Mental Illness: Philosophy, Ethics and Society

A public engagement event, Mental Illness: Philosophy, Ethics and Society, will be held at the University of Birmingham during the Arts & Science Festival on March 17, 2014. The purpose of the event is to discuss the relationship between psychiatric diagnosis and responsibility for action based on some case studies.

The event is free and open to the general public. If interested in participating, please email Kengo. More information will be available here.

Timetable
• 13:00-13:20: a talk by Dr Matthew Broome (Arts Building, Lecture Room 5)
• 13:20-13:30: a commentary by Professor Lisa Bortolotti
• 13:30-13:50: Q&A session
• 13:50-14:10: a short break with refreshments
• 14:10-15:00: group discussions moderated by Ema Sullivan-Bissett and
        Kengo Miyazono (Arts Building, G51, 141)

Philosophy of Religion Public Workshop

On Friday 28 February The John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion is hosting an annual one-day workshop . The keynote speaker is Dr. Nick Trakakis from Australian Catholic University who is currently based at the Centre as a William Paton Visiting Fellow.


The workshop is a public event and registration is free. All are welcome.

Lecture Room 5, Arts Building University of Birmingham 

•  2-3pm: Toby Betenson (University of Birmingham), "The Problem of Evil Remains a Logical Problem" 

• 3-4pm: Leland Harper (University of Birmingham), "A Deistic Multiverse" 

• 4-5pm: Nick Trakakis (Australian Catholic University), "Anti-theodicy"