EthRG is a standing reading group for discussing papers in normative ethics and meta-ethics, as well as nearby areas, like moral psychology, action theory, and social and political philosophy. You can present a paper that you read and found interesting or you can present a paper that you're working on. Importantly, you do not need to have read the paper that is being presented in order to attend! All are welcome to attend and/or present. To sign up for a presentation or to be added to the mailing list, email ardenali@mit.edu. Upcoming Meetings: EthRG is suspended for summer 2012. We'll have a new series in fall 2012. Previous Meetings: (5/16/2012): Oliver Sensen (Tulane): "Does Autonomy have Moral Significance?" (4/18/2012) Arden Ali: Nomy Arpaly and Tim Schroeder on "Deliberation and Acting for Reasons" (4/4/2012) Julia Markovits: Ruth Chang on "Commitments, Reasons, and the Will" (3/12/2012) Alex Silk (Michigan): "Evidence Sensitivity in Weak Necessity Deontic Modals" (3/7/2012) Jennifer Carr: Jamie Dreier "Relativism (and Expressivism) and the Problem of Disagreement" (2/22/2012) Bernhard Salow: "Are we Free to Choose Our Friends?" (11/30/11) Arden Ali: Douglas Lavin "Practical Reason and the Possibility of Error" (11/16/11) Teresa Bruno (Kansas): "Reflective Equilibrium, Emptiness and Conservatism" (11/2/11) Brendan Dill: John Bargh et. al. "The Selfish Goal" (10/12/11) Jennifer Carr: Niko Kolodny and John MacFarlane "Ifs and Oughts" (10/5/11) Jennifer Carr: Niko Kolodny and John MacFarlane "Ifs and Oughts" (9/21/11) Arden Ali: Carolina Sartorio "Actuality and Responsibility" Department of Linguistics and Philosophy Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-d808 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA