Ten-Herng Lai, 'Political vandalism as counter hate speech' (Pre-submission talk)
Seminar
Abstract: This paper has two aims. The first is to show that state-sponsored political symbols, including statues, monuments, the naming of locations, etc., can do the objectionable things hate speech does, but more effectively. This happens through what I call “hateful pedestalling:” by paying…
Philsoc Seminar (18/09): Toby Solomon & Jeremy Strasser (two talks)
Seminar
This Philsoc seminar will be a Work-In-Progress session consisting of two talks, given by Toby Solomon and Jeremy Strasser. Please note that everyone (including faculty) is welcome. This is NOT a student-only session. Details are as follows: Toby Solomon, "Government House Compatibilism" (3.30-…
Gender abolitionism, gender transitioning, and nonbinary identities - Holly Lawford-Smith (uMelb)
Seminar
MSPT Seminar (17/09/2018): Holly Lawford-Smith (uMelb) Gender abolitionism, gender transitioning, and nonbinary identities Here is a plausible view: gender is a cage. Or to be more precise, it’s two cages: ‘man’ and ‘woman’. The cages trap people with the biological sex ‘male’ and ‘…
Andrew Buskell (Cambridge): Cultures as Species?
Seminar
Andrew Buskell (Cambridge): Cultures as Species? Preceded by a pre-talk for graduate students, 1:30PM Benjamin Library Are cultural groups akin to species? The idea has a long history in evolutionary theory, going back at least to Charles Darwin who noted the similarities between languages and…
Implicit Bias and the Ethics of Effect Size - A/Prof Colin Klein (ANU)
Seminar
MSPT Seminar Next Week (10/09/2018): Colin Klein Implicit Bias and the Ethics of Effect Size Much philosophical discussion has focused on whether implicit bias exists and, if so, what ethical consequences it has as such. I suggest that it is equally important to consider the…
Duty and Blameworthiness in Non-agent Groups: Stephanie Collins (Australian Catholic University)
Seminar
Stephanie Collins (Australian Catholic University) Duty and Blameworthiness in Non-agent Groups Preceded by a pre-talk for graduate students, 1:30PM Benjamin Library This talk addresses the moral-agential status of non-agent groups: groups like ‘carbon emitters…
Public Lecture: Cordelia Fine
Lecture
"The myth of the Lehman Sisters? Sex, testosterone, and financial risk-taking"Cordelia Fine, 4 September 2018, 4-6pm, ANU Centre for China in the World lecture Theatre There is growing scientific interest in the role of testosterone in financial risk-taking – a…