Michela Massimi Video Now Up
Check out Michela Massimi's talk on Prespectival Realism: The talk was part of the Rotman Lecture Series (Nov 8th, 2013)
An interview with Naomi Oreskes
Before the lecture, Professor Oreskes sat for an interview with Martin Vezér. In this video, she discusses topics in the philosophy of climate science, including issues in the epistemology and of science, history of climate science, the politics of climate change, and other subjects related to her (and Eric Conway’s) book, Merchants of Doubt. After [...]
New publication: Kerry McKenzie review of Basic Structures of Reality: Essays in Meta-Physics, by Colin McGinn
by Wayne Myrvold Rotman Institute Post-doctoral Fellow in Philosophy of Science Kerry McKenzie has published a review of Colin McGinn's book, Basic Structures of Reality: Essays in Meta-Physics in Mind. To my mind, the review is of interest not only for what it says about the book in question, but for the larger questions it [...]
The Rasouli Decision: A Response to Arthur Schafer
by Reuven Brandt The Supreme Court of Canada recently issued a ruling about the unilateral removal of life support by physicians. The case centers on Mr. Rasouli, who is minimally conscious, requires life support and, according his physicians, has little chance of recovering. Doctors sought to have Mr. Rasouli removed from life support against the [...]
Rotman Institute welcomes five new postdocs
The Rotman Institute welcomes five new postdoctoral fellows in Fall 2013. You can review their profiles below. Rachael Brown Robert Foley Dan Hicks Keizo Matsubara Kerry McKenzie
New Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuroethics
The Rotman Institute is offering a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroethics. More information can be found here:http://www.rotman.uwo.ca/get-involved/students/postdoctoral-fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-neuroethics/
Naomi Oreskes’ Talk Now Online
Dr. Oreskes' talk can now be viewed on our youtube page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgKAetJwZjc
New Public Engagement Page
Check out our new public engagement site and be sure to try the ethics test at the bottom of the page! http://www.rotman.uwo.ca/engaging-community/ Thanks to the people at Bridgeable for the great design work. More to come...
IPCC and the Media: Don’t be misled (again)
By Wayne Myrvold I wish that I had suggested “Don’t be fooled” for the title of Gordon McBean’s blog post earlier this week, instead of “Don’t be misled,” so that I could call this one “Don’t be fooled again.” Several of the blog posts in the past week have pointed to difficulties in communicating climate [...]
The Climate Debate: Ignorance, and/or Complexity?
by Dan Hicks Why is the climate change debate so interminable? From the perspective of many scientists, we’ve had compelling data since the 1970s and more than enough reason to reduce greenhouse gas emissions since the 1980s. Today the IPCC will release the first part of their fifth Assessment Report. But no one really expects [...]