Over the past several years there has been a groundswell of support for the philanthropic movement known as “effective altruism,” originally inspired by the work of philosopher Peter Singer. Organizations grounded in this approach to alleviating poverty have proliferated – among them GiveWell, Giving What We Can, 80,000 Hours and...
Experimental Philosophy as Applied Philosophy
The 2016 Ratio Conference and 7th Conference of Experimental Philosophy UK 23-24th April 2016, University of Reading Keynotes: Helen de Cruz, Robyn Repko Waller, Meena Dhanda, James Hampton REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN (HERE) This event aims to encourage a greater focus upon the capacity of experimental philosophy to be applied philosophy. It brings together philosophers, psychologists...
Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Conference 2016
The Society for Applied Philosophy was founded in 1982 with the aim of promoting philosophical study and research that has a direct bearing on areas of practical concern. It arose from an increasing awareness that many topics of public debate are capable of being illuminated by the critical, analytic approach...