Upcoming Events
RECENT EVENTS
PROMOTING DUAL USE ETHICS(28th-29th January)
'Inaugural Event of the Newly Designated WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University'.
28-29 January 2010. Common Room, University House at The Australian National University. Co-organized by Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), the National Centre for Biosecurity, and University of Exeter as part of a Wellcome Trust Biomedical Ethics Enhancement project on “Building a Sustainable Capacity in Dual Use Bioethics”.
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SEMINARS
Seminars In Canberra
The Centre presents a series of weekly seminars at the ANU in Canberra. In 2010, seminars will usually be held on Wednesdays at 4:00pm, in the Arts Meeting Room (directly below CAPPE), Ground Floor, Haydon Allen Building (Building 022), The Australian National University. Click here for future seminars.
Next Canberra seminar-
Wednesday 17th of March: Christopher Wellman (CAPPE)
Title: The Rights-Forfeiture Theory of Punishment
Abstract
Punishment is notoriously difficult to justify because, by definition, it involves visiting hard treatment upon those who are punished. The rights-forfeiture theory of punishment contends that punishment is justified when and because the criminal has forfeited her right not to be subjected to this hard treatment. This view has very few advocates. In fact, because of a number of apparently devastating objections, this account is seldom even taken seriously by those who work on the morality of punishment. In this talk I aim to rehabilitate the rights-forfeiture account by offering responses to each of the standard criticisms.
Enquiries to Lina Eriksson: lina.eriksson@anu.edu.au
Future Seminars in Canberra
Past Seminars in Canberra
Seminars In Melbourne
The Centre presents regular seminars at the University of Melbourne. Seminars will normally be held on Wednesdays at 2:15pm to 4pm in the Moot Court Room, Ground Floor, Old Quadrangle (not to be confused with the Mooting Court in the new Law Building). Click here for future seminars.
Next Melbourne seminar- TBA
Enquiries to Dr Steven Curry: sbcurry@unimelb.edu.au or (03) 8344 3852
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Seminars in Wagga Wagga
The Centre presents regular seminars on the Wagga Wagga campus of Charles Sturt University. These are held on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm in Room 181, Marchant Hall unless otherwise stated.
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Enquiries to Dr Daniel Cohen: Daniel.Cohen@anu.edu.au or +61 (02) 6125-1741