Online Workshop on Ethical Issues in Today’s Turbulent World

In recent years, theGeorgia Philosophical Societyhas met only once a year for a full-day conference. In light of current events, we thought that philosophers might like a chance to share some ideas and reflections this fall. So, in association withGlobal Ethics Day, we decided to try something new: an online workshop to take place on the afternoons of Thursday 10/22 and Friday 10/23. (Global Ethics Day is actually Wednesday, 10/21, but it is observed all week.) Each speaker will present for ten minutes, followed by ten minutes of questions and discussion.

Thursday October 22: 12 pm-2 pm

12:00 Session 1, Chair: Rosalind Simson (Mercer University)

12:05 Kathryn Norlock (Trent University) “Moral Regress, or, If a president violates the Hatch Act and “no one cares outside of the Beltway,” does it make a sound?”

12:25 Yi Deng (University of North Georgia) “qin min (亲民), relatedness, and civic learning”

12:45 Brian Armstrong (Augusta University) “Curricular Ethics in a Time of Transition”

1:05 break/socializing

1:15 Session 2, Chair: Eric Dickman (University of the Ozarks)

1:20 Betty Jean Stoneman (Emory University) “Navigating the Ambiguity of Existing as an Individual and as a Member of Society: Simone de Beauvoir and Civil Disobedience”

1:40 Pascal Brixel (Clemson University) “Why We Work”

Friday October 23: 3 pm-6 pm

3:00 Session 3, Chair: Aaron Meskin (University of Georgia)

3:05 Rosalind Simson (Mercer University) “The Ethics of Masks and Mask Mandates”

3:25 Jonathan Spelman (Ohio Northern University) “Mask-Less Shopping Is Like Drunk Driving. We Should Outlaw It.”

3:45 Justin Simpson (University of Georgia) “Episodic Memory, Material Culture, and Retrospective Epistemic Violence”

4:05 break/socializing

4:15 Session 4, Chair: Robert Scott (University of North Georgia)

4:20 William A.B. Parkhurst (University of South Florida) “Monuments to Erasing History: Confronting the History of Erasing Minority Monuments in Archives”

4:40 Nathan Nobis (Morehouse College) “Promoting Ethics for and with People Like Us”

5:00 philosophy cocktails/socializing

6:00 end

All talks will be held via Zoom, with moderated questions submitted via the chat feature. To attend, please RSVP by Tuesday, October 20 at noon to [email protected]. All are welcome to attend.