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In Michaelmas 2024, I will be convening a seminar for the BPhil's in Philosophy at the University of Oxford on "Risky Ethics". A PDF of the syllabus can be found here, and details will be updated below. 

Time and Location: 9-11am, Fridays, Ryle Room, Radcliffe Humanities Building

Optional Pre-Reading:

  • McCarthy, David. (2016). "Probability in Ethics" in Alan Hájek and Christopher Hitchcock (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Probability and Philosophy, New York: Oxford University Press: ch.33

Week 1. Ex ante Pareto (handout: doc/pdf)

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Week 2. Egalitarianism (handout: doc/pdf)

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Week 3. Prioritarianism (handout: doc/pdf)

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Week 4. Contractualism (handout: doc/pdf)

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Week 5. Partial Aggregation (handout: doc/pdf)

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Week 6. Constraints (handout: doc/pdf)

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Week 7. Risk Offsetting (handout: doc/pdf)

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Week 8. Risk as a Harm (handout: doc/pdf)

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