CFP: Neurotherapeutics and Psychosurgery

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS May 21–22, 2015 Insight Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Flint, Michigan “To be ashamed of one’s immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose end one is also ashamed of one’s morality.” —Friedrich Nietzsche “This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his

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CFP: The Work of Cognition and Neuroethics in Science Fiction

March 20–21, 2015 Insight Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Flint, Michigan “Soon after the Braincap came into general use, some highly intelligent—and maximally zealous—bureaucrats realized that it had a unique potential as an early-warning system. During the setting-up process, when the new wearer was being mentally “calibrated,” it was possible to

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NASSP at the Eastern Division APA 2014

NASSP at the Eastern Division APA 2014

Join the North American Society for Social Philosophy at the Eastern Division APA: Monday morning, Dec. 29, GVIII-4; and Tuesday morning, Dec. 30, GXII-1 GVIII-4. North American Society for Social Philosophy Topic: Author Meets Critics: Peter Higgins, Immigration Justice Chair: Melissa Mosko (Canisius College) Critics: Jose Jorge Mendoza (Worcester State University)

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Immigration Justice

Peter Higgins’ book Immigration Justice was recently published by Edinburgh UP. It will be the subject of a NASSP-sponsored Author-meets-Critics session at the 2014 Eastern APA.

International Criminal Law and Philosophy

Larry May and Zachary Hoskins’ book International Criminal Law and Philosophy was out in June and includes contributions from NASSP members Anat Biletzki and Colleen Murphy along with many other impressive contributors.