Events
Philosophy Department
Events
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Shelly Wilcox: "Immigration Justice in Nonideal Circumstances"
Humanities 2, Room 259Abstract: In recent years, political philosophers have begun to interrogate the methodology they use to construct normative principles. Some have voiced the concern that prevailing liberal egalitarian principles are constructed under idealized assumptions and thus are ill-suited to real-world circumstances where such assumptions do not apply. Specifically, critics have raised three related objections to so-called […]
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Envisioning Central Coast Water in 2030: Ecology, Equity, Ingenuity
Oakes College 231Governor Jerry Brown's recent move to implement mandatory state-wide drought restrictions re-affirms growing uncertainties about California's water future. Images of dwindling rainfall and worsening drought often re-enforce popular perceptions of impending shortages as chiefly physical phenomena, restricting possibilities for robust and innovative responses through the social sphere. In the Central Coast, in particular, seemingly intractable […]
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NEW DATE & LOCATION: Works in Progress: Samantha Matherne
Stevenson Fireside Lounge Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesPlease join the Philosophy Department for a Works-in-Progress presentation by Professor Samantha Matherne. At least once a quarter the Philosophy Department hosts a Works-in-Progress presentation by a member of the faculty. The format may vary from a traditional talk to a communal environment allowing for ideas to be tested and feedback solicited. All members of the […]
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Felipe De Brigard: "The Explanatory Indispensability of Memory Traces"
Humanities 2, Room 259Abstract: Many philosophers of memory have wondered whether or not it is indispensible to postulate the existence of memory traces to explain remembering. In this talk I will offer an argument in favor of the explanatory indispensability of memory traces. To that end, I will begin by demonstrating that the main arguments in favor of […]
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Rebecca Kukla CHANGED TO MARCH 6: "The Sedimentation of Bias in Medical Institutions"
Stevenson Fireside Lounge Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesAbstract: Bias is becoming an increasingly central topic in both moral psychology and bioethics. We have ample evidence that biases shape our interactions, including interactions between health professionals and patients, in complicated and penetrating ways that are resistant to first person access and to manipulation. Typically, biases are presumed to be distortions at the level […]
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Works in Progress: Abe Stone
Humanities 2, Room 259Please join the Philosophy Department for a Works-in-Progress presentation by Professor Abe Stone. At least once a quarter the Philosophy Department hosts a Works-in-Progress presentation by a member of the faculty. The format may vary from a traditional talk to a communal environment allowing for ideas to be tested and feedback solicited. All members of the […]
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Eric Schwitzgebel: "The Moral Behavior of Ethics Professors"
Stevenson Fireside Lounge Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesDo professional ethicists behave any morally better than do non-ethicists of similar social background? If not, do they at least show greater consistency between their normative attitudes and their outward behavior? Despite a long philosophical tradition associating philosophical reflection with improved moral behavior, these questions have never been empirically examined. I describe four possible models […]
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CANCELLED: Abe Stone: "Why Does Space Have More than One Dimension?"
Humanities 1, Room 202At least once a quarter the Philosophy Department hosts a Works-in-Progress presentation by a member of the faculty. The format may vary from a traditional talk to a communal environment allowing for ideas to be tested and feedback solicited. All members of the campus community and interested public are welcome to attend. Coffee, tea, and […]
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Cornel West: "Ferguson, Racism, and the Media"
Media Theater, M110Engaging Education & Student Media Present (with the endorsement of A/BSA)... Speaker Blowout: FERGUSON, RACISM, AND THE MEDIA Keynote Speaker: CORNEL WEST Limited tickets available. Free tickets available at Engaging Education and Student Media Center for pickup on Nov 17 & a8 with UC Santa Cruz ID.
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Lucas McGranahan: "Darwinism and Pragmatism: William James on Evolution and Self-Transformation"
Crown 208Lucas McGranahan: "Darwinism and Pragmatism: William James on Evolution and Self-Transformation" Thursday November 20, 2:00 – 3:45 pm Crown 208, UC Santa Cruz Abstract William James presages twentieth-century Neo-Darwinism in his physiological approach to mental life, his early repudiation of the inheritance of acquired characteristics, and his creative extension of the concepts of variation and […]
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