PEA Soup

Ethics Discussions at PEA Soup: Katharine Jenkins' "Amelioration and Inclusion: Gender Identity and the Concept of Woman," with précis by Talia Bettcher

Welcome to what should be an exciting discussion of Katharine Jenkins' "Amelioration and Inclusion: Gender Identity and the Concept of Woman," published in the most recent issue of Ethics and available open access here. Talia Bettcher has kindly contributed a critical précis, below the fold. Please join us!

 

2016 Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy

The philosophy department at the University of Colorado Boulder is now accepting applications for the 2016 Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy, which will run from July 18th through August 4th in Boulder.  The end of the Seminar coincides with the start of the 2016 Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (RoME).  The Seminar is intended for outstanding undergraduates who are considering graduate school in philosophy.  The topic for this year's seminar is "Paradoxes and Puzzles."  Review of applications will begin on April 1 and continue until all available positions are filled.  More information here:

http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/outreach_summer_seminar.shtml

CFP: 10th Annual Felician Ethics Conference

Irfan Khawaja (Felician College) asked me to post this announcement:

The 10th Annual Conference of the Felician Institute for Ethics and Public Affairs will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016, from 9 am – 6 pm on the Rutherford, NJ campus. The plenary speaker is J.L.A. Garcia (Boston College). Submissions on any topic in moral or political philosophy are invited (3,000 word limit) and are due by March 1, 2016. 

Details are here: https://felicianethics.wordpress.com/

Upcoming Ethics Discussion, Jan 27-29: Katharine Jenkins' "Amelioration and Inclusion: Gender Identity and the Concept of a Woman," with a précis by Talia Bettcher

We are excited to announce our first Ethics discussion of 2016, on Katharine Jenkins' "Amelioration and Inclusion: Gender Identity and the Concept of a Woman," published in the most recent issue of Ethics and available open access here. Talia Bettcher has kindly agreed to contribute a critical précis. The discussion is scheduled for Jan 27-29. Please join us!

UCSD's Summer Program for Woman in Philosophy

^{The UCSD Philosophy Department is pleased to announce that is is now accepting applications for the 2016 Summer Program for Women in Philosophy.  Details are available at the SPWP website (http://spwp.ucsd.edu).  There is also a flyer (http://spwp.ucsd.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/01/SPWP-Flyer_2016.pdf), which departments or individuals might consider posting.  Please encourage your talented undergraduate women philosopher majors interested in graduate study to apply.}

Second Annual Theistic Ethics Workshop

This workshop will be held October 6-8, 2016 at Georgetown University. Invited speakers include Robert and Marilyn Adams, Russ Shafer-Landau, Chris Tucker, and Candace Vogler. The call for abstracts and further details can be found at: http://users.wfu.edu/millerc/Theistic%20Ethics%20Workshop%20Two.html

Call for Applications: Visiting Professorship at the Centre for Ethics

The Centre for Ethics is able to accommodate a limited number of visiting professors each year. Although we do not provide salary replacement or support, the Centre is able to provide an office and computer, library privileges and access to the University’s electronic resources. Visiting professors are expected to contribute to the academic and intellectual life of the Centre, through participation in the various seminars, workshops and reading groups.

APA Blog up and running

It can be found here.