Practical Expressivism

"What is Morality?" -- "Practical Expressivism" with Oxford University Press. Out now.

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On 3-5 July 2024 @NottsPhilosophy is holding a conference to celebrate the life and work of our dearly departed friend and colleague, Penelope Mackie. Spread the word. Full details and CFP here: https://t.co/lKIFnltzqY. Conference supported by @Aristotweets and @UoNHumanities.

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And of course super congratulations to our winners: @Arnold_Hill. We hope your enjoy your trip to St. Andrews for the final.

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Congratulations to all the schools who competed in the Nottingham Regional of the @EthicsCup this week, at @NottsPhilosophy. It was great to hear the next generation of philosophers constructively discuss issues such as AI in schools, challenge trials, and fast fashion.

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Congratulations to all our competing schools: @philethics_NHS, @KESBham, @CFSAcademy, @solsch1560, @delisleacademy, @L6FC, @KES_Stratford, @BemroseSchool, @RHS_rugbyhigh, @BilboroughCol

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@philethics_NHS @NottsHigh @EthicsCup Well done to you all! It was great to meet you and hear your debates. We look forward to welcoming you back next year. @NottsPhilosophy

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Congratulations to @Arnold_Hill for winning the Nottingham regional event.

'for a more civil debate'
#ethicscup

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@Guy_fletcher_ Niche

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@EthicsCup Huge thanks to all the schools that have signed up for this. Really looking forward to it. @NottsPhilosophy

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Nottingham region is now full. Many thanks to all the schools involved.

'for a more civil debate'
#ethicscup

[SotonPhilosophy @SotonPhilosophy]

The Southampton-Humboldt Normativity conference will take place in Southampton 18-19th December. Keynotes: Alison Hills (@PhilFacOx), Alessandra Tanesini (@cardiffphilos). For full line up and registration see: https://t.co/tA0q44uOmV

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Bernard Williams, moral relativism and the culture wars – https://t.co/hzbrfOjsF1 via @aeonmag

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Congratulations to our recent PhD graduate Karen Lancaster, who has accepted a position as research fellow in the UoN Human Factors group within the Engineering department. Karen will be a great addition to the Human Factors team!

[Craig French @craigafrench]

On November 14th 2023 we'll be running an event at the Middle Street Resource Centre (@74msrc) on Creativity, Making Meaning and Mental Health https://t.co/xFgJCnjEiJ as part of the Being Human Festival @BeingHumanFest! Come along!

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@m_j_hannon It's always struck me as weird that "value theory" includes both thinking how to live and thinking what evaluative words mean - two very different things. Epistemology seems to involve a bit of both.

[The Ethics Cup @EthicsCup]

Registration for the 2024 Ethics Cup tournament is now open.
Please visit our website for details of the regional tournament venues. https://t.co/I0YMPNtyGQ

'for a more civil debate'
#ethicscup

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Just sent out delegate packs for the "Functional Hypotheses..." conference @NottsPhilosophy 14-15 Sep. But there is still time to register! Details here: https://t.co/qBxYkcukP6. Looking forward to the sessions. @m_j_hannon @matthieu_queloz @cdutilhnovaes @prescottcouch

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"Functional Hypotheses and the Engaged Point of View". Free two-day conference 14th-15th September 2023. w/ @cdutilhnovaes, @matthieu_queloz, @prescottcouch, @m_j_hannon and others. Details: https://t.co/NPRkLuK0Jk. @UoNArts @NottsPhilosophy @UoNHumanities.

[Michael Hannon @m_j_hannon]

Very excited for this!!

Organized by @p_expressivism and with support from @Aristotweets, The Analysis Trust, and @UniofNottingham.

W/ @cdutilhnovaes, @matthieu_queloz, @prescottcouch, and others!

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The winners are:

Sophie Atkinson
Cody Bentham
Sam Gelling
George Gumpert
@K__Lancaster
Alicia Peters
Tad Price

And the overall winner
*** Oscar Malt ***
For his essay “Philosophical Reflections on the Value of Work in Light of the Covid-19 Pandemic”.

Well done all!

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Our brilliant @NottsPhilosophy students have done it again! Congratulations to the winners of our second annual "essay" competition, for their contributions on the theme of "Learning From, In, and Through Crisis". You can read their contributions here: https://t.co/oJo4cMFsQg