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Comparative Philosophy and Practical Applied Ethics. Laura Specker Sullivan (Fordham) 5:30 pm
Comparative Philosophy and Practical Applied Ethics. Laura Specker Sullivan (Fordham) @ Faculty Hoose
Apr 12 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Comparative philosophy is gaining traction in professional academic philosophy, with specialist journals, organizations, books, and public campaigns. These inroads have been made in canonical areas of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, logic, and value theory. Yet comparative philosophy still plays little role in practical applied ethics, an interdisciplinary research area in which work with practice and policy implications are dominated by the anglophone world. In this article, I explain why comparative work might be especially difficult[...]
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The Vibes Are Off 5:00 pm
The Vibes Are Off @ Wollman Hall/B500
Apr 26 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
“There’s no arguing about art” is manifestly false. Art is one of the best things to argue about. The question is why. In this public philosophy debate, Nick Riggle (University of San Diego), Nat Hansen (University of Reading), and Zed Adams (The New School) will face off on the question of why arguing about art matters. At stake are two very different conceptions of public life: a Millian liberal vision which encourages the appreciation of[...]
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