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Department of Philosophy
School of Humanities and Sciences

Richard Kraut /Tanner Discussion One

Richard Kraut /Tanner Discussion One
Date
Thu April 20th 2017, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Event Sponsor
McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society, Office of the President, Department of Philosophy
Location
Encina Hall, Oksenberg Room

 

 

The Tanner Lectures consist of two lectures, each followed by a distinct discussion seminar.
This year's Tanner Lectures are given by Richard Kraut, Charles and Emma Morrison Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University. 
Discussion One focuses on the first lecture The Richness of Human Experience Wednesday, April 19  5:30-7pm
Abstract: This lecture introduces the historical problem concerning the connection, if any, between well-being and virtue. It then turns to an extended discussion of McTaggart’s puzzle and various solutions to it.  A major topic is the contribution made by pleasure to the value of an experience. Nozick’s puzzle is introduced but postponed.
Discussion One commentators are:Rachel Barney, University of Toronto, Classics and Philosophy Tom Hurka, University of Toronto, Philosophy
Lecture Two: Virtue and Experience Thursday, April 20  5:30-7pm
Discussion TwoFriday, April 21  10am-12pmCommentators are:Stephen Darwall, Yale PhilosophyRebecca Newberger Goldstein, Author
 

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