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SUMMARY:The Concept of Sovereignity as a Neo-Repubican Source of Legitimacy in the European Union
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: This article investigates the legitimacy of political authority within the European Union (EU) through the lens of neo-republican theory\, emphasizing the principle of non-domination as the normative foundation of democratic sovereignty. It confronts a central question regarding the source of legitimacy\, distinguishing legitimacy from justice and arguing that legitimacy arises not from pre-political legal frameworks\, but from political processes rooted in the sovereign will. The ideal of non-domination is presented as both a normative and political principle that aligns with the EU’s historical post-war project of peace and anti-hegemony. It also addresses the “democratic disconnect” highlighted by Peter Lindseth\, which reflects the growing distance between EU institutions and European citizens. The author argues for the reconnection of democratic legitimacy through a federal European union based on a unified demos and political identity. The concept of sovereignty is reinterpreted in a neo-republican framework\, integrating classical and modern political theory (e.g.\, Bodin\, Hobbes\, Schmitt). Sovereignty is not simply a legal concept\, but a political force rooted in the collective will\, characterized by perpetuity\, territoriality\, and autonomy. The article explores the tension between the sovereign as a mystical body and its tangible manifestation in political institutions\, emphasizing the interstitial nature of sovereignty. Finally\, the article criticizes technocratic and depersonalized governance in the EU and reasserts the need for a political-theological element that rehumanizes political authority. It cautions against concentrating sovereign power in a single organ without grounding it in the general will of the people. Instead\, it advocates for a dynamic\, deliberative process of democratic sovereignty\, grounded in historical identity and public discourse\, as the true foundation of legitimacy in the EU. \nBio: Medical doctor\, ENT specialist\, with a master’s degree in Political Philosophycompleted in 2024\, he joined the doctoral program in Political Philosophy about a year ago in order to deepen his research work on the possibility of a true European identity based on the republican principle of freedom as non-domination.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/the-concept-of-sovereignity-as-a-neo-repubican-source-of-legitimacy-in-the-european-union/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:CEPS PhD Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20250416T150000
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SUMMARY:Distributive vs. Corrective Climate Justice
DESCRIPTION:On 16 April 2025\, the CEPS Seminars programme will host Axel Gosseries\, Professor of Philosophy at UC Louvain and President of the Institute of Philosophy. The Seminar will be on Distributive vs. Corrective Climate Justice. It will take place at 3pm in person at CEPS’s meeting room in the ELACH building. If it is not possible for you to attend in person\, you can participate online via the following Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/CEPSGosseries
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/distributive-vs-corrective-climate-justice/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
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SUMMARY:A Doutrina do Duplo Efeito na Ética da Guerra de Elizabeth Anscombe
DESCRIPTION:BIO\nPedro Erik Arruda Carneiro holds a master’s degree in Economics and a doctorate in International Relations\, both from the University of Brasilia. \nABSTRACT\nElizabeth Anscombe is part of a quartet of contemporary Oxford philosophers\, with Philippa Foot\, Mary Midgley\, Iris Murdoch\, and Mary Warnock. She is known for her defence that there are moral absolutes that prevent the killing of innocents and for the recovery of virtue ethics in contemporary philosophy. Philosophers of mind and action see in Anscombe’s book Intention an alternative to the causal explanations of agency and perception that tend to dominate analytic philosophy\, an alternative based on Wittgenstein’s philosophy\, which she translated and commented on\, as his literary executor. My project centres on her research and reformulation of the traditional Doctrine of Double Effect\, in particular its application to just war and nuclear attack\, but Anscombe’s political philosophy\, ethical philosophy and analysis of intention are intertwined. Her major works on war raised political\, ethical and intentional questions\, since wars are imminent political and ethical issues and what has come to be called the Doctrine of Double Effect is a powerful analytical tool for assessing the intent of an action. In 1957\, Anscombe published her most renowned book\, Intention. The previous year\, Anscombe had written the pamphlet Mr Truman’s Degree\, about the award of an honorary doctorate by Oxford University to former US president Harry Truman. In 1958\, her influential article ‘Modern Moral Philosophy’ was published. And in 1961 she published her well-known article on war\, ‘War and Murder’. All these articles\, the book Intention\, deal with the ethical difficulties related to the nuclear bombing of Japan during the Second World War. The thesis analyses Anscombe’s ethical-political thought\, starting from her influences (Wittgenstein\, Aquinas and Aristotle\, in particular) and analyses how Anscombe’s thought developed in terms of the Doctrine of Double Effect\, which underpinned all her writings on war.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/6602/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:CEPS PhD Seminars
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SUMMARY:Jeff Spinner-Halev // Workshop on Respect and Loathing in American Democracy: Polarization\, Moralization\, and the Undermining of Equality
DESCRIPTION:Respect is in trouble in the United States. Many Americans believe respecting others is a necessary virtue\, yet many struggle to respect opposing partisans. Surprisingly\, it is liberal citizens\, who hold respect as central to their view of democratic equality\, who often have difficulty granting respect to others. Drawing on evidence from national surveys\, focus groups\, survey experiments\, and the views of political theorists\, Jeff Spinner-Halev and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse explain why this is and why respect is vital to—and yet so lacking in—contemporary US politics. \nRespect and Loathing in American Democracy argues that liberals and conservatives are less divided than many believe\, but alienate one another because they moralize different issues. Liberals moralize social justice\, conservatives champion national solidarity\, and this worldview divide keeps them at odds. \nRespect is both far-reaching and vital\, yet it is much harder to grant than many recognize\, partly because of the unseen tension between respect\, social justice\, and national solidarity. Respect and Loathing in American Democracy proposes a path forward that\, while challenging\, is far from impossible for citizens to traverse.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/workshop-respect-and-loathing-in-american-democracy-polarization-moralization-and-the-undermining-of-equality/
LOCATION:CEPS Room – ELACH\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20250220T150000
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SUMMARY:Mark Reiff // Into the De-Enlightenment: Analytical Fascism
DESCRIPTION:On 20 February 2025 at 3pm\, the CEPS Seminars programme will host Mark Reiff (University of California at Davis) for a presentation on Into the De-Enlightenment: Analytical Fascism. \nWhile it is clear what those attracted to fascism today are against\, it is less clear what they are for. Not in the sense of how they want to remake society—this is usually clear enough. What is less clear is the fundamental values that are driving their desire to create a different kind of order. Compounding this difficulty\, too many liberals are stubbornly sticking to some conventional beliefs: that human nature is as liberals think it is\, not something that is fundamentally disputed; that facts are what liberals think they are\, even if some people choose to ignore them; and that everybody is pursuing basically the same conception of the good\, even if some of them are deluded as to where we are now and how to get where we want to go. \nBut this move to the right is not being driven simply by mistakes; it is a principled move\, backed by a coherent\, consistent\, and historically well-sourced value system\, even if this value system is perverse. Fascism has its own conception of the moral subject; of the need for a rigid social hierarchy of men; of the nature of individual rights; and of the importance of purity in blood\, soil\, and ideology. It believes in the unity of the people\, the leader\, and the state; it embraces very different and (to liberals) often disturbing moral ends; and it employs starkly different rules of social interaction. And it believes\, in the end\, that this all leads to the greatest expression of democracy ever invented. \nThe book that the paper will be drawn from is Analytical Fascism: What Stares Back When One Stares into the De-Enlightenment. \nThe book can be downloaded in full for free here.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/into-the-de-enlightenment-analytical-fascism/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:CEPS Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20250219T150000
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SUMMARY:Rodrigo Merayo Fernández // Poverty and Political Philosophy: Special Attention to Theories of Justice
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Poverty continues to be an urgent issue and a bleeding reality in our world. Political philosophy\, especially since the middle of the last century\, has promoted a programme of thought about social justice in which poverty represents the worst of all injustices. For this reason\, this work is interested in examining how the issue of poverty has been dealt with from the theoretical postulates of the main Theories of Justice\, that is\, from the perspectives of John Rawls\, Ronald Dworkin\, the capability thinkers’Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum and\, finally\, Thomas Pogge. Alongside these\, the critical contributions of Iris Marion Young and Nancy Fraser will be briefly considered\, through which the debate is enriched. Finally\, some conclusions drawn from this theoretical journey will be analyzed. \nBio: Rodrigo Merayo Fernández is PhD in Legal Philosophy at the University Carlos III of Madrid. He has studied law at the University of León (Spain) and subsequently completed a Master in Political Theory and Democratic Culture at the University Complutense of Madrid and another in Access to the Legal Profession at the UNED (Spain). Since his inception at the University\, his academic concerns have been closely related to human rights theory and legal and political philosophy. Specifically\, his field of study is focused on reflection on human rights and social justice in general. His thesis is on poverty\, Theories of Justice and human rights approach\, with a special interest in showing the connections between international law of human rights and political philosophy in social justice issues. He has completed several doctoral stays during his PhD at the Max-Planck Institute in Heidelberg (Germany) and recently in the CEPS (Portugal). 
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/poverty-and-political-philosophy-special-attention-to-theories-of-justice/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CEPS PhD Seminars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250208
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SUMMARY:A grim future for workers? Technological developments and work-related domination
DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, we have witnessed several changes that impacted significantly both labour markets and workplace environments. Many of these changes have been a result of both technological developments\, but also changing norms and preferences around work resulting from the experience with the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes can be clustered around two main topics: (1) changes in the supply and demand of labour; (2) changes in the workplace and in work-related relationships. \nTo understand how we can fare these challenges\, our workshop wishes to address this question by focusing on the following related issues: \n\nWhat are the key changes in the workplace which are worth considering? What (if anything) is problematic about these changes?\nHow do these technological developments impact workers´ freedom? Can such developments contribute to a more equal society – and\, if so\, how?\nGiven recent developments\, how is the power in the workplace distributed? To what extent\, if any\, do these changes contribute to (dis)empower workers?\nWhat (if any) kind of domination is at stake? Is it related to the economic structure? Or to individuals’ lack of resources which forces them to accept bad work conditions?\nHow can we consider instances of domination when it comes to technological developments? Who is dominated and who is the dominator? How does remote working impact the power relationship between workers and bosses?\nWhat are the normative issues around AI-based human resources processes (recruitment and selection\, training and evaluation procedures)?\n\nCheck the program of PPE workshop here. \nRegistration form here. \nMore information here. \nThis text should be hidden.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/a-grim-future-for-workers-technological-developments-and-work-related-domination/
LOCATION:University of Minho | Braga Campus\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, 4710-057\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20250129T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20250129T170000
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SUMMARY:What are values?
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: This second chapter of my dissertation examines the nature of values and their role in shaping scientific theories. From this it aims to understand how values\, by the same token\, affect economic theories and practices\, laying the groundwork for understanding how they intertwine with facts in economic thought. A significant development in recent literature is the questioning of rigid boundaries between science and policy. As argued by many authors (Douglas\, 2000; Reiss\, 2008\, 2013; Kuhn\, 1977\, et.al)\, this interconnection significantly influences the evaluation standards used by scientists. This perspective has led to growing recognition of non-epistemic values in scientific judgment\, especially in their function of weighing and interpreting epistemic values. The chapter is structured as follows: first\, as a key focus of the chapter is the distinction between epistemic and non-epistemic values\, a crucial dichotomy in philosophy of science and economics. Epistemic values – such as simplicity\, consistency\, explanatory power\, and predictive accuracy – are examined for their role in theory selection and scientific methodology. Non-epistemic values\, encompassing moral\, social\, and political commitments\, are analyzed for their influence in science. The chapter then turns to the specific question: “Where are the ‘values’ in Economics?” This section critically examines the presence and impact of values in various aspects of economic theory and practice. It challenges the notion of value-neutrality in economics\, arguing that values permeate economic thinking at multiple levels\, from the choice of research questions to the interpretation of data and the formulation of policy recommendations. The chapter concludes by preparing the ground for a deeper discussion on the entanglement between facts and values in subsequent chapters. In this seminar I intend to discuss this chapter as a work-in-progress since it is not already completed. \nBio: Catarina de Brito Carreira Tello de Castro completed her B.A. degree in Philosophy in 2017\, obtaining the official diploma in 2018\, by the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. She also completed her M.A. in Political Science and International Relations at the Catholic University of Portugal by the Institute of Political Studies\, in January 2021\, where she was supervised by Professor André Azevedo Alves\, with whom she researched about the work of the economist Gary Becker within the scope of Political Science. Catarina has been a Doctoral Student at CEPS since 2021\, with an FCT grant supervised by Professor Roberto Merrill and Co-supervised by Julian Reiss. Her work focuses mainly on the areas of Economic Theory\, Philosophy of Economics\, Political Philosophy and Epistemology.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/what-are-values/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CEPS PhD Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241217T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241217T170000
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SUMMARY:WORKSHOP - Counter-Experiences\, Dissent\, and Social Interests: Articulating the Social World
DESCRIPTION:The aim of the workshop is to reflect on counter-experiences\, namely\, on the development by social groups of common experiences of the social world alternative to the dominant ones\, which disclose critical perspectives on social wrongs and power relationships\, practices of resistance\, and new social requests. The workshop will approach this topic in its complexity\, considering its processes\, conditions\, categories\, possible obstacles\, and from different philosophical perspectives and traditions. \nProgram \n10:00-10:40 – Ingrid Salvatore (University of Salerno): Injustice and oppression. A Defense of\nthe Distributive Paradigm\n10:40-11:20 – Matteo Santarelli (University of Bologna): Is Disinterestedness Possible at All?\n11:20-11:30 – Coffee break\n11:30-12:10 – Mariana Teixeira (University of Lisbon): The Epistemic Ambiguity of Vulnerability\nand the 'Revolutionary Subject’\n12:10-14:00 – Lunch\n14:00-14:40 – Daniele Santoro (Centre of Ethics\, Politics and Society): The Diversity of Dissent:\nDisobedience\, Dissidence\, and the Politics of Resistance.\n14:40-15:20 – Sofia Alexandratos (Centre of Ethics\, Politics and Society): Transactional Life\nand Ambivalence: A Pragmatist-Naturalistic Approach to Counter-Experiences\n15:20-15:30 – Coffee break\n15:30-16:10 – Antonio Baião (Centre of Ethics\, Politics and Society): Counter-conducts as Non-\ndialectical Resistances\n16:10-16:30 – Closing Discussion
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/workshop-counter-experiences-dissent-and-social-interests-articulating-the-social-world/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241213T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241213T173000
DTSTAMP:20241119T120725Z
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SUMMARY:Colloquium - Basic Income\, Workplace Democracy\, and Future of Work
DESCRIPTION:This event explores the transformative possibilities within Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) and Workplace Democracy (WD). This Colloquium seeks to open up a rich dialogue on how these two frameworks can help reshape the future of work by addressing critical questions of freedom\, fairness\, and empowerment in labor and economic relations.  \nParticipants: Adrián Herranz (University of Barcelona); Bru Laín (University of Barcelona); Catarina Neves (Ethics Institute\, Utrecht University); David Casassas(University of Barcelona); Elena Icardi (CEPS\, University of Minho); Hugo Rajão(CEPS\, University of Minho); Iñigo González Ricoy (University of Barcelona); LeireRincón (Autonomous University of Barcelona); Roberto Merrill (CEPS\, University of Minho); Tatiana Llaguno (Pompeu Fabra University); Thiago Souza (CEPS\, University of Minho). \nThe program can be found on the event’s website. \nThe event is organized by Roberto Merrill (CEPS)\, Hugo Rajão (CEPS) and Thiago Souza (CEPS)\, in a partnership between the Centre for Ethics Politics and Society of the University of Minho (Braga\, Portugal) and the University of Barcelona.  \nThe event is funded by the project UBIECO (The Moral\, Economic\, and Social Value of Basic Income – reference 2022.02143.PTDC). The project\, led by Professor Roberto Merrill (UMinho\, CEPS) and funded by the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology\, includes a comprehensive list of associate researchers worldwide. The focus of this project is to expand and systematize the methodology and analysis regarding the nascent literature on the moral\, economic\, and social benefits of the UBI and to uncover more about the mid to long-term socioeconomic benefits of implementing a UBI. Further information can be found on the project’s website (ubiexperiments.weebly.com/).
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/colloquium-basic-income-workplace-democracy-and-future-of-work/
LOCATION:University of Barcelona: Faculty of Philosophy\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241211T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241211T123000
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SUMMARY:Workshop - To Open or Not? The Black Box in Science\, Ontology\, and Politics
DESCRIPTION:Program \n10:00 – 10:15 — Greetings \n10:15 – 10:45 — Marco Nathan (University of Denver) \nBlack Boxes: Précis and Afterthoughts \n10:45 – 11:00 — Stefano Calboli (CEPS\, University of Minho) \nBlack Box AI Nudges: Are They Cause for Concern? \n11:00 – 11:15 — Nicola Piras (CEPS\, University of Minho) \nDiets as Black Boxes: Unpacking What We Eat \n11.15 – 11.30  — Daniele Santoro (CEPS\, University of Minho) \nBlack Boxing Politics \n11:30 – 12:30 — Conclusive Remarks \nExploring the Many Faces of Black Boxes
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/workshop-to-open-or-not-the-black-box-in-science-ontology-and-politics/
LOCATION:CEPS Room – ELACH\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241210T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241210T170000
DTSTAMP:20241129T093814Z
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SUMMARY:BOOK WORKSHOP - The Quest for Human Nature: What Philosophy and Science Have Learned - MARCO J. NATHAN
DESCRIPTION:Tentative program \n10.00-10.15 Greetings \n10.15-10.45 Marco Nathan (University of Denver)\nIntroduction \n10.45-11.15 Daniele Santoro (CEPS\, University of Minho)\n“Is There a Human Nature?” \n11.15-11.45 Coffee Break \n11.45-12.15 Cristina Villegas (CFCUL\, University of Lisbon)\n“Are We Genetically Determined?” \n12.15-13.00 Sofia Alexandratos (CEPS\, University of Minho)\n“Oppression or Emancipation? Sex and Gender” \n13.00-15.00 Lunch \n15.00-15.30 Giuseppe Ballacci (CEPS\, University of Minho)\n“Oppression or Emancipation? Human Races” \n15.30-16.00 Maria Strecht Almeida (University of Porto)\n“A Science of Human Nature?” \n16.00-16.30 Coffee Break \n16.30-17.00 João Rosas (CEPS\, University of Minho) \n“Normality: Facts or Politics?” \n17.00-17.30 Jorge Mateus (CEPS\, University of Minho)\n“Should We Be Concerned about Enhancing Our Nature?” \n17.30-18.00 General discussion \n  \n 
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/book-workshop-the-quest-for-human-nature-what-philosophy-and-science-have-learned-marco-j-nathan/
LOCATION:CEPS Room – ELACH\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241204T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241204T180000
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SUMMARY:Labour Migration and Fair Reciprocity
DESCRIPTION:On 4 December 2024 at 3pm\, the CEPS Seminars will host Eszter Kollar (KU Leuven) and she will present on “Labour Migration and Fair Reciprocity”.\n\n\nEszter Kollar is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Economics at the Center for Political Philosophy and Ethics in Leuven\, at the Institute of Philosophy at KU Leuven. \nHer current research focuses on the political philosophy of social and global justice\, the ethics of migration and refuge and the ethics of economic life. She is currently working on a book project theorizing Fairness in Labour Migration; co-authoring a research project reconciling global equality of opportunity and collective self-determination; and developing a research project on the normative implications of colonial legacies for migration justice.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/labour-migration-and-fair-reciprocity/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:CEPS Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241128T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241128T170000
DTSTAMP:20241122T101129Z
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SUMMARY:Funding an Universal Basic Income in the Digital Age: autonomy\, circularity and non- domination in digital spaces
DESCRIPTION:Digital platforms have become central to contemporary political\, economic\, and social activities\, fundamentally reshaping human communication and interaction (Zuboff\, 2019). Activities such as political debate\, governmental decision-making\, and even warfare now largely depend on the digital world. This shift introduces new norms for human interaction and impacts critical domains like politics\, economics\, and labor. However\, the neutrality often ascribed to digital transformations obscures significant ethical challenges\, including (i) behavioral algorithmic biases\, (ii) mass surveillance mechanisms\, and (iii) inequities in digital relations. This article calls for a re-evaluation of the digital transition through the lens of digital ethics\, emphasizing two key principles: promoting human rights by enhancing social welfare and advancing ecological sustainability to prevent environmental catastrophes. By framing technological advancements as opportunities to pursue more equitable and sustainable futures\, the article explores how public policies can align with digital innovations. Proposals include frameworks to hold big-tech firms accountable\, such as taxation mechanisms and redistributive policies like an Unconditional Basic Income (UBI). UBI\, in particular\, is presented as one viable policy to face the growing economic disparities\, ensuring a fairer distribution of the digital economy’s benefits while promoting ecological balance. A critical aspect of big tech’s success lies in the commodification of user data\, often justified by the voluntary nature of participation in digital platforms. However\, as digital networks become indispensable\, a libertarian view of free choice in data sharing becomes increasingly untenable. This calls for democratic oversight and fair compensation aligned with these companies’ substantial profits. The article advocates for taxation frameworks that channel a portion of these profits into public contributions\, recognizing data as an individual and societal resource. \n \nThiago is a PhD candidate at UMinho and a researcher at CEPS. His main topic of study is currently Unconditional Basic Income and its perspectives on ecological transition. Thiago holds a master’s degree in Political Science (Nova University Lisbon) and a bachelor’s degree in Law (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro). He published the book The Bolsa Família Case: A Path to Unconditional Basic Income\, based on his master’s thesis. Thiago was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil. He moved to Lisbon\, Portugal\, in 2019 to pursue his postgraduate studies. In 2022\, he started his PhD program at UMinho with the research project entitled “The moral\, political and ecological value of the UBI: a critical examination of pilot experiences.” His main research interests are Unconditional Basic Income\, Post-productivism\, Climate Crisis\, and Republicanism.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/funding-an-universal-basic-income-in-the-digital-age-autonomy-circularity-and-non-domination-in-digital-spaces/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CEPS PhD Seminars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241114
DTSTAMP:20241105T110829Z
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SUMMARY:“The Pecking Order: Social Hierarchy as a Philosophical Problem” by Niko Kolodny: A Book Symposium with the author
DESCRIPTION:The Pecking Order: Social Hierarchy as a Philosophical Problem\n(2023) Harvard University Press \nNiko Kolodny argues that\, to a far greater extent than we recognize\, our political thinking is driven by a concern to avoid relations of inferiority. In order to make sense of the most familiar ideas in our political thought and discourse—the justification of the state\, democracy\, and rule of law\, as well as objections to paternalism and corruption—we cannot merely appeal to freedom\, as libertarians do\, or to distributive fairness\, as liberals do. We must instead appeal directly to claims against inferiority— to the conviction that no one should stand above or below. \nThe problem of justifying the state\, for example\, is often billed as the problem of reconciling the state with the freedom of the individual. Yet\, Kolodny argues\, once we press hard enough on worries about the state’s encroachment on the individual\, we end up in opposition not to unfreedom but to social hierarchy. To make his case\, Kolodny takes inspiration from two recent trends in philosophical thought: on the one hand\, the revival of the republican and Kantian traditions\, with their focus on domination and dependence; on the other\, relational egalitarianism\, with its focus on the effects of the distribution of income and wealth on our social relations. \nThe Pecking Order offers a detailed account of relations of inferiority in terms of objectionable asymmetries of power\, authority\, and regard. Breaking new ground\, Kolodny looks ahead to specific kinds of democratic institutions that could safeguard against such relations. \n9h30-10h15 Presentation of the book by the author – Niko KOLODNY (University of California\, Berkeley)\n10h15-11h00 Discussion #1: Relations of Inferiority and Structural Domination – Elena ICARDI (CEPS) \n11h00-11h15 coffee break\n11h15-12h00 Discussion #2: The Social Fabric of Individuals and Hierarchies: Anthropologies of Social Life and The Critique of Relations of Inferiority – Sofia ALEXANDRATOS (CEPS) 12h00-14h00 Lunch\n14h00-14h45 Discussion #3: Social Hierarchies\, Democracy\, and Political Participation: Examining Kolodny’s Perspective – Giulia BISTAGNINO (University of Milan)\n14h45-15h30 Discussion #4: Are The “Pathologies of Democracy” Social Pathologies? – Just SERRANO-ZAMORA (University of Barcelona)\n15h30-16h00 coffee break\n16h00-17h00 Roundtable: Sofia ALEXANDRATOS (CEPS)\, Devon CASS (Nova Institute of Philosophy)\, Elena ICARDI (CEPS)\, Manuel SÀ VALENTE (CEPS)\, Pedro SILVA (CEPS) & Hugo RAJÃO (CEPS)
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/the-pecking-order-social-hierarchy-as-a-philosophical-problem-by-niko-kolodny-a-book-symposium-with-the-author/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:CEPS Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241106T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241106T170000
DTSTAMP:20241104T120330Z
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SUMMARY:Moral Immorality: Consequentialist justifications of wrongdoing
DESCRIPTION:João da Rocha Rodrigues is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society (CEPS)\, and has a degree in Philosophy from the University of Minho. His current PhD project is funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). It focuses on the problem of acceptable partiality in ethics\, as well as the ethical theories that reconcile it with impartial moral demands. He has also published on utilitarianism and presented academic work at conferences about retributive justice\, toleration\, and the philosophy of Thomas Nagel. His other research interests include the history of ideas\, and he has co-edited a volume on the history of political thought titled Antigos e Modernos: Uma Introdução à História do Pensamento Político. \nThere are many varieties of consequentialist moral theories\, but their common element is that they class right action as the one that leads to the best consequences impartially considered. In Bentham’s famous dictum\, “Everybody to count for one\, nobody for more than one.” Due to this emphasis on impartiality\, consequentialism has had trouble accommodating seemingly acceptable forms of partiality. It seems either impossible\, undesirable\, or at the very least not blameworthy\, to act partially in a variety of circumstances. Two different consequentialist strategies for solving these difficulties will be evaluated here. The first is rule consequentialism\, which shifts the focus of consequentialism from actions to rules. In this way\, certain rules that sanction partiality can be accepted since they lead to better overall outcomes. The second strategy is Derek’s Parfit argument for moral immorality. Parfit argues that the development of certain dispositions that lead to partial behaviors can be sanctioned by consequentialism because these too lead\, generally\, to better outcomes; even if they also result\, predictably\, in immoral behavior by the consequentialist’s own standards. It is an extremely interesting form of moral argument that tries to justify\, paradoxically\, doing what is known to be wrong. Both of these strategies will be found to be lacking and not fully to resolve consequentialism’s issue with partiality.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/moral-immorality-consequentialist-justifications-of-wrongdoing/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:CEPS PhD Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241105T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241105T170000
DTSTAMP:20241030T234425Z
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SUMMARY:Jorge Coelho Pereira // US Elections: An Overview
DESCRIPTION:Jorge Coelho Pereira\, a scholar at the University of Minho\, will present at CEPS Seminars on “US Elections: An Overview” on 5 November 2024 at 3.30pm in CEPS’s room. This timely seminar will analyse different episodes in U.S. electoral history. It will include a treatment of the constitutional evolution of the U.S. electoral process\, among other issues.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/jorge-coelho-pereira-us-elections-an-overview/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:CEPS Seminars
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ORGANIZER;CN="CEPS":MAILTO:ceps@elach.uminho.pt
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241031T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241031T170000
DTSTAMP:20241030T232909Z
CREATED:20241030T231718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241030T232909Z
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SUMMARY:Pedro Pinheiro // Left-Wing Populism: What People?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bio: Pedro Pinheiro is a PhD researcher at CEPS. His research project is entitled “Left-wing populism: an investigation on a subversive dissent”\, and is supervised by Professor Giuseppe Ballacci (University of Minho) and co-supervised by Alexandre Franco de Sá (University of Coimbra). His research interests are wide inside the fields of political philosophy\, so that would include populism\, representation\, history of ideas\, sovereignty\, constituent power\, antagonism\, agonistic democracy\, liberal democracy. \nAbstract: In response to the current crisis of the democratic left\, Chantal Mouffe suggests that populism offers a way for the left to advance and deepen democracy. I argue\, however\, that the way in which left-wing populism conceives of “the people” undermines the very concept of popular sovereignty and makes it impossible to think of “the people” in democratic terms. This paper situates the populist notion of “the people” within the historical context of popular sovereignty in order to highlight its undemocratic tendencies. Specifically\, I argue that left-wing populism’s approach to representation erases any meaningful existence of the people as sovereign. Let’s see how my argument gets structured. The left populist dynamics\, marked by an anti-essentialism that sees society as fluid and open\, sees “the people” as a collection of particles that can be assembled and disassembled without any pre-existing model. This leads to the disintegration of the concept of the people\, which arises from the rejection of sovereignty\, the assumption that there are no pre-political societies\, and the belief that each individual is simply a unit of interest driven by an insatiable desire (Spinoza’s conatus). In the absence of an essentialised sovereignty\, of a pre-political dynamic and with the elevation of the status of passions\, individuals become agents of public discontent\, forming an imaginary demos through discursive-affective formations centred on demands or a leader who embodies “the people” as an ever-shifting emotional identity dependent on its opposite for a definition.Since “the people” are seen as having no inherent essence\, their unity in left-wing populism exists only in the relationship between the representative and the contingently represented. “The represented depends on the representative for the constitution of his or her own identity” (Laclau\, 2007: 158) (“¡Chávez ya no soy yo! ¡Chávez es un pueblo! Chávez somos millones\, tú también eres Chávez.”). The limitations of reducing the concept of “the people” to mere contingency can be seen in three keyways. First\, by focusing on the struggle against established power by an indeterminate constituent power defined by its leader\, left-wing populism relies on political polarisation to create “the people”. Second\, it moralises politics\, giving the people a moral and epistemological status as inherently good\, just\, oppressed and victimised\, as if their demands and identities represent truth and ethics. Third\, its emphasis on identity-based activism elevates race\, gender and sex to essential political attributes\, distancing left-wing populism from liberalism while marginalising opponents who fall outside its narrow definition of democratic pluralism. This session will contour the theory behind left-wing populism and expose its undemocratic foundations. Ultimately\, this populist conception of “the people” not only prevents the hypothesis of representation\, but also weakens liberal democracy’s ability to uphold the very rights and freedoms that populism claims to champion. In this session\, left-wing populism is portrayed as a strategy that does not seek equality\, but rather power.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/pedro-pinheiro-left-wing-populism-what-people/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:CEPS PhD Seminars,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241017T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20241017T170000
DTSTAMP:20241027T014301Z
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SUMMARY:Iwai Hirose // The Ethics of Pandemics & Shlomi Segall // On the Badness of Human Extinction
DESCRIPTION:The recent COVID-19 pandemic has brought a broad range of ethical problems to the forefront\, raising fundamental questions about the role of government in response to such outbreaks\, the scarcity and allocation of health care resources\, the unequal distribution of health risks and economic impacts\, and the extent to which individual freedom can be restricted. \nIn this clear introduction to the topic Iwao Hirose explores these ethical questions and analyzes the central issues in the ethics of pandemic response and preparedness such as: \n\nThe general nature of pandemics and the ethics of preparedness\nEthical questions about general goals of pandemic response and preparedness\nThe distribution of scarce resources\, for example\, ventilators\, hospital beds\, antiviral drugs\, and vaccines\nRestrictions on individual freedom\nEthical questions in the wake of pandemics\, including contact tracing\, vaccine passports\, and socioeconomic inequalities.\n\nWith the use of real-life examples and a clear philosophical approach\, The Ethics of Pandemics is a much-needed introduction to some of the most important ethical issues surrounding pandemics. It is essential reading for students of ethics\, bioethics\, and political philosophy and will also be of interest to those working in related areas such as public policy\, public health\, health law\, nursing\, and life sciences.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/ceps-seminars/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240929
DTSTAMP:20240924T092017Z
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SUMMARY:Jornadas de Investigadores
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/jornadas-de-investigadores-2/
LOCATION:Casa Museu de Monção\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240711
DTSTAMP:20240614T180639Z
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SUMMARY:14th Summer School​ in Political Philosophy ​and Public Policy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n14th Summer School on the Ethics of War \n​\n\nThe enduring civil wars in Syria\, Yemen and Ethiopia\, the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine and the recent Hamas terrorist attacks and ensuing Israel retaliation in Gaza seem to render prospects for global peace nothing but a utopic mirage. As war turns into a 24/7 reality show\, a pervasive tendency towards polarization often neglects the more nuanced and complex genesis of conflicts and their underlying moral issues. This summer school will explore a range of issues in the ethics of war that have been given new salience by these ongoing conflicts.\nThe current zeitgeist manifests debates that have preoccupied many contemporary just war theorists. Russian soldiers in Ukraine have been widely depicted as mere murderers\, irrespective of their compliance with in bello norms\, in line with the reductivist just war theorists. Reductivist accounts contest traditional martial virtues such as obedience to orders\, arguing that combatants ought to refuse to fight in unjust wars. Nearly two years into the war\, and with no end in sight\, Ukraine faces a drastic decline in the number of willing recruits. The fact that many Ukrainian and Russian men are now trying to evade compulsory enlistment – by either trying to flee the country or bribing authorities and/or health professionals to exempt them – challenges deeply-entrenched ideas regarding the legitimacy of conscription\, particularly within existing and aspiring liberal democracies. The acquisition and deployment of newer military technologies\, such as Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles or Lethal Autonomous Weapons\, as well as the resort to private military companies (such as the infamous Wagner Group) have emerged as tempting\, if morally controversial\, solutions to the shortage of combatants on both sides.\nMeanwhile\, Hamas’ terrorist attacks laid bare the shortcomings of Israel’s counterterrorism strategy\, exposing its failure to address the conditions that enable radicalization to thrive. Inasmuch as the post-9/11 narrative about the duty of the righteous to battle evil echoes through Netanyahu’s words\, the brunt of the war against Hamas falls on Palestinian civilians as international calls for restrain are met with accusations of antisemitism or reminders that Hamas’s actions triggered the war. The conflict starkly demonstrates the hazards of warfare between states and non-state groups\, such as the eliding of civilian and military targets and infrastructure\, along with the perils of urban warfare. Commentators frequently assert Israel’s right and duty to defend its citizens\, as well as the need deter other prospective aggressors in the region. Such claims bear on theoretical debates about whether one can ‘combine’ putatively just causes and\, if so\, how this bears on the proportionality of the war. The war in Gaza also brings to the fore the role of historic injustice as a genesis of conflict and main source of intergenerational cycles of violence. This\, we believe\, calls for a deeper interdisciplinary analysis of the relationship between intergenerational justice and the ethics of war that could potentially be valuable for both fields.\nWith such unsettling circumstances in mind\, this event hopes to generate an open and fruitful discussion for scholars\, students\, policy makers to discuss old and pressing issues that permeate contemporary debates on the ethics of war.\nPossible topics might include\, but are not limited to: \n\nFighting unjust wars and obeying unjust orders: is the Nuremberg defense still a legitimate moral defense? Should it still be a legal defense?\nThe morality of conscription.\nWhether and when states are allowed to employ private military contractors.\nThe ethics of using Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles\, Autonomous Lethal Weapons\, Killer Robots\, and Military Artificial Intelligence.\nThe challenges of asymmetric and urban warfare\, such as adhering to the principles of discrimination and proportionality\nThe moral status of human shields\nIntergenerational justice\, historic injustice\, and the ethics of war\nMilitary virtues in contemporary warfare\nInformation warfare and propaganda​​\n\n​\nThis event will host Professors Helen Frowe\, Jeff McMahan\, Susanne Burri and Isaac Taylor. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/14th-summer-school-in-political-philosophy-and-public-policy/
LOCATION:University of Minho | Braga Campus\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, 4710-057\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:SummerSchool
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240713
DTSTAMP:20240320T175147Z
CREATED:20240312T143927Z
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SUMMARY:The Public Interest in Law and Philosophy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCall for Papers \nIVR 2024 \nWorkshop on the Public Interest in Law and Philosophy \nThe workshop is organized by Eric Boot (University of Amsterdam\, Netherlands)\, João Cardoso Rosas (University of Minho\, Portugal) and Daniele Santoro (University of Minho\, Portugal). \nThe debate on public interest has regained attention in the last decade\, particularly in legitimizing whistleblowing actions\, framing anti-corruption regulations\, crafting policies for public safety and national security\, and in the governance of public goods. Public interest principles also play a vital role in constitutional decisions\, and have been a key factor in movements opposing both public and private abuses of power.\nIn this Special Workshop we welcome contributions in both Legal Theory and Political Philosophy aiming at the conceptual circumscription and clarification of the idea of the public interest. Contributions may deal with specific philosophical contributions focused on public interest or cognate notions (Rawls’ conception of public goods\, utilitarian approaches to maximization of individual utilities\, neo-Aristotelian views of the common good\, neo-Rousseaunian views of the general interest\, Habermas’ theory of communicative action\, etc.)\, but also with particular legal contexts\, including – but not exclusively – in Constitutional Law and European Law.\nAs a follow-up of this Special Workshop we envisage the publication of a coherent collection of papers in an international academic publisher. \nParticipants should send their abstracts (around 500 words) to the convenors by March 15th\, 2024. Notification of acceptance will occur shortly after the reception of abstracts and no later than March 22nd. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/call-for-papers-the-public-interest-in-law-and-philosophy/
LOCATION:Soongsil University\, Seoul\, Korea\, Republic of
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240629
DTSTAMP:20240508T220725Z
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SUMMARY:14th BRAGA MEETINGS ON ETHICS AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n14TH BRAGA MEETINGS \n  \nThe Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy is an annual event organized by the Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society (CEPS) at the University of Minho (Braga). The Meetings have established in the last years a reputation for providing scholars with an excellent opportunity to present both advanced and exploratory work to a welcoming audience. \nThis edition will take place the 26\, 27\, and 28 June and it will feature three plenary sessions by Erik Angner (Stockholm University)\, John Meadowcroft (King’s College London)\, and Roger Crisp (University of Oxford). \nThis year\, the Meetings include a special session in honour of Robert Nozick\, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the publication of “Anarchy\, State\, and Utopia” (1974). \nThe meetings will conclude with a roundtable discussion titled ‘Philosophy in the Age of AI and other Emerging Technologies’. \nFor any inquiries\, write at the email address 14thbragameetings@gmail.com.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/2526/
LOCATION:University of Minho | Braga Campus\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, 4710-057\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Events,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240624T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240624T173000
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SUMMARY:[PDRHP] Workshop on Populism and History: Insights from the Past for Today's Debate
DESCRIPTION:WORKSHOP ON POPULISM AND HISTORY: INSIGHTS FROM THE PAST FOR TODAY’S DEBATE\n\n\n\nCEVIPOF\, Sciences Po\, June 24\, 2024\, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm\n\n\n  \nThe workshop is supported by CEVIPOF (Sciences Po)\, the ANR Project THEOVAIL\, and the FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) project\, “Populism\, Demagoguery and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective”. PDRHP is a research project dedicated to the study of populism\, demagoguery\, and rhetoric in historical perspective. The project is funded by the Foundation of Science and Technology (Portugal) and based at the Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society of UMinho under the coordination of Giuseppe Ballacci. \n\n\n\n\nOrganising committee::  Giuseppe Ballacci\, Samuel Hayat and Thomás Zicman de Barros \n\n\n\nDetails: The debate on populism has been extensive over the past decade\, with scholars suggesting we may be living in a populist age. However\, defining contemporary populism remains controversial due to the term’s rich polysemy. This workshop aims to explore the often-overlooked historical dimension of populism\, which originated in Russia and the United States 150 years ago and played a significant role in post-war Latin America. By examining these roots and earlier periods\, such as the Renaissance and classical eras\, scholars will connect contemporary discussions of populism with insights from social history and the history of political thought.\n\n\n\n  \nSpeakers: Nadia Urbinati (Columbia University)\, Camila Vergara (University of Essex)\, Clara Ramas (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)\, Federico Tarragoni (Université de Caen)\, Felipe Linden (École des hautes études en sciences sociales)\, Giuseppe Ballacci (CEPS)\, Samuel Hayat (Sciences Po) and Thomás Zicman de Barros (CEPS).
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/pdrhp-workshop-on-populism-and-history-insights-from-the-past-for-todays-debate/
LOCATION:CEVIPOF\, Sciences Po
CATEGORIES:Events,PDRHP Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240614T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240614T170000
DTSTAMP:20240527T214005Z
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SUMMARY:Davide Pala // Constitutional Demoi-cracy: An Appropriate\, Republican\, Regime of Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society (CEPS)\, University of Minho \nCEPS Seminar Meetings\, Friday\, June 14 at 15h00 (GMT+1) – online \nDavide Pala (University of Eastern Piedmont)\, “Constitutional Demoi-cracy: An Appropriate\, Republican\, Regime of Human Rights” \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/5547/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="CEPS":MAILTO:ceps@elach.uminho.pt
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240605T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240605T170000
DTSTAMP:20241027T013405Z
CREATED:20240527T132848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241027T013405Z
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SUMMARY:Iñigo Gónzalez Ricoy // Workshop on the book (in progress) Labor in the Boardroom: The Political Theory of Workplace Democracy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nCEPS SEMINAR // WORKSHOP ON THE BOOK (IN PROGRESS) LABOR IN THE BOARDROOM: THE POLITICAL THEORY OF WORKPLACE DEMOCRACY \nBY IÑIGO GÓNZALEZ RICOY (UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA) \n  \nBook Workshop (part of the CEPS Seminars) by Iñigo Gónzalez Ricoy \n  \nLabor in the Boardroom: The Political Theory of Workplace Democracy \n  \n  \nAuthor Bio:  Iñigo Gónzalez Ricoy is an associate Professor at University of Barcelona and a leading author on workplace democracy\, with several articles in major peer-reviewed journals on the topic. \n  \nVenue: Sala CEPS (Edifício ELACH)\, Campus de Gualtar\, Universidade do Minho\, Braga \n  \nDate: 5th June 2024 \n  \nDiscussants: \nAntónio Baptista (CEPS\, University of Minho) \nElena Icardi (CEPS\, University of Minho) \nHugo Rajão (CEPS\, University of Minho) \nPedro Teixeira (Centre Marc Bloch\, Humboldt University\, Berlin) \nOrganized by Centre for Ethics Politics and Society of University of Minho (Braga\, Portugal) \nFor any inquiries about the workshop: alsbaptista@elach.uminho.pt; hugo.rajao@elach.uminho.pt \n  \n  \n  \n  \nZoom link (hybrid format): tinyurl.com/CEPSSEMINARS2324 \n  \nWebsite:  https://sites.google.com/view/cepsworkshoponbook/ \n  \n  \n  \nProgram \n10:30 – 11:00 (Lisbon Time) / Introduction to the Book by Iñigo González Ricoy \nChapter 4: Freedom-based arguments \n11:00– 11:15 / Chapter 4 presentation (Iñigo González Ricoy) \n11:15 – 11:30 / Commentary on the Chapter (Hugo Rajão) \n11:30– 11:45 / Commentary on the Chapter (António Baptista) \n11:45 – 12:00 / Reply (Iñigo González Ricoy) \n12:00 – 12:30/ Q&A \nLunch break \n12:30 – 14:30 \nChapter 6: Efficient Production Without Domination \n14:30– 14:45 / Chapter 6 presentation (Iñigo González Ricoy) \n14:45 – 15:00 / Commentary on the Chapter (Pedro Teixeira) \n15:00 – 15:15 / Commentary on the Chapter (Elena Icardi) \n15:15 – 15:30/ Reply (Iñigo González Ricoy) \n15:30 -16:00 / Q&A and Closing remarks \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/ceps-seminar-workshop-on-the-book-in-progress-labor-in-the-boardroom-the-political-theory-of-workplace-democracy/
LOCATION:CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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ORGANIZER;CN="CEPS":MAILTO:ceps@elach.uminho.pt
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240529T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240529T170000
DTSTAMP:20240527T204559Z
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SUMMARY:Alejandro Hortal // Irrationality and Immortality: Exploring the Ethical Dimensions of Behavioral Public Policy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society (CEPS)\, University of Minho \nCEPS Seminar Meetings\, Wednesday\, May 29 at 15h00 (GMT+1) – hybrid format \nAlejandro Hortal (University of North Carolina\, Greensboro)\, “Irrationality and Immortality: Exploring the Ethical Dimensions of Behavioral Public Policy” \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/alejandro-hortal-irrationality-and-immortality-exploring-the-ethical-dimensions-of-behavioral-public-policy/
LOCATION:University of Minho | Braga Campus + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="CEPS":MAILTO:ceps@elach.uminho.pt
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240523T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240523T170000
DTSTAMP:20240519T165846Z
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SUMMARY:Stefano Calboli // AI Nudging and Autonomy: Delineating the issue and embracing the bright side
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Ethics Politics and Society (CEPS)\, University of Minho \nCEPS PhD Seminar\, Thursday\, May 23 at 15h (GMT) – online \nStefano Calboli (CEPS)\, “AI Nudging and Autonomy: Delineating the issue and embracing the bright side” \nAbstract: In this presentation\, I consider the use of AI in the practice of nudging and discuss its impact on the decision autonomy of nudges. In the first part of the presentation\, I examine the arguments that suggest AI-driven nudges are more concerning for decision autonomy than traditional nudges\, here understood as nudges devoid of AI. In the second part\, I identify the cases that are actually problematic for decision autonomy\, emphasizing that the increase in effectiveness due to the hyper-personalization characteristic of AI-driven nudges does not necessarily imply an increase in problematic cases from the standpoint of decision autonomy. In the third and final part of the presentation\, I argue that even admitting that AI-driven nudges increase the number of cases where decision autonomy is at risk\, the potential of AI can also be used to improve the quality of ethical safeguards required in nudging. First\, I argue that AI can be used to better identify cases that are actually problematic for decision autonomy compared to methods that do not utilize AI\, allowing for a more precise understanding of the decision-makers’ preferences and wills. I conclude by arguing that AI furthermore enables us to optimize accuracy in identifying the specific cases on which the impact on the nudgee’s decision autonomy is assessed. The pressure exerted by the nudge is not indifferent to certain elements of the decisional environment in which the nudge is embedded. AI systems can assist us in the difficult task of grouping similar cases in terms of the nudge embedded in a certain decision-making environment (rather than considering only the nudge)\, computing the pressure exerted\, and acting promptly accordingly to safeguard decision autonomy.
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/stefano-calboli-ai-nudging-and-autonomy-delineating-the-issue-and-embracing-the-bright-side/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CEPS PhD Seminars,Events,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240521T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240521T170000
DTSTAMP:20240527T220941Z
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SUMMARY:Thomas Mulligan // Justice and the Meritocratic State
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society (CEPS)\, University of Minho \nCEPS Seminar Meetings\, Tuesday\, May 21 at 15h00 (GMT+1) – online \nThomas Mulligan (Georgetown University)\, “Justice and the Meritocratic State” \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/thomas-mulligan-justice-and-the-meritocratic-state/
LOCATION:University of Minho | Braga Campus + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240515T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240515T170000
DTSTAMP:20240514T131758Z
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SUMMARY:Michael Hauskeller // Sisyphus Fulfilled. A Subjectivist Account of Meaning in Life
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society (CEPS)\, University of Minho \nCEPS Seminar Meetings\, Wednesday\, May 15 at 15h30 (GMT) – hybrid format \nMichael Hauskeller (University of Liverpool)\, “Sisyphus Fulfilled. A Subjectivist Account of Meaning in Life” \nThe session starts at 15h30 (GMT)\, and will take place in Sala Ceps (Edifício ELACH) – Campus de Gualtar\, Universidade do Minho. You’re also welcomed to join us online\, through the following Zoom link: tinyurl.com/CEPSSEMINARS2324
URL:https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/event/5487/
LOCATION:University of Minho | Braga Campus + Online\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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