Theme of the workshop The question regarding our moral duties to alleviate poverty at the global level has been repeatedly addressed by moral and political philosophers, especially since Peter Singer’s groundbreaking essay ‘Famine, Affluence and Morality’ (1972) and Thomas Pogge’s World Poverty and Human Rights (2002). A question that has...

For centuries, certain philosophers have argued that our everyday concepts of free will and responsibility are misguided. New neuroscientific findings have given added impetus to such critiques. Free will sceptics often point out that their view undermines the retributive justification of punishment, but they are only just beginning to develop...

Conference in honour of David Miller Confirmed speakers: Allen Buchanan, Sarah Fine, Cecile Laborde, Patti Lenard, Avia Pasternak, Alan Patten, Jonathan Quong, Anna Stilz, Jeremy Waldron, Christopher Heath Wellman, and Andrew Williams. Provisional programme (please note that the scheduling of the speakers is subject to change). To register please email...