This workshop seeks alternative approaches to addressing whether state funding of fertility treatment can be justified, outside of the framework of healthcare provision. Workshop: Distributive Justice and Procreative Technologies 3rd-4th July 2018, University of Manchester. Funded by the Society for Applied Philosophy, organised with Liam Shields. Places are free but...
SWIP UK 2018: The Philosophy of Pregnancy, Birth, and Early Motherhood Conference
In association with SWIP, BUMP & PHILBIRTH Although philosophers have explored some issues related to pregnancy, birth and early motherhood – most obviously abortion and the value and metaphysics of coming into existence – relatively little philosophical attention has been paid to pregnancy, birth and (early) motherhood themselves. These are...
The Value of Sentience: Empathy, Vulnerability, and Recognition. A Conference in Animal Ethics
The conference aims to contribute to the debate surrounding sentience in animal ethics by investigating, in a novel way, the connections between sentience and key moral attitudes such as feelings of empathy towards and the recognition of the vulnerability of sentient beings. The Value of Sentience: Empathy, Vulnerability, and Recognition...