Ethics and Political Philosophy Group Talk (Rahul Kumar, Queen’s University)

The Ethics and Political Philosophy Research Group is pleased to welcome as guest speaker Rahul Kumar, professor and head of the Department of Philosophy at Queen’s University. His  primary research examines questions in non-consequentialist ethical theory, with particular focus on the strengths and pitfalls of Scanlon’s contractualism as a systematic expression of a non-consequentialist approach to the foundations of interpersonal obligation.

This is an in-person event, but those unable to come to campus may join the lecture via Zoom.

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About the Ethics and Political Philosophy Group

The Ethics and Political Philosophy Group meets periodically throughout the year to discuss topics in value theory and related fields, including meta-ethics, normative ethics, applied ethics, social and political philosophy, philosophy of law, moral psychology, practical reason, agency, and identity.