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Please join us on May 18th for the final meeting of the Practical Philosophy Workshop this quarter. Stephen Cunniff (U Chicago) will present his paper “Saving the Patient: Practical Knowledge and the Problem of Receptivity.” The paper, to be read … Continue reading →

Please join the Practical Philosophy Workshop on Thursday, May 11th, as Ben Conroy (University of Chicago) presents his paper “Pandas, Chickenpox, and Simian Backaches: The Role of Characteristic Defect in Natural Life.” The paper, to be read ahead of the … Continue reading →

Please join us on Thursday, May 5th as C. Thi Nguyen (University of Utah) presents his paper “Value Collapse.” As usual, we will meet in Cobb 107 from 6:00 to 8:00. Professor Nguyen’s paper can be found on our website … Continue reading →

Please join us on Thursday, April 27th as Talbot Brewer (University of Virginia) presents his paper “Imago Demiurge: Toward a Platonic Conception of the Human Being.” This is a read-ahead workshop! Professor Brewer’s paper is now available for download on … Continue reading →

Please join us on Friday, April 14th as Laurenz Ramsauer (UChicago) presents his paper “Dehumanization, Metaphor and Irony.” This is a read-ahead workshop: you can find Laurenz’s paper on our website under “downloads.” Time: 1:00-3:00pm Place: Social Sciences 105

Join us on Thursday, April 6th as our own Andrew Beddow presents his paper “Form and Content in Kant’s Ethics.” This meeting is not read-ahead. We will meet from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in Cobb 107.

Please join us on Monday, March 20th as Matt Boyle (University of Chicago) gives a talk titled “Ethics and the First Person Perspective.” We will meet from 6:00 to 8:00pm in Cobb 115. Matt’s paper, on which his talk will … Continue reading →

Please join us on Monday, February 20th as our own Paskalina Bourbon presents her paper “The Analogy between Inference and Action: An Inquiry.” As usual, we will meet in Cobb 202 from 6:00 to 8:00pm. We hope you’ll join us … Continue reading →

Please join us on Monday, February 6th as Amy Levine (University of Chicago) presents her paper “Accountability Beyond Autonomy.” This is a read-ahead workshop: you can find Amy’s paper on our website under “downloads.” As usual, we will meet in … Continue reading →

Please join us on Wednesday, February 1st as Aaron Graham (University of Chicago) gives a mock job talk titled “A New Response to Ronald Dworkin’s Objection from Theoretical Disagreement.” This meeting will take place on Zoom from 2:00-4:00. Please use … Continue reading →