SHAFT will be showing a new documentary called Collision this Wednesday (Oct 28th) in the Engineering Building, room 302 at 5pm. The documentary follows noted blowhard errrr public intellectual and atheist Christopher Hitchens and his foil Douglas Wilson (a theist) as the two travel around the country debating the atheism/theism.
All are welcome to attend. Visit the SHAFT page for more info and for a preview clip.
The Social Ethics class is currently discussing just war (first when and if wars are just, now looking at justice within war). Here is an interesting interview about our increased reliance on drones. Those in the Social Ethics course will recognize several issues we have been discussing in class (double effect, what counts as a legit target, etc etc).
Thoughts?
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Students — you are strongly encouraged to attend. The topics of the papers are quite varied, and there probably is something that will interest you. This conference is very informal, aimed primarily at helping philosophers in the general area to get to know one another. So show up, get stimulated, and get involved in some philosophical discussion.
Plus, free drinks and cookies.
I am curious what people think about this: Is it morally permissible to charge higher health insurance premiums to people that smoke or, more controversially, people that are overweight? Might we even say that we ought to do that (not just that it would be permissible)? I read last week that 50% of our health care expenses are avoidable since they stem from smoking, poor fitness, and obesity.
Thoughts?
Apply for this scholarship, if you meet the criteria. It definitely should go to a Philosophy major!
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