David Wiens (ANU), "The Statist Implications of Cosmopolitan Commitments"
Activity
Moral cosmopolitans are committed to the claim that all human beings hold equal status as the fundamental units of moral concern and should thus be extended equal concern and respect by all other human beings. Cosmopolitans often argue that this claim implies a cosmopolitan institutional scheme;…
Andrew Blitzer (Georgetown): What Extended Mind Thesis?
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Abstract: Alonzo Church (1958) argued that “no discussion of an ontological question ... can be regarded as intelligible unless it obeys a definite criterion of ontological commitment.” In this paper, I apply Church’s standard to discussions of the Extended Mind Thesis (EMT). Such discussions…
Corey Brettschneider (Brown University), "Value Democracy and the Freedom of Expression: Promoting Equality and Protecting Rights"
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Hate groups are sometimes thought to reveal a flaw, even a paradox, in liberal thinking. On the one hand, such groups challenge the very foundations of liberal thought, including core values of equality and autonomy. On the other hand, these same values underlie the rights such as freedom of…
The Language of Consciousness
Conference
The workshop, sponsored by the ANU Centre for Consciousness, will focus on the language used to describe states of consciousness and the bearing of this linguistic analysis on the nature of consciousness. The first day will focus on the semantics of "looks"-reports and the role of…
The Language of Consciousness
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This conference focuses on the language used to describe consciousness, including especially the language of "what it is like" and perceptual reports. Speakers include David Bourget, Wylie Breckenridge, Berit Brogaard, Jonathan Farrell, and Daniel Stoljar. Program Thursday July 28 9.30-11.00:…
Luara Ferracioli (ANU), "Morality in Migration: Duties of Inclusion and Exclusion"
Activity
This paper focuses on two questions regarding the movement of persons across international borders: do states have a right to unilaterally control their borders, and if so, are migration arrangements simply immune to moral considerations? Against theorists like Joseph Carens and Arash Abizadeh, I…