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In a blog for the BMJ's Journal of Medical Ethics, Udo Schüklenk argues that health care workers are under no obligation to treat COVID-19 patients if they are not given adequate equipment for safeguarding their own health.
Undergraduate student Kelly-Anne King was featured in the Ban Righ Centre's newsletter. In the spring of 2019, Kelly was awarded the Undergraduate Student summer Research Fellowship (USSRF) offered by Queen’s University. Her project was titled Unsettling Settler Colonialism: Indigenous resurgence and the politics of solidarity work.
Professor Udo Schüklenk had another busy week in the media. The Federal Government is proposing legislation that will expand access to medical assistance in dying (MAID). According to Schüklenk, the changes don't go far enough.
PhD student Joshua Livingston will present his paper “Hannah Arendt and the Free Press” at the conference "Rethinking Responses to Political Crisis and Collapse: Hannah Arendt, Edith Stein, Rosa Luxemburg, and Simone Weil" at King's University College at Western University in London, Ontario on March 7, 2020.
For more information on Josh's work, see his graduate student page.
Greetings Philosophers and Friends of Philosophy at Queen’s!Professor Udo Schüklenk has a new opinion piece in the Globe and Mail: Why mentally-ill people should, of course, be eligible for assisted dying.
On January 29, the Department of Philosophy’s Equity Committee hosted a panel event on philosophical and legal questions concerning hate speech in Canada. With over 40 undergraduates, graduate students and faculty members from across Queen’s attending, the event was a tremendous success.
The panelists were Meena Krishnamurthy, assistant professor in Philosophy, Wendy Phillips, elder-in-residence in the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, and Jacob Weinrib, assistant professor in Law. Sofie Vlaad, an MA student in Philosophy, moderated the session.
The Queen's Department of Philosophy has been really fortunate to hire several new philosophers over the past few years. Joining the department this year is Professor Meena Krishnamurthy, who has moved to Queen's from the University of Michigan.
PhD Candidate Michael Tremblay presented his paper “Ethics and Moral Education in Ancient Greek Philosophy” at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez on December 3, 2019 as part of a colloquium series.
For more information on Michael's work, see: https://www.tremblaymichael.com/
Kerah Gordon-Solmon has a new article in the journal Philosophy and Public Affairs, one of the most prestigious journals for moral and political philosophy. While contractualism seems to resolve some morally fraught conflicts well, it does less well in situations where the conflicts involve substantial risks and benefits. Kerah proposes a novel solution to the problem, by drawing out the core thoughts behind contractualism. The article was workshopped at the Queen’s Political Philosophy Reading Group.
