Prof. Rowan Cruft will be speaking at the Debating Media Accountability workshop at the University of Leiden later this month. His talk will be on ” Media Responsibility and the Fundamental Value of Communication”.
19 September 2019 | University of Warwick, Occulus Building Room 1.09
This event is hosted by the AHRC-funded project Norms for the New Public Sphere, which brings together academic philosophers with media scholars, activists and professionals in order to investigate the opportunities and challenges that new social media pose for the public sphere. This first workshop will focus on the epistemic norms that can enable a public sphere to flourish.
Programme
9:30 am Coffee / Tea
10 – 11:15: Alessandra Tanesini, Cardiff
Bellicose Debates: Arrogant and
Liberatory Anger On and Off-line
11:15 – 12:30: Jennifer Lackey, Northwestern
Echo Chambers, Fake News, and Social
Epistemology
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:45: Quassim Cassam, Warwick
Post-Truth, Lies, and Strategic Bullshit
2:45 – 3:00: Coffee / Tea
3 – 4:15: Alex Worsnip, UNC Chapel Hill
Deference and Democratic Citizenship
4:15 – 5:30: Michael Hannon, Nottingham
Political Disagreement or Partisan
Badmouthing?
Places are limited, so please register in advance if you wish to attend. To register, or for further information (including accessibility information), please contact Natalie Alana Ashton: nataliealanaashton@gmail.com.
