Readings
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Rationality Through Reasoning
John Broome
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How Propaganda Works
Jason Stanley
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The Possibility of Practical Reason, 2nd edition
J. David Velleman
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The Right to Be Loved
S. Matthew Liao
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Konrad Morgen: The Conscience of a Nazi Judge
J. David Velleman
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Tetralogue: I'm Right, You're Wrong
Timothy Williamson
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Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights
Rowan Cruft, S. Matthew Liao, and Massimo Renzo
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The View from Here: On Affirmation, Attachment, and the Limits of Regret
R. Jay Wallace
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Being Realistic about Reasons
T. M. Scanlon
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Death and the Afterlife
Samuel Scheffler
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Bioethical Prescriptions: To Create, End, Choose, and Improve Lives
F.M. Kamm
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Foundations for Moral Relativism
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Morality, Authority, and Law: Essays in Second-Personal Ethics
Stephen Darwall
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Meaning and Normativity
Allan Gibbard
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The Geometry of Desert
Shelly Kagan
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Writing the Book of the World
Theodore Sider
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Constructing the World
David J. Chalmers
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Climate Matters: Ethics in a Warming World
John Broome
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Taking Morality Seriously: A Defense of Robust Realism
David Enoch
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Rethinking the Good: Moral Ideals and the Nature of Practical Reasoning
Larry S. Temkin
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From Normativity to Responsibility
Joseph Raz
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Ethics and Moral Philosophy
Thom Brooks
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Reflective Knowledge
Ernest Sosa
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Semantic Relationism
Kit Fine
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The Beloved Self: Morality and the Challenge from Egoisim
Alison Hills
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Depth: An Account of Scientific Explanation
Michael Strevens
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Content and Justification
Paul A. Boghossian
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Killing in War
Jeff McMahan
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March 9, 2016
CFP: Climate Ethics and Climate Economics at Nottingham
By S. Matthew Liao
Climate Ethics and Climate Economics: How to Finance ‘Well Below 2°C’?
Proposal deadline extended to March 10th
The second of six ESRC-funded workshops exploring issues where the ethics and economics of climate change intersect will be held at the University of Nottingham on 13-14 April 2016.
The keynote speakers will be John Broome and Armon Rezai.
February 24, 2016
Panel Discussion at NYU on The Right to Be Loved
By S. Matthew Liao
Date: February 25, 2016
Time: 12:45pm – 3:00pm EST
Location: Kimball Hall, First Floor Lounge, 246 Greene Street, New York, NY 10012
Lunch will be served.
RSVP here: https://events.nyu.edu/#event_id/93754/view/event
Is being loved as a child a human right? This practical, philosophical and provocative discussion will explore the justification for a fundamental right of children to be loved and our societal obligations to provide such love for them. The fulfillment of children’s rights to be loved are made more complicated by poverty, unwanted pregnancies, the challenges often involved in adoption and the fact that each year, thousands of children leave foster care at age eighteen without ever finding a permanent loving family.
**Application Deadline is March 1**
Moral Psychology and Education: Putting the Humanities to Work
2016 Summer Institute
17 faculty over 4 weeks
May 30-June 24
Stipend of $3300
Detailed information and application instructions at:
Several recent philosophers have emphasized the importance of the humanities for civic engagement, a flourishing democracy, and a globalized world. This four-week Summer Institute for College and University Teachers at Grand Valley State University from May 30 to June 24, 2016 extends discussion beyond the public function of the humanities to an intensive examination of the moral psychology behind effective moral education.
February 16, 2016
Marc Sanders Award for Public Philosophy
By Barry Maguire
We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for the Inaugural Marc Sanders Award for Public Philosophy. We hope that this award will incentivize and draw attention to excellent new long-form public philosophy.
Essay:
We invite submissions of unpublished essays (minimum 3,000 words, maximum 10,000) with significant philosophical content or method by authors with significant philosophical training addressed primarily to the general reader. There is no restriction to any area of philosophy. In particular, there is no restriction to practical philosophy.
January 5, 2016
Podcast Interview with Bob Talisse at New Books in Philosophy
By S. Matthew Liao
Want to know more about my book, The Right to Be Loved? You can check out this one-hour podcast interview I did with Professor Bob Talisse on behalf of New Books in Philosophy. Many thanks to Bob for his time and excellent questions!
Here’s a link to the interview:
http://newbooksinphilosophy.com/2016/01/05/s-matthew-liao-the-right-to -be-loved-oxford-up-2015/
You can get a copy of The Right to Be Loved from Amazon, Oxford University Press, and Barnes and Noble.
December 22, 2015
Aeon Magazine: Is Being Loved as a Child a Human Right?
By S. Matthew Liao
Aeon Magazine just published my op-ed on whether children have a right to be loved. You can read the piece here. Do come and join the discussions!
December 3, 2015
Schedule for Speculative Ethics Forum at St Johns
By S. Matthew Liao
St. John’s Department Philosophy is hosting a Speculative Ethics Forum for professional philosophers, graduate students, and philosophy faculty this Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on the St. John’s University Manhattan Campus.
Registration for this event is free. Registration is required to access the papers that will be discussed.
Here’s the schedule for the day:
December 1, 2015
My TEDxCERN talk on Ethics of Altering Memories Using Neurotechnologies now online!
By S. Matthew Liao
I’m currently working on a book on these topics, so I’d be very interested in your thoughts and inputs. Thanks!
November 28, 2015
The Right to Be Loved Now Available!
By S. Matthew Liao
My book, The Right to Be Loved, is now available from all major outlets such as Amazon, Oxford University Press, and Barnes and Noble.
I’m very honored that Christian Barry (Australian National University), Japa Pallikkathayil (University of Pittsburgh), and Leif Wenar (King’s College London) will be discussing the book with me at an Author-Meets-Critics Session at the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association in San Francisco on Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 6pm to 9pm. A book launch is also currently being planned at New York University in the Spring 2016.
November 19, 2015
The first of six ESRC-funded workshops exploring issues where the ethics and economics of climate change intersect will be held at Oxford University’s Martin School on 13-14 January 2016. The keynote speakers will be Simon Caney and Partha Dasgupta.
There is space in the workshop for eight additional presentations, and an equal number of discussants. Funds are available to cover accommodation and internal travel expenses for up to three research students and early-career researchers. Preference will be given to proposals on the workshop theme of discounting, but proposals on other topics will also be considered. Papers will be circulated before the workshop.
