On Underestimating "Us"

Jane Heal (Cambridge University)

The Philosophy Department at the University of Manchester presents the latest in our series of annual public lectures, the Dorothy Emmet Lectures. This year the lecture will be online; it will last around 45 minutes, followed by half an hour of Q&A.

START TIME: 17.00 UK time (GMT+1)

Jane Heal (University of Cambridge, On Underestimating "Us"

Human beings are social animals. A solitary life would be horrible for most of us. What makes life worthwhile is being with others and engaging in shared projects with them. To do justice to these facts, philosophers (and economists and other social scientists) need to pay more attention to the first person plural, we/us, and to rethink their accounts of decision making and of value and virtue.