January 8th: Duygu Tunc

Please join the Practical Philosophy Workshop on Monday, January 8th, as Duygu Tunc (UChicago) presents her paper, “Individual and Collective Epistemic Virtue in Science: Learning from the Credibility Crisis.”

The paper, to be read ahead of the workshop, is available under “downloads.”

We will meet from 10:30am-12:30pm in Wieboldt Hall, Room 408.

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November 27th: Claire Kirwin

Please join the Practical Philosophy Workshop on Monday, November 27th, as Claire Kirwin (Northwestern) presents her paper, “Realism, Disagreement, and Moral Knowledge.”

The paper, to be read ahead of the workshop, is available under “downloads.”

We will meet from 10:30am-12:30pm in Pick 222.

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November 13th: Kristen De Man

Please join the Practical Philosophy Workshop on Monday, November 13th, as Kristen De Man (UChicago) presents her paper, “The Value of Human Life.”

The paper, to be read ahead of the workshop, is available under “downloads.”

We will meet from 10:30am-12:30pm in Pick 222.

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November 3rd: Jed Lewinsohn

Please join us for a joint session of the Practical Philosophy Workshop and German Philosophy Workshop on Friday, November 3rd, as Jed Lewinsohn (Pittsburgh & UChicago Law) presents his paper, “The ‘Natural Unintelligibility’ of Normative Powers.”

The paper, to be read ahead of the workshop, is available under “downloads.”

We will meet from 3-5:20pm in Wieboldt Hall, Room 408.

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October 23rd: Laurenz Ramsauer

Please join the Practical Philosophy Workshop on Monday, October 23rd, as Laurenz Ramsauer (University of Chicago) presents his paper “The Efficacy Puzzle.”

The paper, to be read ahead of the workshop, is available under “downloads.”

We will meet from 10:30am-12:30pm in Pick 222.

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October 16th: John Muller

Please join the Practical Philosophy Workshop on Monday, October 16th, as John Muller (University of Chicago) presents his paper “Settledness and the Disability Theorist.”

The paper, to be read ahead of the workshop, is available under “downloads.”

We will meet from 10:30am-12:30pm in Pick 222.

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May 18th: Stephen Cunniff

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 in advance, is available under “downloads” on our website.

We will meet from 6:00-8:00 in Cobb 107.

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May 11th: Ben Conroy

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 workshop, is available under “downloads.”

We will meet from 6:00-8:00pm in Cobb 107.

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May 5th: C. Thi Nguyen

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 under “downloads” and should be read in advance of the meeting.

After the workshop, we’ll share a meal.

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April 27th: Talbot Brewer

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 our website.

As usual, we will meet from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in Cobb 107.

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