Upcoming Events
Due to the current pandemic, there are no scheduled events in the near future. Please check back often for an updated schedule. Also see the Events Archive.
Recent Events
ETHICS CAFE on: Wealth Inequality
Apr 15, 2020 - 7:00 pm-April 15 @ 8:30 pm
NOTE: This event was cancelled due to the pandemic. 7:00-8:30 in The Thomas Center (302 NE 6th Ave) Wrestle with hard questions in a friendly, civil setting. No previous training is necessary. Ethics Cafes is organized by UF Intersections on Ethics in the Public Sphere.
ETHICS CAFE on: Reparations
Apr 7, 2020 - 8:00 am-April 7 @ 5:00 pm
NOTE: This event was cancelled due to the pandemic. Wrestle with hard questions in a friendly, civil setting. No previous training is necessary. Ethics Cafes is organized by UF Intersections on Ethics in the Public Sphere.
ETHICS CAFE on: Gender Violence
Mar 17, 2020 - 3:00 pm-March 17 @ 4:30 pm
Wrestle with hard questions in a friendly, civil setting. No previous training is necessary. Ethics Cafes is organized by UF Intersections on Ethics in the Public Sphere.
Distributive Justice and Autonomous Vehicles
Feb 21, 2020 - 4:00 pm-February 21 @ 5:00 pm
Dr. Nick Evans (UMass-Lowell) Research into the ethics of autonomous vehicles focuses, almost exclusively, on whether decisions by individual cars conform to, reflect, or promote certain values. Less discussed is whether, or how, autonomous vehicles ought to be developed and deployed from the perspective of distributive justice. Here, I argue that autonomous vehicles—as an object of […]
ETHICS CAFE on: Free Speech on Campus
Feb 4, 2020 - 3:00 pm-February 4 @ 4:30 pm
Wrestle with hard questions in a friendly, civil setting. No previous training is necessary. Ethics Cafes is organized by UF Intersections on Ethics in the Public Sphere.
Avoiding the Regress Problem for Moral Uncertainty Principles
November 22, 2019
Michael Bukoski (FSU) People are often uncertain about what they morally ought to do, sometimes because they are uncertain about relevant moral facts or principles….… Moral uncertaintists argue that moral uncertainty of this sort makes a difference to what one morally ought to do; for example, perhaps someone who believes that raising and killing animals for […]
World Philosophy Day
November 21, 2019
The United Nations celebrates the “enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought.” World Philosophy Day 2019 is dedicated to “highlighting the importance of philosophy in different regional contexts — regional contributions to global debates on contemporary challenges that support social transformations — stimulating global collaboration to address major challenges such as migration, […]
Ethics Poster Fair!
November 18, 2019
Students participants in UF Intersections on Ethics in the Public Sphere will present posters reflecting their group research and analysis of the ethical dimensions of contemporary public issues. Poster topics will include gender equity, sustainability, food, immigration, race, education reform, and religious pluralism. Come to explore how we can tackle complex issues and learn more about the […]
‘A Coming Out of Ourselves’: Knowing Our Place in Racial Justice
November 14, 2019
Dr. Christopher Lebron (Johns Hopkins) Racial injustice has remained a stubborn feature of American society. One reason for its persistence is that everyday Americans fail to understand…… the problem of racial injustice as a lived experience. In his talk, Dr. Lebron will explore the uses of moral imagination to expand white Americans’ awareness of racial inequality […]
ETHICS CAFES: Talk About What’s On Your Mind
November 7, 2019
Topic: Free College Wrestle with hard questions in a friendly, civil setting. No previous training is necessary. Ethics Cafes is organized by UF Intersections on Ethics in the Public Sphere.
Philosophy in the News
- Is It Okay to Visit My Mother (Now)?
A lot of people are facing ethical decisions about their daily life as a result of the coronavirus. Ethicist Lee McIntyre answers the question: "Should I visit my mother?" @ The Conversation
- AI and Ethics in the Age of Covid-19
How a global pandemic is changing our ideas about and acceptance of the intervention of AI systems. @ MIT Sloan
- Galileo and Consciousness
Philosopher Philip Goff discusses consciousness, panpsychism, and Galileo's insights into the nature of matter. @ Philosophy Bites
- Ethics of Contact Tracing
Jeffrey Kahn, director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, discusses the ethical considerations of using digital technologies for public health surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic. @ Johns Hopkins University
- The Humanities You Need Right Now
With the 500th episode of the popular radio show Philosophy Talk approaching, program co-founder John Perry and current host Joshua Landy reflect on how philosophy, and the humanities broadly, can help during these turbulent times. @ Stanford University