Readings
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From Normativity to Responsibility
Joseph Raz
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Ethics and Moral Philosophy
Thom Brooks
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Ethics and Humanity: Themes from the Philosophy of Jonathan Glover
N. Ann Davis, Richard Keshen and Jeff McMahan
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Reflective Knowledge
Ernest Sosa
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Know How
Jason Stanley
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New Waves in Ethics
Thom Brooks
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Ethics for Enemies: Terror, Torture, and War
F. M. Kamm
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On What Matters
Derek Parfit
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Semantic Relationism
Kit Fine
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All the Power in the World
Peter Unger
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Reliable Reasoning: Induction and Statistical Learning Theory
Gilbert Harman and Sanjeev Kulkarni
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Beyond Humanity?
Allen E. Buchanan
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Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality
Patricia S. Churchland
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Equality and Tradition
Samuel Scheffler
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Climate Ethics
Stephen Gardiner, Simon Caney, Dale Jamieson and Henry Shue
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The Character of Consciousness
David J. Chalmers
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Secular Philosophy and the Religious Temperament
Thomas Nagel
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Well-Being and Death
Ben Bradley
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The Beloved Self: Morality and the Challenge from Egoisim
Alison Hills
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Depth: An Account of Scientific Explanation
Michael Strevens
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The Case for Contextualism
Keith DeRose
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When Truth Gives Out
Mark Richard
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The Idea of Human Rights
Charles R. Beitz
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Willing, Wanting, Waiting
Richard Holton
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The Idea of Justice
Amartya Sen
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Harming Future Persons: Ethics, Genetics and the Nonidentity Problem
Melinda A. Roberts and David T. Wasserman
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What Is Good and Why: The Ethics of Well-Being
Richard Kraut
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Content and Justification
Paul A. Boghossian
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Thoughts: Papers on Mind, Meaning, and Modality
Stephen Yablo
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Normativity
Judith Jarvis Thomson
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How We Get Along
J. David Velleman
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Self-Constitution: Agency, Identity, and Integrity
Christine M. Korsgaard
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Appearances of the Good: An Essay on the Nature of Practical Reason
Sergio Tenenbaum
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Killing in War
Jeff McMahan
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Experimental Philosophy
Joshua Knobe and Shaun Nichols
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Disadvantage
Jonathan Wolff and Avner de-Shalit
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Reconciling Our Aims: In Search of Bases for Ethics
Allan Gibbard
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Moral Dimensions: Permissibility, Meaning, Blame
T. M. Scanlon
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The Philosophy of Philosophy
Timothy Williamson
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Morality without Foundations
Mark Timmons
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Authority and Estrangement
Richard Moran
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Moral Psychology, Volume 1
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
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The Reflective Life
Valerie Tiberius
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Moral Literacy
Barbara Herman
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On Human Rights
James Griffin
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Experiments in Ethics
Kwame Anthony Appiah
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Reasons without Rationalism
Kieran Setiya
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Moral Realism: A Defence
Russ Shafer-Landau
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The Way We Eat
Peter Singer and Jim Mason
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Metaphysical Essays
John Hawthorne
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10 Moral Paradoxes
Saul Smilansky
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Normativity and the Will
R. Jay Wallace
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Ideal Code, Real World
Brad Hooker
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The Nature of Normativity
Ralph Wedgwood
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Structures of Agency: Essays
Michael E. Bratman
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The Second-Person Standpoint
Stephen Darwall
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Ethics and the A Priori
Michael Smith
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Weighing Lives
John Broome
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Reasons and the Good
Roger Crisp
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November 29, 2011
CFP: Oxford Political Theory Graduate Conference
By S. Matthew Liao
Theme: Political Theory and the ‘Liberal’ Tradition
Department of Politics and International Relations
University of Oxford
19-20 April 2012
Graduate students are invited to submit paper proposals for the inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory, to be held at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, on 19-20 April 2012. The theme for this conference is “Political Theory and the ‘Liberal’ Tradition”, and there will be two keynote addresses, given by Professor Jeremy Waldron (University of Oxford) and Professor Charles Mills (Northwestern University). The theme may be broadly construed, and we welcome papers addressing any of the following themes:
November 23, 2011
CFP: Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton
By S. Matthew Liao
April 6-7, 2012
Call for Papers (deadline January 16, 2012)
The Committee for the Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University welcomes papers concerning any topic in political theory, political philosophy, or the history of political thought. Papers should be submitted via the conference website by January 16, 2012. Approximately eight papers will be accepted.
The Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University will be held from April 6-7, 2012. This year, Professor Elisabeth Ellis, Texas A&M University, will be the keynote speaker.
October 20, 2011
Scanlon on Libertarianism
By S. Matthew Liao
T. M. Scanlon has a nice piece on how not to argue for limited government and lower taxes in the Boston Review. Do check it out.
October 13, 2011
CFP: Ethics and Politics Conference at Northwestern
By S. Matthew Liao
SOCIETY FOR THE THEORY OF ETHICS AND POLITICS
Northwestern University
6th Annual Conference
May 17–19, 2012
Keynote speakers:
Harry G. Frankfurt (Princeton)
T. M. Scanlon (Harvard)
July 20, 2011
Nudge, nudge. Know what I mean?
By Thom Brooks
Fellow philosophers will no doubt be familiar with the curious book, Nudge, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein. The book defends “libertarian paternalism” and a view of behavioural economics. While I have not been convinced by its arguments, it is a good read and I’ve half expected Nudge to be the subject of at least a small wave of papers in ethics and political philosophy. I’m not the only one who thought its ideas would find traction: the British government has also commissioned research into how it might “nudge” the public into healthier lifestyles, for example.
July 20, 2011
Call for abstracts on Manipulation
By Melinda Roberts
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Bowling Green Workshop in Applied
Ethics and Public Policy
Manipulation — March 16-17, 2012
The Bowling Green Workshop in Applied Ethics and Public Policy will take place in Bowling Green, Ohio on March 16-17, 2012. The keynote speaker will be Marcia Baron (Indiana University). Those interested in presenting a paper are invited to submit a 2-3 page abstract (double-spaced) by September 30, 2011. We welcome submissions in all areas in applied ethics and philosophical issues relevant to public policy. Special consideration will be given to papers relevant to this year’s conference theme: manipulation. The theme is to be construed broadly, however, and we encourage contributions from any area of moral and political philosophy where manipulation is of interest or concern. Only one submission per person is permitted. Abstracts will be evaluated by a program committee and decisions made in October 2011. Please direct all abstracts and queries to: pibarra@bgsu.edu
January 21, 2011
Bibliography on Sufficientarianism
By S. Matthew Liao
Liam Shield at Warwick University has compiled a bibliography on sufficientarianism, a position in distributive justice. Those interested in the area may find it to be a helpful resource. The bibliography can be found here.
Liam would be very grateful if anyone has any comments or could suggest any relevant articles, books or book chapters that he has missed. Email suggestions to l.p.shields [at] warwick.ac.uk
January 17, 2011
CFC: MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory 2011
By S. Matthew Liao
Eighth Annual Conference
August 31-September 2nd 2011
http://manceptworkshops.wordpress.com/
Call for Convenors – Deadline for Submission: 28th February
From 2011, the Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT) in Politics at the University of Manchester will be organizing the annual Political Theory Workshops. Over the last seven years, participants from over twenty countries have come together in a series of workshops concerned with issues in political theory/philosophy widely construed. This note is a call for convenors for the 2011 workshops.
January 5, 2011
CFP: Ethical Theory and Political Philosophy Conference at Northwestern
By S. Matthew Liao
5th Annual Conference of the Society for Ethical Theory and Political Philosophy
Northwestern University
May 19–21, 2011
Keynote speakers: Philip Pettit and R. Jay Wallace
Conference website (with call for papers): http://www.philosophy.northwestern.edu/conferences/moralpolitical/
Submissions from both faculty and graduate students are invited. Essay topics in all areas of ethical theory and political philosophy will be considered, although some priority will be given to essays that take up themes from the works of Philip Pettit and R. Jay Wallace. The submission deadline is February 15, 2011.
January 5, 2011
CFP: Association for Political Theory
By S. Matthew Liao
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
Proposals due: February 15, 2011
The Association for Political Theory (APT) invites proposals for its ninth annual conference, October 13-15, 2011, at the University of Notre Dame. To learn more about the Association and its annual conference, please visit the APT website at: http://apt.coloradocollege.edu. The Association for Political Theory welcomes proposals from all approaches and on all topics in political theory, political philosophy, and the history of political thought. Faculty, advanced PhD candidates, and independent scholars are eligible to participate. We also encourage faculty to volunteer to serve as chairs and/or discussants.
December 6, 2010
CFP: Princeton Graduate Conference in Political Theory
By S. Matthew Liao
April 8-9, 2011
The Committee for the Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University welcomes papers concerning any period, methodological approach or topic in political theory, political philosophy, or the history of political thought. Approximately eight papers will be accepted.
Each session, led by a discussant from Princeton, will be focused exclusively on one paper and will feature an extensive question and answer period with Princeton faculty and students. Papers will be pre-circulated among conference participants.
The keynote address will be given by Professor Patchen Markell of the University of Chicago.
October 27, 2010
Chair in Ethics and Political Philosophy at Syracuse
By S. Matthew Liao
From Ben Bradley:
The Philosophy Department at Syracuse University invites applications from senior figures to assume the Guttag Professorship of Ethics and Political Philosophy following the retirement of Guttag Professor Michael Stocker in May 2011.
Duties normally include both graduate and undergraduate teaching, research, advising, and committee service. Salary and exact balance of duties negotiable. Applications from women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged. Informal expressions of interest may be sent to Robert Van Gulick, Chair, Guttag Search Committee, Department of Philosophy (rnvangul (at) syr.edu). For formal consideration, candidates must complete an online Dean/Senior Executive/Faculty application (https://www.sujobopps.edu), and attach a CV and contact information for three letters of recommendation.
October 13, 2010
NYU 2010 Frumkes Lecture: Amartya Sen
By S. Matthew Liao
Amartya Sen is scheduled to deliver the annual Lewis Burke Frumkes Lecture, speaking on “Global Justice and Political Philosophy” on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in Hemmerdinger Lecture Hall, Silver Center. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Amartya Sen is Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, at Harvard University and was until recently the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. He has served as President of the Economics Society, the Indian Economic Association, the American Economic Association and the International Economic Association. He was formerly Honorary President of OXFAM and is now its Honorary Advisor. He was the Drummond Professor of Political Economy at Oxford University, and is a Distinguished Fellow of All Souls.
September 17, 2010
5th Annual Philosophy Graduate Student Conference at Texas Tech University
By S. Matthew Liao
Topic: Contemporary Issues in Social/Political Philosophy
Keynote: Henry Shue, The University of Oxford Programme on the Changing Character of War
Dates: 15-16 April 2011
Submission Deadline: 1 December 2010
The Texas Tech Philosophy Graduate Student Association (PGSA) is looking for presenters for its graduate student conference. The conference topic is “Contemporary Issues in Social/Political Philosophy.” Papers on any subject within the general parameters of the topic will get consideration, but the following subjects will receive strong consideration:
Rawls
Rawls’ critics, especially Communitarians, Perfectionists, and G.A. Cohen
Torture
Terrorism
Nationalism
Multiculturalism
Global Justice
Game Theory
Transnational Feminism
September 10, 2010
CONF: Rutgers Symposium on Sen’s The Idea of Justice
By S. Matthew Liao
The Rutgers Institute for Law and Philosophy, based at the Rutgers School of Law in Camden, New Jersey, will host a two-day symposium on Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s The Idea of Justice (Harvard 2009) on Friday April, 15th and Saturday, April 16th, 2011.
The conference will feature six presentations on Sen’s recent book and its themes by leading figures in political philosophy: David Estlund (Brown), Samuel Freeman (Penn), Gerald Gaus (Arizona), Erin Kelly (Tufts), Henry Richardson (Georgetown), and Debra Satz (Stanford). Professor Sen will also attend. The symposium’s proceedings, along with a reply by Sen, will be published in a special issue of the Rutgers Law Journal.
August 27, 2010
CFP: Criminalization Conference
By S. Matthew Liao
University of Stirling
7-9 September 2011
It is often said that contemporary liberal democracies such as Britain and the USA face a crisis of over-criminalization: too much conduct is criminalized, too hastily, without adequate thought about the aims it should serve. The result is a disorganized, unprincipled criminal law, which subjects too many people to the threat of arrest and punishment. But normative theorists of criminal law, who have made major advances in systematic work on such issues as punishment and criminal responsibility, have made comparatively little systematic progress on this problem. The Criminalization Project, an AHRC-funded project involving researchers from the Universities of Stirling, Glasgow, Warwick and York aims to remedy this lack, by bringing together philosophers, lawyers and political scientists to discuss the various dimensions of the problem of criminalization.
August 7, 2010
CONF: Problem with Priority?
By S. Matthew Liao
Sometime ago, Mike Otsuka (UCL) mentioned here that Derek Parfit will be responding to an article by him and Alex Voorhoeve entitled ‘Why It Matters That Some Are Worse Off Than Others: An Argument against the Priority View’ here on Ethics Etc, with further responses from Mike and Alex, once Derek’s book, On What Matters, is published. In the meantime, the Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT) has put together a really nice one day conference to discuss Mike’s and Alex’s paper.
Date: 19th November 2010
Time: 10.30am – 5.30pm
Location: University of Manchester, UK
May 27, 2010
Workshop on the Ethics of Self-Defence at Oxford
By S. Matthew Liao
The Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC) is holding a workshop entitled “Eliminative and Manipulative Agency in the Ethics of Self-Defence.”
Date: June 15, 2010
Location: Old Indian Institute, James Martin 21st Century School, Oxford
Time: 0900-1800
SPEAKERS
Dr. Helen Frowe (Sheffield): ‘Threats And Bystanders’
Dr. Gerald Lang (Leeds): ‘Self-Defence And Agency’
Dr. Seth Lazar (Oxford): ‘Scepticism About The Eliminative/Manipulative Agency Distinction’
Professor Victor Tadros (Warwick): ‘Duty And Liability’
RESPONDENTS
Jo Firth (Oxford)
Dr. Jon Quong (Manchester)
Dr. David Rodin (Oxford)
Guy Sela (Oxford)
May 11, 2010
Beitz on Human Rights at Stanford
By S. Matthew Liao
There is a fantastic “Author Meets Critics” event being held at Stanford this week, which will discuss Professor Charles Beitz’s book, The Idea of Human Rights.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Philippines Room-3rd Floor Encina Hall
Stanford University
12:15 -5:00pm
Critics: Barbara Herman (Philosophy, UCLA)
Tim Scanlon (Philosophy, Harvard)
Jenny Martinez (Law, Stanford)
James Fearon (Political Science, Stanford)
Response: Charles Beitz ( Politics, Princeton)
Professor Charles Beitz is a Professor of Politics at Princeton University. His philosophical and teaching interests focus on international political theory, democratic theory, the theory of human rights and legal theory. He coedited International Ethics and Law, Economics, and Philosophy. His current work includes projects on the philosophy of human rights and the theory of intellectual property.
May 4, 2010
Symposium on Human Rights at UCL
By S. Matthew Liao
THE IDEA OF HUMAN RIGHTS & FOREIGN POLICY
15 June 2010
University College London
Sponsored by The UCL Institute for Human Rights, King’s College London and The LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights
About the event:
This one-day symposium brings together leading theorists of politics and law to discuss the nature and importance of human rights.
Capacity for this event is very limited, with a maximum of 35 participants. Those interested in participating should express their interest via e-mail to human.rights (at) ucl.ac.uk by 10 MAY 2010.
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