Ethics and Political Philosophy

The Philosophy Department's Faculty Research Group in Ethical Theory began by discussing John Rawls's A Theory of Justice shortly after that work was published in 1971. It meets three to five times a semester to discuss recent work, by members and others in the field. Most years, a visiting scholar is invited to discuss his or her work with the group, and also to give a public lecture. In recent years, we have hosted Frances Kamm, Shelly Kagan, and Seana Schiffrin.

The aim of the group is to provide a forum in which faculty working in ethics can help each other with ongoing research and inquiry.

• Contact: Mark Migotti

 

Group Members

Brenda M. Baker Professor Emeritus	Responsibility and Criminal liability, including excuses and defences (self-defence, provocation, duress, necessity), Standards of Reasonableness, Justification of Punishment, related questions of special concern to women
John A. Baker Associate Professor	Ethics (concentrating on Metaethics, Bioethics, and Business Ethics), Philosophical Psychology
Elizabeth Brake Associate Professor	Feminist Ethics, Liberal Theory, Kant, Issues in Applied Ethics
Christopher G. Framarin Assistant Professor	East Indian Philosophy, Ethics, Motivation Theory, Buddhist Philosophy
Katrin Froese Associate Professor	Political Theory, Feminist Theory, Ethics
Trudy Govier Independent Scholar	Moral Philosophy
Ish Haji Professor of Philosophy	Ethics, Metaphysics, Action Theory, Philosophical Psychology
Clara Joseph Assistant Professor of English	South Asian literature and ethics, politics, and religion
Noa Latham Associate Professor	Metaphysics of Value, Free Will, Reasons for Action
Ann V. Levey Associate Professor	Social and Political Philosophy, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Decision Theory
Dennis E. McKerlie Professor	Ethics, Ancient Philosophy
Mark Migotti Associate Professor	Ethics, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer
Jonnette Watson Hamilton Associate Professor of Law	Legal Theory, Legal and Professional Ethics
Robert X. Ware Professor Emeritus	Action Theory, Marx, Democratic Theory, Explanation in the Social Sciences