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Moral Education Conference
Moral Education: Ancient and Contemporary June 8th-9th, Northwestern University Speakers & Commentators: Harry Brighouse (Wisconsin), David Ebrey (Northwestern), Kristján Kristjánsson (Birmingham), Rachana Kamtekar (Arizona), Gavin Lawrence (UCLA), Rachel Barney (Toronto), Randall Curren (Rochester), Agnes Callard (Chicago), Kyla Ebels-Duggan (Northwestern), Gabriel... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at PEA Soup
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NOWAR 2 Program
The program for the second New Orleans Workshop in Agency and Responsibility is now available here. Registration is free; e-mail dshoemakATtulaneDOTedu to do so. Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at Flickers of Freedom
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NOWAR 2 Program
The program for the second New Orleans Workshop in Agency and Responsibility is now available here. Registration is free; e-mail dshoemakATtulaneDOTedu to do so. Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at PEA Soup
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New Calendar Feature
Just a quick note to point out the new "Calendar of Events" feature on PEA Soup, with the link in the banner above. It will keep you informed of forthcoming events, e.g., the Featured Philosophers scheduled to appear (several are... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at PEA Soup
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Ethics Discussions at PEA Soup: Leif Wenar's "The Nature of Claim-Rights" with Critical Precis by Arthur Ripstein
We are pleased to present the next Ethics discussion, on Leif Wenar's new article, "The Nature of Claim Rights." The article has been made open access here. Arthur Ripstein, professor of law and philosophy at U. Toronto, kicks off the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at PEA Soup
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Exciting Changes at PEA Soup! (Part Two)
Gimme' that old time blogigion! In our last post, we mentioned our partnerships with a variety of excellent journals publishing new work in ethics and political philosophy. In this post, we want to explain ways in which we will try... Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2013 at PEA Soup
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Sartorio's Intuition Pumps about Responsibility
On behalf of Carolina Sartorio, who's writing a paper on a new kind of luck, I'm posting, with her permission, her core motivating cases in order to see what people's intuitions are. In each case, I am giving Carolina's report... Continue reading
Posted Apr 7, 2013 at PEA Soup
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Welcome to Sepielli and Stemplowska!
It's my pleasure to welcome Andrew Sepielli and Zofia Stemplowska as contributors to PEA Soup. Andrew is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto working primarily on moral uncertainty. Zofia is a University Lecturer in Political Theory,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 6, 2013 at PEA Soup
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Exciting Changes at PEA Soup!
First off, we (Daves Sobel and Shoemaker) are happy and excited to have received the baton from Dan Boisvert, Josh Glasgow, and Doug Portmore to co-edit PEA Soup for the indefinite future. Thanks so much to D, J, and D... Continue reading
Posted Apr 2, 2013 at PEA Soup
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Ethics Discussions at PEA Soup: Leif Wenar's "The Nature of Claim-Rights"
We are pleased to announce that our next Ethics discussion will be on Leif Wenar's new article, "The Nature of Claim Rights." The article has already been made open access here. Arthur Ripstein, professor of law and philosophy at U.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2013 at PEA Soup
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New Soupers
It is my pleasure to welcome three new PEA Soupers: Chike Jeffers is an assistant professor of philosophy at Dalhousie University. His specialties include Africana Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Social & Political Philosophy, and Ethics. Kate Manne is currently a... Continue reading
Posted Feb 19, 2013 at PEA Soup
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Final CfA: NOWAR 2 (Due March 1, 2013)
This is the final call for abstracts for the second biennial New Orleans Workshop on Agency and Responsibility (NOWAR), to be held in New Orleans, LA at the Intercontinental Hotel on November 7-9, 2013. Abstracts are welcome on any topic having to do with agency and/or responsibility. Perspectives beyond just... Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2013 at Flickers of Freedom
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Final CfA: NOWAR 2 (Due March 1, 2013)
This is the final call for abstracts for the second biennial New Orleans Workshop on Agency and Responsibility (NOWAR), to be held in New Orleans, LA at the Intercontinental Hotel on November 7-9, 2013. Abstracts are welcome on any topic... Continue reading
Posted Feb 15, 2013 at PEA Soup
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CfP: Special Issue of Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the publication of P. F. Strawson’s essay, "Freedom and Resentment" (Proceedings of the British Academy, 1962), the philosophy department at The College of William & Mary hosted a two-day conference last fall. Papers... Continue reading
Posted Feb 4, 2013 at PEA Soup
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Templeton Grants
As part of its spring open submission cycle, the John Templeton Foundation welcomes online funding inquiries in the areas of philosophy and theology. The submission window is February 1 to April 1, 2013. Proposed philosophical projects need not have religion... Continue reading
Posted Jan 26, 2013 at PEA Soup
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Rationality in Law and Legal Theory: An Ethics Symposium
April 12–13, 2013, Georgetown University Law Center. Details below the fold. Both the law and legal theory make use of the notion of rationality. Within legal theory both positivists and natural law theorists have put forward theses about rationality in... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2013 at PEA Soup
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CfA: NOWAR 2 [Moving to the front from Dec. 8]
This is a call for abstracts for the second biennial New Orleans Workshop on Agency and Responsibility (NOWAR), to be held in New Orleans, LA at the Intercontinental Hotel on November 7-9, 2013. Abstracts are welcome on any topic having to do with agency and/or responsibility. Perspectives beyond just those... Continue reading
Posted Dec 8, 2012 at Flickers of Freedom
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CfA for NOWAR 2: The Reckoning
This is a call for abstracts for the second biennial New Orleans Workshop on Agency and Responsibility (NOWAR), to be held in New Orleans, LA at the Intercontinental Hotel on November 7-9, 2013. Abstracts are welcome on any topic having... Continue reading
Posted Dec 8, 2012 at PEA Soup
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Victor Tadros' The Ends of Harm Chapter 12, with Critical Precis by Cecile Fabre
In his latest book, The Ends of Harm (OUP 2011), our own Victor Tadros advances a fascinating theory of punishment, which is articulated in Chapter 12, made available by OUP here. Discussion of the chapter kicks off today with a... Continue reading
Posted Nov 28, 2012 at PEA Soup
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The Ends of Harm Discussion
[MOVING TO THE FRONT] I am very pleased to announce that we will be hosting a discussion of Chapter 12 of Victor Tadros's book The Ends of Harm (OUP, 2011) on PEA Soup, starting on Wed., November 28. Oxford University... Continue reading
Posted Nov 14, 2012 at PEA Soup
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Are there (or could there be) moral prodigies?
Another honest question. If so, what would they consist in? If not, why not? Continue reading
Posted Nov 8, 2012 at PEA Soup
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Saul Smilansky on "Flickers of Freedom" this month
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Posted Nov 8, 2012 at PEA Soup
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Discussion of Sarah Buss's Ethics Paper...
...to take place on PEA Soup on Monday. It will be on Buss's recent paper, "Autonomous Action: Self-Determination in the Passive Mode," which Ethics has made open access here for purposes of this discussion. See here for the details. This is a very cool and provocative article, one that lots... Continue reading
Posted Oct 25, 2012 at Flickers of Freedom
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What Is Stupidity?
A truly honest question, in light of today's NY Times science article, "If Smart is the Norm, Stupidity Gets More Interesting." Perhaps, as usual, scientists could use some conceptual help. Just curious on your thoughts. Here is one line of... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2012 at PEA Soup
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Tulane Ethics Fellowships (New Orleans, baby!)
Reminder: Faculty Fellowships at the Murphy Institute’s Center for Ethics and Public Affairs for 2012-2013. The Application deadline is November 15, 2012. The Murphy Institute’s Center for Ethics and Public Affairs at Tulane University invites applications for up to three... Continue reading
Posted Oct 19, 2012 at PEA Soup
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