Gregory Pence to Judge National Ethics Bowl Finals
On Thursday, Feb. 27th, Gregory Pence judged the final matches of the National Ethics Bowl in Jacksonville, FL, at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. On Friday, he led a lunch discussion on cell-free testing of fetal genomes and chaired a session on enhancement ethics. On Saturday, an author-meets-critics session discussed his book, "How to Build a Better Human," with commentators Lisa Rasmussen of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and Kelly Smith of Clemson University.
Big Idea Talk by the Philosophy Department
The UAB Philosophy Department will lead public discussions on life's big questions.2013-2014 Schedule
| Who? | What? | When? | Where? |
Dr. Marshall Abrams |
"Luck and Chance" |
April 7 At 6 p.m. |
Spencers Honors House |
Please come and share your thoughts on these topics! Everyone is welcome to come to any or all discussions. If you have any questions, please contact: Dr. Kevin McCain (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).
UAB professor leading the charge in ethical conversations
David Morrow, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham assistant professor of philosophy, is among only a handful of experts leading the national conversation about the ethics of geoengineering, the large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system to counteract climate change.Morrow has made it his mission to inform people designing relevant institutions that any decisions regarding geoengineering should reflect ethical consideration. He recently co-wrote an opinion paper titled "Research Ethics and Geoengineering," which appeared in the "Geoengineering Our Climate? Working Paper and Opinion Article Series." It is part of one of the first series of papers dedicated to exploring the ethics, politics and governance of this provocative new issue. In it, Morrow and his colleagues addressed three principles they feel must be considered when making plans for field studies related to this area: respect, justice and minimization.
Philosophy Op-Ed Essays
UAB graduate Ian Hoppe has been publishing widely in the Birmingham News: "The Iron Curtain: Beginning the discussion about getting people over Red Mountain and into Birmingham," "Birmingham's self-esteem problem: Searching far and wide for talent it has in its own backyard," and "New Birmingham food truck regulations: a primer on bad decision making."Dr. Pence's article, "Yes, one can teach neuroethics in prison," was published on al.com (the on-line news site for The Birmingham News, The Hunstville Times, and the Press-Register.) Dr. Pence also published an article, "Saving Alabama's Bookstores," on al.com.
Some essays from Dr. Morrow's Social and Political Philosophy course were also published in al.com
Alex Soper wrote "A utilitarian's stance on Obamacare" in favor of the legislation.
Joseph Obie Norris wrote "A libertarian's stance on Obamacare" in opposition to the legislation.
Andrew Romnie wrote "HB56 is bad for Alabama" arguing in favor of repealing the law as the "facts" upon which the law is based are not true.
Edmund Semmes wrote "Occupy: How to bring about positive change" outlining pragmatic solutions to the social and political issues highlighted by the Occupy movement.
