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Uehiro LecturesEach year we invite a world leader in the field of practical ethics to present a series of public lectures in Oxford, and to produce a book on the same topic. Past Uehiro lecturers have included Jeff McMahan, Peter Singer and Jonathan Glover. Further information
2008 Lecture Series
We are pleased to annouce that Frances Kamm, Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy, Harvard University, will be the Uehiro Lecturer 2008, speaking on the Ethics of War. Past lectures2007 Peter Singer - Global Poverty - lecture 1 Peter SInger - Global Poverty - lecture 2 Peter Singer - Global Poverty - lecture 3 Book of the Lectures There will be a book of these lectures in 2009. The Uehiro Lectures 2007 will be given by Professor Peter Singer, Ira W. deCamp Professor of Bioethics, University Center for Human Values, Princeton University. Ethics and World Poverty. Times Tuesday 29 May 4.30 for 5.00 pm – 7.00pm Tuesday 5 June 4.30 for 5.00 pm – 7.00pm Tuesday 12 June 4.30 for 5.00 pm – 7.00pm Martin Wood lecture theatre, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road , Oxford , OX1 3PU
Uehiro Lectures 2006Oxford Uehiro Lectures 2006: Responsibility and Liability in War This year there will be three lectures by Jeff McMahan of Rutgers University Tuesday 30 May: Unjust Warfare 3.00 – 5.00 pm
Tuesday 6 June : Just Warfare 4.30 – 6.30 pm
Thursday 8 June: Killing Civilians 4.30 – 6.30 pm All three lectures will take place at the Inorganic Chemistry Lecture Theatre, South Parks Rd, OX1 3QR Map All are welcome. For further details please contact the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics Tel: 01865 (2)86888
Uehiro Lectures 2005Professor C.A.J. Coady of The University of Melbourne will deliver this year's Uehiro Lectures under the title 'Messy Morality' All are welcome. The first lecture will take place in Examination Schools beginning at 3.00pm on Tuesday 10th May. It will be followed by the H.L.A. Hart Memorial Lecture given by Professor Owen Fiss. Subsequent lectures will be in the Hall at St Cross College from 4.30 - 6.30 pm. 3.00pm Tuesday 10th May : "Moralism, Realism and Political Violence" (SCHOOLS) 4.30 pm Tuesday 17th May: "Ideals and the Moral Life"( ST CROSS) 4.30 pm Tuesday 24th May: "Is corruption Necessary to Political Life ?" (ST CROSS) Professor Coady is Head of the Melbourne division of the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. His publications on political ethics include 'Terrorism and innocence' Journal of Ethics 2004; 8(1):37-58 and a collection edited with Michael O'Keefe entitled 'Terrorisma nd Justice; Moral Argument in a Threatened World' (Melbourne University Press 2002).
Inaugural Uehiro Lectures in Practical Ethics 2004The associated book, 'Choosing Children' by Jonathan Glover has now been published by OUP and is available form all good bookshops. 24 February, 2 March, 9 March 2004 Professor Jonathan Glover delivered the inaugural Uehiro Lectures in Practical Ethics hosted by the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. Professor Glover is Director of the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics at King's College London, and one of the world's most distinguished moral philosophers. "Choosing Children: Genes, Disability and Design" 24 February Disability and Genetic Choice | Video Part A | Video Part B 2 March What We Owe to Our Children | Video Part A | Video Part B 9 March Making the World a Better Place? | Video Part A | Video Part B All video clips are in WMV format.
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Supported by:
The Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education.
The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics is also closely associated with St Cross College, University of Oxford and is an integral part of the Philosophy Faculty.
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