THURSDAY AFTERNOON, March 29, 1:00 – 4:00 P.M. 5J APA Committee Session: Defining Disability Arranged by the APA Committee on Philosophy and Medicine Chair: Jennifer Hawkins (Duke University) Speakers: Adam Cureton (University of Tennessee) “Disability and the Importance of Personal Aims and Projects” Joseph Stramondo (San
Read more →The Department of Philosophy invites applications for the position of Department Head. The preferred start date is January 2019. We seek a scholar at the advanced associate professor or full professor level, with an outstanding record of research and teaching and relevant service or administrative experience. The
Read more →This conference is organized by Scott Williams and Richard Cross. It will take place at the University of Notre Dame from April 26-28, 2018. More information can be found at: https://philevents.org/event/show/39770 Please RSVP to Scot Williams (swillia8@unca.edu) by April 9th.
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Read more →The Department of Philosophy at Wichita State University invites applications for a tenure eligible position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning in August of 2018. AOS: Contemporary Epistemology. AOC: Applied Ethics. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in contemporary epistemology and related areas,
Read more →Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Ethics, Department of Philosophy APPOINTMENT: July 1, 2018 AOS: Ethics (construed broadly) AOC: Open REQUIREMENTS: The minimum requirement to be considered an applicant is a PhD in Philosophy or related field OR the completion of all requirements for a PhD in Philosophy
Read more →See this Call For Abstracts: Harvard 2018 Conference – Disability, Law, and Bioethics for what looks like a very interesting conference being sponsored by Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.
Read more →Updated July 24, 2018 because Google has stopped providing a URL shortener service. Updated September 19, 2019 in order to switch url shortener website. Handouts, PowerPoints and other presentation and teaching materials are often not fully accessible to people with disabilities and others who have trouble seeing
Read more →Professor Eva F. Kittay (Stony Brook University, SUNY) will deliver the Eastern APA Presidential Address on Friday, January 6 from 4:45-7:00. Her talk is titled “The Moral Significance of Being Human.”
Read more →Society for Philosophy and Disability Topic: Respecting People with Disabilities in Public and Private Life Date: Friday, January 6 9:00 a.m.–Noon Chair: Eva Kittay (Stony Brook University, SUNY) Speakers: John Vorhaus (University College, London) “Identity, Self-Respect, and People with Profound Cognitive Impairments” Alice Crary (The New School)
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