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[PAST EVENT] Philosophy Colloquium: Professor David Sobel (Syracuse University), "Valuing Can Ground Value"

September 15, 2017
3:30pm - 5pm
Location
James Blair Hall, Room 223
250 James Blair Dr
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location

David Sobel, Irwin and Marjorie Guttag Professor, Ethics and Political Philosophy, at Syracuse University, will speak on the topic of "Valuing Can Ground Value."

Professor Sobel works primarily in ethics. Much of his research has focused on understanding what makes something valuable. Recently he has also explored how demanding our moral obligations can be, problems for some libertarian conceptions of our rights, as well as the case for a non-naturalist conception of normativity.

All invited--students welcome!




Contact

Elizabeth Radcliffe [[eradcliffe]] or Debra Wilson [[dswils]]