Ethics & Public Policy Newsletter
Issue 8, May 2015
The Applied Ethics Institute at Utica College
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Upcoming Events at the Applied Ethics Institute at Utica College
- Upcoming Conferences
- Recent or Forthcoming Publications
- Journal Special Issues & Calls for Papers
- Fellowships and Courses
1. INTRODUCTION
The Applied Ethics Institute at Utica College organizes an annual colloquium series, policy working groups, and conferences, under the direction of Christopher A. Riddle.
The Institute also produces a newsletter that is distributed thrice-annually, updating readers on recent developments in the field, of which this is the eighth issue. The newsletter contains information about upcoming conferences, recent publications, journals, and related research programs. We hope that the newsletter will be of interest to anyone working in the field, whether in academia, the broader community, public service, or various non-governmental organizations.
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2. UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE APPLIED ETHICS INSTITUTE AT UTICA COLLEGE
The Applied Ethics Institute at Utica College will publish a special issue on the topic of gun control in the journal Essays in Philosophy.
Essays in Philosophy - Philosophy and Gun Control
Volume 16, Number 2
Issue date: July 2015
Issue Editor: Christopher A. Riddle (Utica College)
Gun violence is an unfortunate reality in our global society. Recent
discussions surrounding this topic have been polarizing and emotionally
charged. There is an increased need for engagement in a rational and
measured debate about the ethics of owning guns and the permissibility or
regulating or restricting their ownership.
Typical treatments of the topic engage with the conflict between individual
rights of autonomy and self-defense and collective rights of freedom from
assault and violence. There are also conflicting claims about the ideal way
to protect individuals in a society. Some suggest that more private
ownership of guns increases collective security and decreases crime while
others suggest the contrary: the presence of more guns decreases safety and
increases the possibility of violent crime.
More generally, there is a concern about the obligation of the state and its
institutions in assuring autonomy rights, social security, and individual
protection.
3. UPCOMING CONFERENCES
Event: A Symposium on Climate Ethics and Climate Economics
Host: University of Graz (Austria)
Speakers: Dale Jamieson, Darrel Mollendorf, Axel Schaffer, and Stephen Gardiner
Date: 19-21 June, 2015
Information: http://philevents.org/event/show/17072
Event: Territory, Land, and Justice
Host: Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany)
Speakers: Oliviero Angeli, Frank Dietrich, Cara Nine, and Lea Ypi
Date: 25-26 June, 2015
Information: https://www.iri-thesys.org/news/conference-territory-land-justice
Event: International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting
Host: International Neuroethics Society (Washington D.C., USA)
Date: 1 July, 2014
Information: http://www.neuroethicssociety.org/
Event: 2nd European Conference on Ethics, Religion and Philosophy 2015
Host: International Academic Forum (Brighton, UK)
Date: 6-8 July, 2015
CFP/CFA Deadline: 1 March, 2015 (CFA)
Information: http://iafor.org/iafor/conferences/ecerp2015/
Event: Philosophy of Management 2015
Host: St. Anne’s College (Oxford)
Date: 9-12 July, 2015
Information: http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/faculty/business/services/events/events/current/philosophy-of-management-international-conference-2015
Event: Animal Publics: Emotions, Empathy, Activism
Host: Australian Centre and the Human Rights and Animal Ethics Research Network
Date: 12-15 July, 2015
Information: http://www.aasg.org.au/conferences
Event: British Society for Ethical Theory Conference 2015
Host: University of Southampton (UK)
Speakers: Baroness Onora O'Neill, and Shelly Kagan
Date: 13-14 July, 2015
Information: http://www.bset.org.uk/2015.html
Event: Conference Philosophy of Emotions
Host: University of Edinburgh
Date: 15-17 July, 2015
Information: http://navotnaor.wix.com/epsse
Event: Globalization and Global Justice
Host: Societas Ethica (Linkoping, Sweden)
Speakers: Jan Aart Scholte, Kok Chor Tan, William Schweiker, and Lea Ypi
Date: 20-23 August, 2015
Information: http://www.societasethica.info/annual-conference-2015?l=de
Event: Parental Rights in Non-Ideal Circumstances
Host: MANCEPT (University of Manchester, UK)
Date: 1-3 September, 2015
Information: http://www.mancept.com/mancept-workshops/mancept-workshops-2015/
Event: Pornography and Society
Host: MANCEPT (University of Manchester, UK)
Date: 1-3 September, 2015
Information: http://www.mancept.com/mancept-workshops/mancept-workshops-2015/
Event: Privacy and Transparency
Host: MANCEPT (University of Manchester, UK)
Date: 1-3 September, 2015
Information: http://www.mancept.com/mancept-workshops/mancept-workshops-2015/
Event: Inequality, Peace and Conflict
Host: International Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (Manchester, UK)
Date: 10-11 September, 2015
Information: http://events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:g12f-i56wx244-xzo872/international-conference-inequality-peace-and-conflict
Event: Beyond the Nuclear Family: Philosophy of Close Personal Relationships
Host: Umeå University (Sweden)
Speakers: David Archard, Elizabeth Brake, Clare Chamber, and Bonnie Steinbock
Date: 10-11 September, 2015
Information: https://closepersonalrelationships.wordpress.com/events/
Event: Understanding the Politics and Ethics of Disobedience
Host: IPSA Research Committee on Political Philosophy (Paris, France)
Speakers: Kimberley Brownlee
Date: 27-29 September, 2015
CFA Deadline: July 1st, 2015
Information: http://rc31.ipsa.org/
Event: Economic Justice and Political Action
Host: University de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
Speakers: Paula Casal, Rainer Forst, Caesar Rendueles, and Lea Ypi
Date: 7-9 October, 2015
CFP Deadline: 30 June, 2015
Information: http://www.ub.edu/demoment/CFP-English.pdf
Event: The Future of Just War
Host: Defense Analysis Department (Monterey, CA)
Speakers: Jeff McMahan, Adil Haque, and Helen Frowe
Date: 7-9 October, 2015
Information: https://jwtconference.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/
Event: 76th Meeting of the Virginia Philosophical Association
Host: Virginia Philosophical Association (Richmond, VA)
Date: 9-10 October, 2015
CFP Deadline: 1 July, 2015
Information: https://sites.google.com/site/virginiaphilosophy/
Event: Understanding the Responsibilities of Online Service Providers in Information Societies
Host: Oxford Internet Institute (Oxford, UK)
Date: 9 October, 2015
CFA Deadline: 1 August, 2015
Information: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/?id=719
Event: Meaning and Computer Games
Host: International Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games (Berlin, Germany)
Date: 14-17 October, 2015
CFA Deadline: 1 July, 2015
Information: http://gamephilosophy.org/conferences/cfp2015/
4. RECENT OR FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS
Adelsberg, Geoffrey, Lisa Geunther, and Scott Zeman (2015). “Death and Other Penalties: Philosophy in a time of Mass Incarceration” (Oxford University Press). $30.00
Battin, Margaret (2015). “The Ethics of Suicide” (Oxford University Press). $49.95
Bauer, Nancy (2015). “How to Do Things with Pornography” (Harvard University Press). $35.00
Beasley, Berrin and Haney, Mitchell (2015). “Social Media and Living Well” (Lexington Books). $34.99
Benatar, David and Wasserman, David (2015). “Debating Procreation: Is It Wrong to Reproduce?” (Oxford University Press). $24.95
Biggar, Nigel (2015). "In Defence of War" (Oxford University Press). $30.00
Bruya, Brian (2015). “The Philosophical Challenge from China” (MIT Press). $45.00
Capizzi, Joseph (2015). “Politics, Justice, and War” (Oxford University Press). $90.00
Caputi, Mary (2015). “Feminism and Power: The Need for Critical Theory” (Lexington Books). $39.99
Carens, Joseph (2015). “The Ethics of Immigration” (Oxford University Press). $24.95
Caruso, Gregg (2015). “Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility” (Lexington Books). $44.99
Clark, Ian (2015). “Waging War: A New Philosophical Introduction” (Oxford University Press). $100.00
Crane, Andrew and Matten, Dirk (2015). "Business Ethics: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization" (Oxford University Press). $37.99
Crary, Alice (2016). “Inside Ethics: On the Demands of Moral Thoughts” (Harvard University Press). $50.00
Decety, Jean and Thalia Wheatley (2015). “The Moral Brain: A Multidisciplinary Perspective” (MIT Press). $35.00
Devolder, Katrien (2015). "The Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research" (Oxford University Press). $30.00
Dolezal, Luna (2015). “The Body and Shame: Phenomenology, Feminism, and the Socially Shaped Body” (Lexington Books). $80.00
Doris, John (2015). “Talking to Our Selves: Reflection, Ignorance, and Agency” (Oxford University Press). $45.00
Duran, Jane (2015). “Feminist Analyses of Applied Ethics” (Lexington Books). $100.00
Eiser, Arnold (2015). “The Ethos of Medicine in Postmodern America: Philosophical, Cultural, and Social Considerations” (Lexington Books). $40.00
Feldman, Simon (2015). “Against Authenticity: Why You Shouldn’t Be Yourself” (Lexington Books). $85.00
Finlay, Christopher (2015). “Terrorism and the Right to Resist” (Cambridge University Press). $100.00
Finkelstein, Claire and Ohlin, Jens (2015). "Cyber War: Law and Ethics for Virtual Conflicts" (Oxford University Press). $95.00
Flikschuh, Katrin and Ypi, Lea (2015). "Kant and Colonialism: Historical and Critical Perspectives" (Oxford University Press). $74.00
Garcia, Frank (2015). “Global Justice and International Economic Law” (Cambridge University Press). $34.99
Goodman, Kenneth (2015). “Ethics, Medicine, and Information Technology” (Cambridge University Press). $55.00
Goodman, Russell (2015). “American Philosophy before Pragmatism” (Oxford University Press). $50.00
Goodwin, Michele (2015). “The Global Body Market: Altruism’s Limits” (Cambridge University Press). $33.00
Griffin, James (2015). “What Can Philosophy Contribute to Ethics?” (Oxford University Press). $65.00
Gross, Michael (2015). “The Ethics of Insurgency” (Cambridge University Press). $33.00
Haliburton, Rachel (2015). “Autonomy and the Situated Self: A Challenge to Bioethics” (Lexington Books). $45.00
Hare, Caspar (2015). “The Limits of Kindness” (Oxford University Press). $30.00
Harrison, Kelby (2015). “Sexual Deceit: The Ethics of Passing” (Lexington Books). $39.99
Hopkins, Philip (2015). “Mass Moralizing: Marketing and Moral Storytelling” (Lexington Books). $90.00
Houle, Karen (2015). “Responsibility, Complexity, and Abortion: Toward a New Image of Ethical Thought” (Lexington Books). $40.00
Keenan, James (2015). “University Ethics: How Colleges Can Build and Benefit from Ethics” (Rowman & Littlefield). $34.00
Kershnar, Stephen (2015). “Pedophilia and Adult-Child Sex: A Philosophical Analysis” (Lexington Books). $80.00
Khaitan, Tarunabh (2015). "The Philosophy of Anti-Discrimination Law" (Oxford University Press). $115.00
Kultgen, John (2015). “Abolition of Nuclear Weapons as a Moral Imperative” (Lexington Books). $85.00
Levy, Neil (2015). "Hard Luck: How Luck Undermines Free Will and Moral Responsibility" (Oxford University Press). $27.95
Liao, Matthew (2015). “The Right to Be Loved” (Oxford University Press). $45.00
Luetge, Christoph (2015). “Order Ethics or Moral Surplus: What Holds a Society Together?” (Lexington Books). $90.00
Moore, Margaret (2015). “A Political Theory of Territory” (Oxford University Press. $74.00
Ozolins, John (2015). “Foundations of Healthcare Ethics” (Cambridge University Press). $90.00
Pence, Gregory (2015). “How to Build a Better Human: An Ethical Blueprint” (Rowman & Littlefield). $25.00
Pettit, Philip (2015). “The Robust Demands of the Good” (Oxford University Press). $45.00
Philpott, Daniel (2015). “Just and Unjust Peace: An Ethic of Political Reconciliation” (Oxford University Press). $24.95
Rosemont, Henry (2015). “Against Individualism: A Confucian Rethinking of the Foundations of Morality, Politics, Family, and Religion” (Lexington Books). $85.00
Roth, John (2015). “The Failures of Ethics: Confronting the Holocaust, Genocide, and Other Mass Atrocities” (Oxford University Press). $39.95
Rowlands, Mark (2015). “Can Animals Be Moral?” (Oxford University Press). $24.95
Rubenstein, Jennifer (2015). "Between Samaritans and States: The Political Ethics of Humanitarian INGOs" (Oxford University Press). $55.00
Rubin, Edward (2015). "State, Soul, and Society: The Transformation of Morality and the Modern State" (Oxford University Press). $19.99
Sahakian, Barbara and LaBuzetta, Jamie (2015). "Bad Moves: How Decision Making Goes Wrong, and the Ethics of Smart Drugs" (Oxford University Press). $8.99
Satkunanandan, Shalini (2015). “Extraordinary Responsibility” (Cambridge University Press). $30.00
Saul, Jennifer (2015). “Lying, Misleading, and What is Said” (Oxford University Press). $29.95
Scheid, Anna Floerke (2015). “Just Revolution: A Christian Ethic of Political Resistance and Social Transformation” (Lexington Books). $80.00
Sheinman, Hanoch (2015). "Promise, Obligation, Agreement: An Essay in Social Philosophy" (Oxford University Press). $65.00
Sherman, Nancy (2015). “Afterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of Our Soldiers” (Oxford University Press). $24.95
Sifton, John (2015). “Violence All Around” (Harvard University Press). $27.95
Surdam, David (2015). "Century of the Leisured Masses: Entertainment and the Transformation of Twentieth-Century America" (Oxford University Press). $64.00
Star, Daniel (2015). “Knowing Better: Virtue, Deliberation, and Normative Ethics” (Oxford University Press). $60.00
Thompson, Paul (2015). “From Field to Fork: Food Ethics for Everyone” (Oxford University Press). $21.95
Vogel, Steven (2015). “Thinking like a Mall: Environmental Philosophy after the End of Nature” (MIT Press). Price TBD
Vopat, Mark (2015). “Children’s Rights and Moral Parenting” (Lexington Books). $80.00
Warren, Kacey (2015). “Recognizing Justice for Citizens with Cognitive Disabilities” (Lexington Books). $80.00
Wilkinson, T. M. (2015). "Ethics and the Acquisition of Organs" (Oxford University Press). $19.99
5. JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES & CALLS FOR PAPERS
Journal: Moral Philosophy & Politics
Issue: The Ethics of Immigration in a Non-Ideal World
Deadline: 31 December, 2015 (CFP)
Information: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mopp
Journal: Bulletin of Integrative Psychology (BIP)
Deadline: No Deadline.
Information: http://www.buletindepsihiatrie.ro/h_Revista.aspx?id=54
6. FELLOWSHIPS & COURSES
The Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is being offered by Deakin University. Expressions of interest are welcome until June 15th, 2015. A full application will be due on August 3rd, 2015. The fellowship will be awarded on a competitive basis and will be fixed-term for two years. For more information, please visit: http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/researcher-support/grants-and-contracts/find-funding/alfred-deakin-postdoctoral-research-fellowships-2015
ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you would like to announce a new research project, publication, call for papers, or upcoming conference in a future issue of this newsletter, please contact us at aei@utica.edu, or you can write to Christopher A. Riddle, The Applied Ethics Institute / Department of Philosophy, Utica College, 1600 Burrstone Rd., Utica, NY 13502, USA. Fax: 315-792-3831.
Special thanks to Adam Brooks for research assistance.