Friday, October 26th, 2018: Samuel Fleischacker (UIC) — “Empathy and Demonization”

We’re delighted to announce that Prof. Samuel Fleischacker will workshop his paper “Empathy and Demonization” with us on October 26 (Friday) 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kresge 3-438.

Title:  “Empathy and Demonization”

Time:  Friday, October 26, 2018,  11 A.M. – 1 P.M.

Place:  Kresge Hall 3-438, 1860 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

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Friday, March 23, Stephen White “Self-Prediction in Practical Reasoning: Its role and limits”

We’re delighted to announce that Prof. Stephen White (Northwestern University)is going to workshop his paper “Self-Prediction in Practical Reasoning: Its role and limits” with us on March 23 (Friday) 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Kresge 3-438. The paper up for discussion can be found from the papers page.

Title: “Self-Prediction in Practical Reasoning: Its role and limits”

Time: Friday, March 23, 10 A.M. – 12 P.M.

Place: Kresge Hall 3-438, 1860 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

 

PPW - Stephen White March 23

 

We hope you are able to join us!

Josh & Hao

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Friday, Dec 8, Andrea Westlund “Relational Autonomy and Practical Authority”

We’re delighted to announce that Prof. Andrea Westlund (University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee) is going to workshop her paper “Relational Autonomy and Practical Authority” with us on Dec 8 (Friday) 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Kresge 3-438. The paper up for discussion can be found from the papers page.

Title: “Relational Autonomy and Practical Authority”

Time: Friday, Dec 8, 10 A.M. – 12 P.M.

Place: Kresge Hall 3-438, 1860 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

 

 

PPW - Andrea Westlund

We hope you are able to join us!

Josh & Hao

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Friday, Dec 1, Paula McAvoy “Steering the sex education discussion”

We’re delighted to announce that Dr. Paula McAvoy (University of Wisconsin – Madison / The Center for Ethics & Education) will workshop her paper “Steering the sex education discussion” with us Friday, Dec 1, 10 A.M. – 12 P.M. at Kresge 3-535. Paper up for discussion can be found from our papers page.

The commentator of Paula’s paper is William Cochran, a graduate student in philosophy at Northwestern.

Title: “Steering the sex education discussion”

Time: Friday, Dec 1, 10 A.M. – 12 P.M.

Place: Kresge 3-535, 1860 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

 

 

Paula Mcavoy PPW Steering the Sex Education Discussion

 

We hope to see many of you there!

 

Josh & Hao

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Friday, Nov 3, Jonny Thakkar “Plato as Critical Theorist”

NU PPW is delighted to announce that Prof. Jonny Thakkar (Swarthmore College) is going to workshop his paper “Plato as Critical Theorist” with us Friday, Nov 3, 1 -3 p.m. at Kresge 3-364 (Slavic Seminar Room). Please read the paper in advance if you plan to come to the workshop. You can also get access to it from our papers page.

The commentator of Jonny‘s paper is Tristan Bradshaw in Political Science at Northwestern.

 

Title: “Plato as Critical Theorist”

Time: Friday, Nov 3, 1p.m. – 3 p.m.

Place: Kresge 3-364 (Slavic Seminar Room), 1860 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

 

PPW- Jonny Thakkar (Nov 3, 2017)

We hope to see many of you there!

Josh & Hao

 

 

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Friday, Oct 20, Mark Alznauer “Hegel on Aesthetic Reconciliation”

NU PPW is delighted to announce our own Prof. Mark Alznauer is going to kick off this year’s PPW series. He is going to workshop his paper “Hegel on Aesthetic Reconciliation” with us next Friday (Oct 20th), 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Kresge 3438 (Philosophy Seminar Room).
Paper up for discussion is attached. Please read the paper in advance if you plan to come to the workshop. You can also get access to it from our papers page.
This will be our first PPW that invites a commentator to comment on the paper being presented. Dr. David Johnson is our first commentator.
Time: Friday, Oct 20, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Place: Kresge 3-438, 1860 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
PPW - Mark Alznauer (Oct 20, 2017)
We hope that you’re able to join us!
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Tuesday, May 23, Kyla Ebels-Duggan

We’re delighted to announce that Kyla Ebels-Duggan is going to workshop her paper “Love, Respect, and the Value of Humanity with us Tuesday, May 23. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please read the paper in advance. The paper can be found from the papers site.

Time: Tuesday, May 23, 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Place: Kresge 4-364, 1860 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Kyla PPW poster PDF
We hope to see many of you there!
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Friday, April 28, Max Etchemendy

We’re delighted to announce that Max Etchemendy is going to workshop his paper “The Hazards of Influence” with us Friday, April 28. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please read the paper in advance. The paper can be found from the papers site.  

Time: Friday, April 28, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Place: Kresge 3-438, 1860 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
 
We hope to see many of you there! 
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Friday, Feb 24, Seth Mayer

We’re delighted to announce that Prof. Seth Mayer (Manchester University) will workshop his paper “Toward a Discourse Democratic Critique of the American Criminal Justice System” with us Friday, Feb 24, 2017. If you want to attend this workshop, please read the paper in advance. The paper up for discussion can be found on the papers page.

Time: Friday, Feb 24, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Place: Kresge 3438, 1860 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

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Friday, Nov 18, Anthony Laden

We’re delighted to announce that Prof. Anthony Laden (University of Illinois-Chicago) will workshop his paper “The value of sustainability and the sustainability of value” with us Friday, Nov 18. If you want to attend this workshop, please read the paper in advance. The paper up for discussion can be found on the papers page.

Time: Friday, Nov. 18, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Place: Crowe 1-140, 1860 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

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