philosophy News Archive
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Supporting the Arts means actually going to see stuff
October 2, 2017 —
'As members of the U of M community, we are uniquely well positioned to boost attendance in the local arts scene'
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CBC/CTV: Critics decry St. Boniface Hospital for banning medical-assisted deaths
June 20, 2017 —
Arthur Schafer weighs in
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Wpg Free Press: Ethicist challenges refusal to release health-care report
April 21, 2017 —
Arthur Schafer is confused by the provincial government’s claim it doesn’t own the health-care sustainability information it paid KPMG $750,000 to gather.
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What is love and what it could be?
April 10, 2017 —
The Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the U of M is hosting a book launch on love
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Should we make ourselves superhuman?
April 3, 2017 —
A discussion on the latest biohacking technologies, and the ethical and practical issues they raise
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Should academics boycott U.S. conferences if the travel ban is in place? Public forum discussion on Feb. 15
February 13, 2017 —
The discussion will serve as an opportunity for fellow academics to debate what is an ethical response to the actions and proposed action of the new U.S. administration
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CBC: Faith-based hospitals in Winnipeg ban medically assisted deaths
November 21, 2016 —
Ethics professor Arthur Schafer argues hospitals do not have a right to impose their beliefs about assisted deaths on health care workers, patients or the general public.
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VICE: Ecosexuals Believe Having Sex with the Earth Could Save It
November 2, 2016 —
What is an ecosexual?
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Should we be grateful for death?
November 1, 2016 —
Free, public lecture that will critically explore our desire for longer lives.
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Our inheritance was left to us without a testament—or is it the other way around?
October 24, 2016 —
Rebecca Comay, scholar of comparative literature, philosophy, literary theory, and criticism, will deliver a free public lecture on Oct. 27