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seminar
8th October 2020: Research seminar online - Vilius Dranseika (Jagiellonian University); Ivars Neiders (Riga Stradins University) - Dying, ceasing to exist, and ‘what we are’
We have the pleasure to invite you for a research seminar in the ‘BIOUNCERTAINTY’ research project. The subject of the seminar is 'Dying, ceasing to exist, and "what we are"' and it will be delivered by Vilius Dranseika (Jagiellonian University) and Ivars Neiders (Riga Stradins University). The seminar will take place on Thursday, 8th of October, at 5:30pm only on MS Teams (link below).
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publication
Helping when the desire is low: Expectancy as a booster - a new publication of The experimental philosophy lab
One might assume that the desire to help (here described as Want) is the essential driver of helping declarations and/or behaviors. However, even if desire to help (Want) is low, intention to help may still occur if the expectancy regarding the perceived effectiveness of helping is high. We tested these predictions in a set of three experimental studies.
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Objective consequentialism and the plurality of chances - a new article by Leszek Wroński
I claim that objective consequentialism (OC) faces a problem stemming from the existence in some situations of a plurality of chances relevant to the outcomes of an agent’s acts. I suggest that this phenomenon bears structural resemblance to the well-known Reference Class problem. I outline a few ways in which one could attempt to deal with the issue, suggesting that it is the higher-level chance that should be employed by OC.
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Agent‐based modelling for SARS‐CoV‐2 epidemic prediction and intervention assessment: A methodological appraisal - a new article by Mariusz Maziarz and Martin Zach
Our purpose is to assess epidemiological agent‐based models—or ABMs—of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic methodologically. The rapid spread of the outbreak requires fast‐paced decision‐making regarding mitigation measures.
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Non-Epistemological Values in Collaborative Research in Neuroscience: The Case of Alleged Differences Between Human Populations - a new peer commentary by Joanna K. Malinowska and Tomasz Żuradzki in AJOB Neuroscience
What constitutes bias?; how biases may be embedded in the selection of research programs?; is it possible to conduct completely unbiased research? Joanna K. Malinowska and Tomasz Żuradzki try to notice possible answers to these questions in their commentary "Non-Epistemological Values in Collaborative Research in Neuroscience: The Case of Alleged Differences Between Human Populations".
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Results of the "Philosophy in Practice" competition for students in academic year 2019/20
We know the laureates of the "Philosophy in Practice" competition for students for best essay in the field of practical philosophy. Papers chosen by the jury will be published soon.
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Discussion: Normative status of high-risk medical services
Various medical services carry a high risk for people subject to such services. However, in a situation such as current Covid-19 pandemic, providing necessary services to an infected person may be associated with high risk for those who provide for that person. To determine the normative status of medical services associated with this type of risk, we need to answer several questions. We invite you to read and join the discussion on this topic.
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The Normative Significance of Empirical Moral Psychology - "Diametros" special issue - June 2020
The aim of this special issue is to encourage scholars to rethink how, if at all, it is possible to draw any normative conclusions by discovering the psychological processes underlying moral judgments.
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Intensive care in crisis conditions
From reports on the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in various countries, especially Italy and Spain, we find out about desperate doctors who - in the absence of sufficient number of respirators - were forced to decide which of the suffocating patients would be given a chance to be saved. It seems that in such difficult decisions, doctors should not be abandoned - left without any normative support, relying only on an individual "conscience". We invite you to read the discussion on this topic.
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[Expired] Position available: assistant in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics at the Jagiellonian University
The Rector of the Jagiellonian University announces a competition for the position of assistant in the research group / research and teaching staff at the Interdisciplinary Centre For Ethics of the Jagiellonian University. Deadline for submission of documents: 31st of June 2020.
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19th of June 2020: Online research seminar - Dries H. Bostyn (Ghent University) - The Shape of Blame
We have the pleasure to invite you for a research seminar in the ‘BIOUNCERTAINTY’ research project. The subject of the seminar is 'The Shape of Blame' and it will be delivered by Dries H. Bostyn (Ghent University). The seminar will take place on Friday, 19th of June, at 4:00pm on Skype.
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"Philosophy in Practice": Scientific Award 2020
Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics of the Jagiellonian University (INCET), publisher of popular science journal "Philosophy in Practice" announces a competition for Scientific Award of "Philosophy in Practice" for the author of a paper in the field of practical philosophy. Papers can be submitted in Polish or English by a researcher or doctoral student affiliated with a Polish research unit. The paper should have been published in a journal or book in the year 2019. Deadline: 20th of May.
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"Philosophy in practice": Competition for students
"Philosophy in practice" popular science journal announced a competition for first and second cycle students of all Polish universities. The competition concerns papers in the subject of practical philosophy. Deadline for submitting papers: 31st of May.
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