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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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