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Putting Environmental Philosophy to Work: Interview with Justin Donhauser

Putting Environmental Philosophy to Work: Interview with Justin Donhauser

Justin Donhauser joined the Rotman Institute as postdoctoral fellow this fall. He specializes in socially-relevant philosophy of science — focusing on clarifying how model-based ecological and climate-science methods can aid in political, ethical, and resource management decisions. Justin trained as a PhD fellow of the National Science Foundation endowed Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE-IGERT) [...]

Deborah Fox2018-01-05T15:19:56-05:00December 6th, 2016|Climate Change, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Ethics, PostDoctoral Fellows, Science and Society|

Zika: An Epidemic or an Issue of Reproductive Justice?

Zika: An Epidemic or an Issue of Reproductive Justice?

by Nicole L. Fice, Cory E. Goldstein, and Austin R. Horn The media response to the recent Zika virus outbreak has been sensationalized and, as a result, governmental responses have been largely misplaced. Zika is a virus that has been around for decades, with relatively mild symptoms. However, a recent outbreak in Brazil that coincided [...]

Deborah Fox2016-11-22T11:05:00-05:00November 22nd, 2016|Biomedical Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Ethics, Popular science, Science and Society|

Video Posting — Andrew Light: What Happened in Paris? How Differentiation Evolved to Create a Global Climate Agreement.

Video Posting — Andrew Light: What Happened in Paris? How Differentiation Evolved to Create a Global Climate Agreement.

Last Friday, Andrew Light delivered the 2016 Rotman Lecture, titled, What Happened in Paris? How Differentiation Evolved to Create a Global Climate Agreement. Dr. Light is a professor at George Mason University, Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute, and a former Senior Climate Change Adviser [...]

Deborah Fox2016-09-20T10:07:10-04:00September 20th, 2016|Climate Change, Events, Science and Society|

Physician Assisted Death: Challenges for Social Policy in Canada

Physician Assisted Death: Challenges for Social Policy in Canada

by Cory Goldstein On February 6, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada declared in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General) that the prohibition of physician assisted death—section 14 and section 241(b) of the Criminal Code—is unconstitutional1. The Court stated that the prohibition was deemed to infringe on the rights of individuals under section 7 of the [...]

Deborah Fox2016-04-05T10:05:11-04:00April 5th, 2016|Biomedical Ethics, Philosophy of Ethics, Science and Society|

Food for Thought

Food for Thought

by Justin Bzovy On February 25th we had Evan Fraser, a Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security at the University of Guelph, as our Rotman speaker. Fraser gave a talk on Food in 2050: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion. I had a chance to sit and talk with him about his interdisciplinary approach [...]

Deborah Fox2016-04-01T11:22:06-04:00April 1st, 2016|Food Ethics, Philosophy of Ethics, Science and Society|

Video Posting — Cordelia Fine: The myth of the Lehman Sisters? Sex, testosterone, and financial risk-taking

Video Posting — Cordelia Fine: The myth of the Lehman Sisters? Sex, testosterone, and financial risk-taking

Cordelia Fine, of the University of Melbourne, delivered a lecture on March 9, 2016 entitled, The myth of the Lehman Sisters? Sex, testosterone, and financial risk-taking. Video of this lecture has been posted on the Rotman Institute of Philosophy YouTube channel. Abstract: There is growing scientific interest in the role of testosterone in financial risk-taking [...]

Deborah Fox2016-03-17T10:35:40-04:00March 17th, 2016|Events, Science and Society|

Video Posting — Evan Fraser: Food in 2050: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion

Video Posting — Evan Fraser: Food in 2050: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion

Evan Fraser, of the University of Guelph, delivered a lecture on February 25, 2016 entitled, Food in 2050: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion. Video of this lecture has been posted on the Rotman Institute of Philosophy YouTube channel. Abstract: Creating food systems capable of sustainably, equitably, and nutritiously feeding 9 billion people while dealing [...]

Deborah Fox2016-03-11T11:09:58-05:00March 11th, 2016|Climate Change, Events, Food Ethics, Science and Society|

Bill Nye and the Value of Philosophy

Bill Nye and the Value of Philosophy

by Jamie Shaw Bill Nye’s recent comments about the (lack of) value of philosophy have caused somewhat of an uproar within the philosophical community. These comments are not new; many scientists and popular figures (including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stephen Hawking, and Richard Dawkins) have signaled the death of philosophy as a discipline and nominated ‘science’ [...]

Deborah Fox2016-03-09T10:15:44-05:00March 9th, 2016|Science and Society|

What are the arguments for and against effective altruism? Peter Singer TED talk & a Boston Review forum

On September 17th, Peter Singer will be delivering the first Rotman lecture of the academic year, entitled, "The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically". What is effective altruism? Singer explored the topic in his 2013 TED talk, "The why and how of effective altruism". (NOTE: Starting at [...]

Deborah Fox2021-07-12T13:21:05-04:00August 20th, 2015|Events, Science and Society|

#TBT Philip Kitcher’s lectures, “Science in a Democratic Society”, are up on the Rotman YouTube Channel

Have you visited the Rotman Institute YouTube channel lately? All videos have now been sorted into playlists by area, making it much easier to find the content you are looking for. Browse videos on Philosophy of Science, History and Philosophy of Science, Science and Values, and more. And if you have not done so already, [...]

Deborah Fox2015-08-13T12:30:51-04:00August 13th, 2015|Events, Science and Society|