Ethics and Political Philosophy Group Talk (Zoë A. Johnson King, Harvard)

The Ethics and Political Philosophy Research Group is pleased to welcome as guest speaker Zoë A. Johnson King, an assistant professor at Harvard who works primarily in ethics, metaethics, and epistemology. She primarily concerns herself with moral agency and moral responsibility, with a particular focus on praiseworthiness. She has written about moral motivation, moral worth, and how to evaluate those who are well-meaning but morally uncertain or mistaken, as well as about some comparisons and contrasts between praise and blame. She is also interested in epistemological notions associated with forming and maintaining one’s beliefs in a responsible manner (i.e. justification, evidence, proof), both as these notions arise within the law and in everyday contexts.

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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.