to judge? Some have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reductio Ad Hermaphroditum</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2008/11/14/reductio-ad-hermaphroditum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominic Wilkinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the James Martin Seminar in Oxford this week, Melbourne philosopher Rob Sparrow presented an argument against enhancement and procreative beneficence. His work had raised some interest in the popular media when he presented it a few months ago, and I posted a short potential response to his argument at Practical Ethics News. In this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CONF: Cognitive Disability: A Challenge to Moral Philosophy</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2008/08/08/conf-cognitive-disability-a-challenge-to-moral-philosophy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Stony Brook University Department of Philosophy is hosting a conference on &#8220;Cognitive Disability: A Challenge to Moral Philosophy.&#8221; The conference features a fantastic group of speakers and panelists. Those who are interested in this topic should definitely consider attending. Date: September 18 – 20, 2008 Place: Stony Brook Manhattan 401 Park Avenue South (Between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Special Issue on the Ethics of Enhancement</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2008/07/31/a-special-issue-on-the-ethics-of-enhancement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Matthew Liao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Special Issue on the Ethics of Enhancement guest-edited by me and two other Contributors of Ethics Etc, Julian Savulescu and David Wasserman, has just come out with the Journal of Applied Philosophy. Here are the links to the papers if you have institutional access: The Ethics of Enhancement: Guest Editors&#8217; Introduction S. MATTHEW LIAO, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why not hybrid embryos?</title>
		<link>http://ethics-etc.com/2008/05/22/143/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 12:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thom Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, British MP&#8217;s voted to allow the creation of hybrid embryos for medical research. These embryos would be 99.9% &#8220;human&#8221; but 0.1% &#8220;cow&#8221; or &#8220;rabbit&#8221; &#8212; the animal element is simply the use of animal eggs, from which animal DNA is extracted, human DNA implanted, the &#8220;hybrid&#8221; embryo is then given an electric shock, and [...]]]></description>
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