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On Friday, April 19th, we will hold a workshop with Johann Frick, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, on his work on Risk, Luck, and Future People. The workshop will take place from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics seminar room. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. To register, click here.
PROGRAM:
8:30 am - 9:00 am: Light Breakfast Available
9:00 am – 10:30 am: Session I - Future People, Procreation, and the Survival of Humanity
Readings
- “Conditional Reasons and the Procreation Asymmetry”
- “On the Survival of Humanity”
Commentators
- Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard University
- Lucas Stanczyk, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University
11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Session II - Probabilistic Causation, Risk, and Responsibility
Readings
- “Probabilistic Causation and the Problem of Aggregate Events”
- “Risk, Responsibility, and Aggregate Effects”
Commentators
- Caspar Hare, Professor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Priyanka Menon, PhD Candidate, Department of Government, Harvard University
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch (provided)
1:30 - 3:00 pm: Session III - Moral Luck and Moral Dilemmas
Readings
- “Moral Dilemmas, Moral Outcome Luck, and the Two Faces of Morality”
Commentators
- John C.P. Goldberg, Deputy Dean and Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence, Harvard Law School
- Gina Schouten, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University and Fellow-in-Residence, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
program subject to change