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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April 14: Laurenz Ramsauer

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

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April 6: Andrew Beddow

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.

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March 27: Matt Boyle

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 be based, is available on this website under “downloads.” Reading ahead is entirely optional, however: the talk will not presuppose prior familiarity with the paper!

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February 20: Paskalina Bourbon

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 for an interesting discussion!

 

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February 6th: Amy Levine

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 Cobb 202 from 6:00 to 8:00.

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February 1st: Aaron Graham

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 the following link to join: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/94655728162?pwd=akt4WktHV0lYTmxVSnNKS3R2TzdJQT09

We hope to see you there!

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January 23: Kieran Setiya

Please join us for the first winter meeting of the Practical Philosophy Workshop on Monday, January 23rd!

Visiting scholar Kieran Setiya (MIT) will present his paper Human Nature, History, and the Limits of Critique.” This is a read-ahead workshop! You can find Professor Setiya’s paper on our website under “downloads.”

As usual, we will meet from 6:00-8:00 in Cobb Hall, Room 202. A meal will be provided immediately following the workshop.

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