Should egalitarians care about fair equality of opportunity in unjust societies?
Almost everybody believes in equal opportunities (EO), that is, in a meritocratic allocation of jobs; and many endorse fair equality of opportunity (FEO) which, in addition to careers open to talent, demands that everybody’s talents be equally cultivated. » …Read more
The deadline to apply to the Athena in Action event at Cornell, June 16-19, 2020 has been extended until January 27th.
“Athena in Action: A Networking and Mentoring Workshop for Graduate Student Women in Philosophy brings together a group of graduate students with a group of women faculty mentors for three days of substantive philosophical discussion and professional advice sessions.” » …Read more
I am so glad to have been asked to spend time with Carey and Vitz’s paper, “Mencius, Hume, and the Virtue of Humanity: Sources of Benevolent Moral Development.” I am already a sympathetic reader of Vitz’s take on Hume, and it has been a pleasure to see how this connects with the Confucianism of Mencius. » …Read more
Are you interested in the forces that enable and shape moral development? Specifically, are you interested in the psychological and social sources of the virtue of humanity? If you answer yes to either question, please click on the link to check out the intriguing paper “Mencius, » …Read more
We’re excited to announce our next Ethics discussion, which will be about “Profile Evidence, Fairness and the Risks of Mistaken Convictions,” by Marcello Di Bello and Collin O’Neil. The paper is available through open access here. David Wasserman will kick off the discussion with a critical précis. » …Read more
Catastrophes in the complex, coupled, criminal justice systems
Jake Monaghan
Catastrophes, like the nuclear meltdowns at Chernobyl or Three Mile Island, happen despite the various safety systems put in place to prevent them. In some cases, activating a safety device exacerbates the catastrophe. » …Read more
I loved Bill Cosby when I was growing up. I would listen to his records again and again and again. I all but memorized his “Chicken Heart” sketch. As a kid I had like 7 albums and 5 of them were Cosby records. I just laughed my ass off listening to him. » …Read more