the Ashland
University Department of Philosophy
in
conjunction with the AU Philosophy Club and Phi
Sigma Tau
proudly
sponsor the following lecture
Accountability
Awry?
A
Philosophical Diagnosis
Dr. Michael Seifried
College of Wooster, OH
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Time: 4-5 pm
Place: Schar Ronk Lecture Hall
Can we be accountable to shared standards without becoming
miserable? Attention to accountability
has recently exploded not only in popular culture (e.g., the “common core”),
but also in moral and political philosophy.
As a result, the philosophical connection between our mutual
accountability and the quality of our lives has never been more important. In this talk, Dr. Michael Seifried addresses
this question and its animating concerns.
For good reason, he argues, a focus on accountability seems stifling and
ultimately counterproductive. Critics of
the focus on accountability in moral and political philosophy, like critics in
popular culture, are indeed onto something profoundly awry about our practices
of accountability and how we talk about them.
Drawing on contemporary philosophy of science, classic works of German
philosophy, and recent research in cognitive science, Seifried argues that the
way we conceive of the shared “standards” that ground practices of accountability
is the ultimate problem. After
presenting this diagnosis, Seifried explores an alternative theory of
accountability and its prospects.
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