News Philosophy and the Pandemic: reasoning in unreasonable times

As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, fundamental philosophical questions have come into sharp focus. In this panel discussion, faculty members from the discipline of philosophy at NUI Galway will discuss a range of issues related to these times of change and uncertainty, including the role and rhetoric of expertise; “states of exception” and governance; the trust invested in decision-makers; the nature of goodwill in a moment of crisis; how we engage in reasoning about uncertainty and catastrophic outcomes; and the nature of nostalgia and how we (mis)remember the past.

Thursday 18 June @ 4pm

 

Panellists (all NUI Galway):

Lucy Elvis

Heike Felzmann

Felix Ó Murchadha

Nick Tosh

Chair: Daniel Carey

To attend, please register using this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rwMBOX_QQCK9ooyGiBOIIg