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May 23, 2013
Future Directions in Feminist Phenomenology
Leading scholars in feminist phenomenology are coming to Western University to participate in the Future Directions in Feminist Phenomenology conference, organized by Helen Fielding (Philosophy/Women’s Studies) and sponsored in part by the Rotman Institute. The conference opened today, May 23, … Continue reading
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January 17, 2013
Eating Well and Eating Ethically
My carrots come from Baden, my beets from Alymer, my flour from Arva, and my quinoa from, well, the grocery store. An article on quinoa from this morning’s Globe and Mail (published yesterday online) reminds health food nuts like me that, … Continue reading
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December 2, 2012
What Neuroscience has to tell us before it can tell us about morality.
By: Patrick Clipsham On November 19th 2012, Professor Patricia Churchland (UC San Diego) gave the first lecture in the Neurophilosophy Speaker Series, which is jointly sponsored by Western’s Rotman Institute of Philosophy and Brain and Mind Institute. Churchland is, without … Continue reading
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October 9, 2012
Reframing Manning on Beginning of Life
By Katy Fulfer In Friday’s Globe and Mail, Preston Manning (CEO of a conservative think-tank in Canada) lamented the Canadian Parliament’s decision to not re-open the definition of legal personhood. Many Candadians viewed the attempt to discuss legal personhood (which currently … Continue reading
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July 23, 2012
Eating Animals: Reflections from the International FAB Congress
By Katy Fulfer I’ve recently attended the International Congress of the Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in late June. One argument that Mary Rawlinson presented in her talk, “The Future of Food: Bioethics, Justice, and the … Continue reading
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