University of Houston
Ethics and Normativity Seminar Series
Sponsored by the Liberal Studies Program in CCS and the Philosophy Department
Convenors: Luca Oliva, Luis Oliveira, and Robert Tierney
The Ethics and Normativity Seminar Series aims to present and discuss the findings of scholars specialized in normative ethics, social or cognitive normativity, and related topics. Its meetings welcome faculty, graduate students, and senior undergraduates with competence or interest in the field. All talks take place at the University of Houston. A Zoom Link is available upon registration. For the latter or any other inquiries, contact Dr. Tierney (rbtierne@central.uh.edu).
Upcoming
Christopher Quintana (Houston Community College)
Feb 21 (2025), 3-5 pm
Agnes Arnold Hall, AH 210
Nandi Theunissen (Rice University)
Apr 11 (2025), 3-5 pm
Agnes Arnold Hall, AH 210
Past
Iain Morrisson (University of Houston)
Ressentiment and Self-deception
in Nietzsche’s Genealogy
Oct 11 (2024), 3-5 pm
Agnes Arnold Hall, AH210
Amie Berg (Rice University)
Beneficence and Partial Compliance
Sep 20, 3-5 pm
Agnes Arnold Hall, AH210
Jeffrey Church (University of Houston)
Distributive Justice in J.G. Fichte
Feb 23 (2024), 1-3 pm
Agnes Arnold Hall, AH210
Christian J. Emden (Rice University)
Democracy and Poverty: Hegel on the
Importance of the Welfare State
Mar 29 (2024), 3-5 pm
Old Science Building, S102
Andrew Werner (University of Houston)
Hegel’s Externalist Epistemology of Empirical Knowledge
Dec 1 (2023), 3-5 pm
Old Science Building, S102
Robert Tierney (University of Houston)
Retribution and Dignity
Oct 24 (2023), 3-5 pm
Old Science Building, S115
Kristi Sweet (Texas A&M University)
Morality and Politics in Kant’s Supposed Right to Lie
Apr 18 (2023), 3-5 pm
Roy Gustav Cullen Bldg, 132A