The Centre of Ethics Research seminar schedule for the Winter Semester has been released here: Research seminar | Centre for ethics
This semester, some changes have been made to our usual meeting place.
Regular Seminars (Tuesdays, 2pm-4pm) will be held in Legie CB/01050 and CB/03004 (double check the schedule to see which room will be used during each session)
Dissertation Abstract: This thesis examines the relationship between moral philosophy and criticism in the thought of Iris Murdoch. While Murdoch’s philosophy and novels have received extensive scholarly attention, her reflections on criticism — conceived here as a broad, semi-independent branch of literature encompassing art, literature, and culture more generally — have been largely neglected.
Title: Internal Normative Authority under Naturalism: Reconstructing Nietzsche’s Account of Evaluation and Agency
Title: Epistemic Infrastructure and Moral Agency: How Digital Architectures Reshape the Conditions for Responsible Action
Today, August 26 2026, two of our MA students--Masoomeh Abbasian and John Apostolides--successfully completed their state exams and thesis defenses! Masoomeh's thesis is entitled, "Epistemic Blame: Delineating a Distinct Form of Culpability" (supervised by Lesley Jamieson, opponent: Tanuj Raut). John's thesis is "The Nature of the Good and its Effects" (supervised by Laura Candiotto, opponent Myrthe Bartels).
Congratulations to them both! We look forward to seeing what's next for both Masoomeh and John!
‘Conflict Beyond Resolution: Meta-ethical, Normative, and Applied Perspectives’
August 27 – 28, 2026
The conference will take place at the Historical Building of the University of Pardubice (Nám. Čs. legií 565, 3rd floor, room 03004).
Everyone is welcome!
PROGRAMME
Day 1 – Thursday 27
9.00 Welcome
9.15-10.30 Keynote: Naomi Scheman (University of Minnesota)
On May 25, 2026, two of our MA students, Richard Ubasinachi Ezeala and Artashes Boyajian, successfully completed their state exams and thesis defenses! Richard's thesis is entitled, "Assessing Moral Responsibility in the Presence of Luck: A Case for Constitutive Moral Luck" (supervised by Lesley Jamieson); Artashes's thesis is "On the Issue of Cultural Integration of Immigrants" (supervised by Václav Sklenář).
Congratulations, we wish both of our students success in their future endeavours!
Self(less)-Care: Ancient and Contemporary Care Ethics from a Labor Perspective
15th and 16th of May 2026
Historical Building of the University of Pardubice, nám. Čs. legií 565, Room 03004
Friday the 15th of May
09h30-10h Breakfast
10h-10h30 Opening Remarks
Laura Candiotto and Jorge Arjona (University of Pardubice) - Loving is Caring: Towards a Platonic Care Ethics