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The Ethics of Parenthood | LSE Online Event
In all societies, parents have rights over their children. In particular, they have the right to make decisions on behalf of their children in all areas of their children’s lives, including education, religious observance and relationships. Parental rights fulfil two roles: protecting children’s interests and protecting parents’ interest in rearing their children in line with their values. Yet, these interests are often in tension with one another. Let us know in the comments where you're watching from! 🗺️ Speakers: 🔴 Dr Anca Gheaus 🔴 Professor S. Matthew Liao 🔴 Professor Patrick Tomlin Chair: 🔴 Professor Alex Voorhoeve ℹ️ More info: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2022/06/202206061800/parenthood 📺 Other upcoming live events: http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/Search-Events

Artificial Intelligence and Democracy
Artificial intelligence (AI) creates opportunities to strengthen democracy and public debates but it also challenges existing democratic norms. Let us know in the comments where you're watching from! 🗺️ Speakers: 🔴 Dr Etienne Brown 🔴 Professor Jocelyn Maclure 🔴 Dr Zeynep Pamuk 🔴 Dr Annette Zimmermann Chair: 🔴 Dr Thomas Ferretti ℹ️ More info: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2022/05/202205231800/democracy 📺 Other upcoming live events: http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/Search-Events

Punishment
Societies take it for granted that we should punish those who commit crimes. Punishment for serious crime takes various forms in different areas of world and periods of history: caning, mutilation, death, exile, servitude, and imprisonment are all examples. But why do societies engage in this practice? What purpose does punishing serve? And does the punishment we find in modern societies do an effective job of meeting these aims? Let us know in the comments where you're watching from! 🗺️ Speakers: 🔴 Dr Anastasia Chamberlen 🔴 Peter Dawson 🔴 Professor Antony Duff Chair: 🔴 Dr Lewis Ross ℹ️ More info: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2022/01/202201311800/Punishment 📺 Other upcoming live events: http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/Search-Events

Anger
Is anger sometimes a useful emotion? It is often suggested that we should try to suppress our anger. Perhaps passion is a virtue, but anger is simply unproductive. But might anger be useful for achieving positive social change? Can it help us make better moral judgments (or even form part of those judgements)? Can 'good' anger be distinguished in a principled way from 'bad' anger? How do different schools of thought answer these questions? Let us know in the comments where you're watching from! 🗺️ Speakers: 🔴 Professor Owen Flanagan 🔴 Dr Céline Leboeuf 🔴 Dr Emily McRae 🔴 Professor Jesse J Prinz Chair: 🔴 Dr Ella Whiteley ℹ️ More info: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2022/01/202201171800/anger 📺 Other upcoming live events: http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/Search-Events

LSE Philosophy: Laurenz Hudetz
What does it mean to say that two theories are equivalent to one another? Explore the logic and foundations of scientific theories on our MSc in Philosophy of Science, places still available. Further info here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/degree-programmes-2022/MSc-Philosophy-of-Science Apply here: lse.ac.uk/graduateapplyonline

LSE Philosophy: Richard Bradley
"What policy makers really want to understand when they get estimates from scientists is just how much confidence they can have in them." — Prof Richard Bradley How should scientific research inform policy? Find out on our MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy. Further info: https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/degree-programmes-2022/MSc-Philosophy-and-Public-Policy Apply: lse.ac.uk/graduateapplyonline

LSE Philosophy: Johanna Thoma
"Rational Choice Theory demands that you shouldn't have cycles in your preferences, but as a matter of fact people often do." — Dr Johanna Thoma Gain a new perspective on rationality and the nature of preferences on our joint MSc in Economics & Philosophy. Places still available. Further info: https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/degree-programmes-2022/MSc-Economics-and-Philosophy Apply: lse.ac.uk/graduateapplyonline

LSE Philosophy: J McKenzie Alexander
"Morality is both objective and relative." — Prof J McKenzie Alexander Explore game theory and the evolution of morality on our world leading MSc in Philosophy of the Social Sciences. Further info: https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/degree-programmes-2022/MSc-Philosophy-of-the-Social-Sciences Apply: lse.ac.uk/graduateapplyonline

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Christmas Karl
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Congratulations to the Class of 2021 | Winter Graduation
Congratulations to the class of 2021! If you're a graduating student, make sure to explore the Alumni Hub to find out how you can stay involved. ➡️ https://www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/s/1623/home.aspx?sid=1623&gid=1

Susan Stebbing — The Philosophers | With Michael Beaney, Siobhan Chapman, and Peter West
🔹 Michael Beaney 🔹 Siobhan Chapman 🔹 Peter West🔹 We discuss the work of Stebbing, a pioneer of analytic philosophy who applied her technical expertise to pressing social issues Speakers • 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘆, Regius Professor of Logic, University of Aberdeen & Professor of History of Analytic Philosophy, Humboldt University • 𝗦𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗺𝗮𝗻, Professor of English, University of Liverpool • 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁, Teaching Fellow in Early Modern Philosophy, Durham University Chair • 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & IRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin Co-sponsored by The Royal Institute of Philosophy ℹ️ More info: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/programme/addiction/ 🎥 Other upcoming live events: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/programme/

This summer...

The Human Paradox | With Fiona Hughes and Adrian Moore
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅 🔹 𝗙𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀 🔹 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲 🔹 For Alan Montefiore, philosophy is a lived practice that entails ‘getting one’s feet wet’. Fiona Hughes and Adrian Moore celebrate Montefiore’s latest book, 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰x. Speakers • 𝗙𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀, Senior Lecturer, University of Essex • 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲, Professor of Philosophy, St Hugh’s College Oxford Chair • 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Thought, Royal Holloway, University of London Co-sponsored by the 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 ℹ️ More info: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/programme/the-human-paradox/ 🎥 Other upcoming live events: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/programme/

Histories of Thinking | Logic
🔹Sara Uckelman🔹Justin Vlasits🔹Audrey Yap We discuss logic and its history, from Aristotle, through medieval thought, and right up to its role in the so-called culture wars Speakers • 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗨𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Durham University • 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Tübingen University • 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗬𝗮𝗽, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Victoria Chair • 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & IRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin Co-sponsored by the 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 ℹ️ More info: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/programme/hot-logic/ 🎥 Other upcoming live events: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/programme/

Histories of Thinking | Philosophy
🔹Julia Ng 🔹 Jonathan Rée 🔹 Justin E H Smith We interrogate familiar narratives of philosophical history and explore more diverse accounts of philosophical thought. Speakers • 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗡𝗴, Co-director, Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought, Goldsmiths • 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗥é𝗲, Historian and Author, 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 • 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗘 𝗛 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵, Professor of Philosophy, University of Paris Chair • 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Thought, RHUL Co-sponsored by the 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 ℹ️ More info: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/programme/hot-philosophy/ 🎥 Other upcoming live events: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/programme/

Leo Tolstoy’s 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙘𝙝 | With Thomas Karshan and Olga Sobolev

On the Road | With Colin Clark, Nick Hayes, and Emily Thomas

Anti-vaxxers and Other Sceptics | LSE Online Event