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Mich "Non-domination and Future People"12 MarMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Devon Cass Theories of intergenerational justice--specifically those focused on duties between non-overlapping generations--have tended to focus on a narrow range of concerns, e.g., wellbeing under various interpretations.Show more
Mich "Non-domination and Future People"12 MarMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Devon Cass Theories of intergenerational justice--specifically those focused on duties between non-overlapping generations--have tended to focus on a narrow range of concerns, e.g., wellbeing under various interpretations. -
BIP#19: Labor in the Boardroom: The Political Theory of Workplace Democracy08 MarBy Iñigo Gónzalez Ricoy (University of Barcelona) 14:00 - 14:10: Opening remarks (10 minutes) 14:10 - 14:25: Introduction to the book by Iñigo González Ricoy (15 minutes) 14:25 - 15:00: Chapter 2 - Firm/State Analogy (35 minutes). Discussant: Sandrine Blanc 15:00 - 15:35: Chapter 7 - Ownership and the Demos of the Democratic Firm (35 minutes).Show more
BIP#19: Labor in the Boardroom: The Political Theory of Workplace Democracy08 MarBy Iñigo Gónzalez Ricoy (University of Barcelona) 14:00 - 14:10: Opening remarks (10 minutes) 14:10 - 14:25: Introduction to the book by Iñigo González Ricoy (15 minutes) 14:25 - 15:00: Chapter 2 - Firm/State Analogy (35 minutes). Discussant: Sandrine Blanc 15:00 - 15:35: Chapter 7 - Ownership and the Demos of the Democratic Firm (35 minutes). -
Mich "Against the Fragmentation of Global Justice"05 MarMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Simon Caney (University of Warwick) In the past some used to defend some overarching principles of justice – globalise the difference principle, global equality, global sufficiency, global libertarianism, etc.Show more
Mich "Against the Fragmentation of Global Justice"05 MarMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Simon Caney (University of Warwick) In the past some used to defend some overarching principles of justice – globalise the difference principle, global equality, global sufficiency, global libertarianism, etc. -
"Post Darwinian Societies Seminar" #1204 MarHow Similar are Natural Selection and Market Competition? By Brian McLoone (Auburn University) Many believe that what Adam Smith said about the improving power of market competition is similar to what Darwin said about the improving power of natural selection. But how similar are Smith's and Darwin's ideas really?Show more"Post Darwinian Societies Seminar" #1204 MarHow Similar are Natural Selection and Market Competition? By Brian McLoone (Auburn University) Many believe that what Adam Smith said about the improving power of market competition is similar to what Darwin said about the improving power of natural selection. But how similar are Smith's and Darwin's ideas really?
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Seminar "Climate justice: philosophical issues"04 Mar06 Marwith Simon Caney Climate change and climate policies raise tremendous issues of justice, unprecedented in scale and in nature. In particular, climate change confronts us with difficult questions of global, intergenerational and environmental justice. Our special guest to explore these issues will be Prof.Show more
Seminar "Climate justice: philosophical issues"04 Mar06 Marwith Simon Caney Climate change and climate policies raise tremendous issues of justice, unprecedented in scale and in nature. In particular, climate change confronts us with difficult questions of global, intergenerational and environmental justice. Our special guest to explore these issues will be Prof. -
Mich "Why Fully-Sex-Reassigned Persons Ought not to Be Recognised as Being Transgender"27 FebMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Mahua Agrawal (Chaire Hoover) Certain men and women who are currently viewed as falling conceptually under the transgender umbrella and thereby acknowledged using the transgender/trans label. For discussion purposes, I shall refer to such individuals as fully-sex-reassigned persons (FSPs).Show more
Mich "Why Fully-Sex-Reassigned Persons Ought not to Be Recognised as Being Transgender"27 FebMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Mahua Agrawal (Chaire Hoover) Certain men and women who are currently viewed as falling conceptually under the transgender umbrella and thereby acknowledged using the transgender/trans label. For discussion purposes, I shall refer to such individuals as fully-sex-reassigned persons (FSPs). -
BIP#18: Structural Linguistic Injustice23 FebBy Seunghyun Song (Tilburg University) Organisers: Axel Gosseries & Juan Olano Timetable (to confirm): 11:00 - 11:10 Opening remarks (10 minutes) 11:10 - 11:25 Introduction to the book by Seunghyun Song (15 minutes) 11:25 - 12:00 Chapter 3 - Structural linguistic injustice (35 minutes).Show more
BIP#18: Structural Linguistic Injustice23 FebBy Seunghyun Song (Tilburg University) Organisers: Axel Gosseries & Juan Olano Timetable (to confirm): 11:00 - 11:10 Opening remarks (10 minutes) 11:10 - 11:25 Introduction to the book by Seunghyun Song (15 minutes) 11:25 - 12:00 Chapter 3 - Structural linguistic injustice (35 minutes). -
Mich "Migration, State System Legitimacy and Differentiated Rights: When the Kind of Citizenship Matters"20 FebMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Esma Baycan-Herzog (University of Geneva, and Chaire Hoover Visiting Fellow) Even though the rights differentiations debate in normative political philosophy entail various types of ethical dilemmas, it has only been explicit about one of them, namely status differentiation—i.e. comparative rights’ differentiations between citizens and immigrants.Show more
Mich "Migration, State System Legitimacy and Differentiated Rights: When the Kind of Citizenship Matters"20 FebMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Esma Baycan-Herzog (University of Geneva, and Chaire Hoover Visiting Fellow) Even though the rights differentiations debate in normative political philosophy entail various types of ethical dilemmas, it has only been explicit about one of them, namely status differentiation—i.e. comparative rights’ differentiations between citizens and immigrants. -
Mich "The Naturalisation of the Vulnerable: An International Responsibility with Demanding Implications"13 FebMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Davide Pala(Univerità Del Piemonte Orientale) In the literature on human rights, the standard view is that states are the bearers of primary duties corresponding to human rights, and international institutions are the secondary duty-bearers only.Show more
Mich "The Naturalisation of the Vulnerable: An International Responsibility with Demanding Implications"13 FebMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Davide Pala(Univerità Del Piemonte Orientale) In the literature on human rights, the standard view is that states are the bearers of primary duties corresponding to human rights, and international institutions are the secondary duty-bearers only. -
MICH "Soutenabilité sociale des pensions : pénibilité et longévité inégales"06 FebMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Jean Hindriks Si nous voulons maintenir la pérennité de nos pensions, nous allons devoir travailler plus longtemps. Comment faire cela sans porter atteinte à ceux qui ont commencé leur carrière plus tôt et qui sont exposés à des métiers pénibles?Show more
MICH "Soutenabilité sociale des pensions : pénibilité et longévité inégales"06 FebMardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Jean Hindriks Si nous voulons maintenir la pérennité de nos pensions, nous allons devoir travailler plus longtemps. Comment faire cela sans porter atteinte à ceux qui ont commencé leur carrière plus tôt et qui sont exposés à des métiers pénibles?