What Good Is Philosophy? - Ukraine Benefit Conference

What Good Is Philosophy? - Ukraine Benefit Conference (from Aaron J. Wendland) Dear Friends, How are you? As Vision Fellow in Public Philosophy at King’s College London, I am organizing a major online benefit event for the Ukrainian academy, entitled: ‘What Good Is Philosophy? – The Role of the Academy in a Time of Crisis’. Here is the link: https://civic.ukma.edu.ua/benefit/ Keynotes will be delivered by world-renowned author, Margaret Atwood, one of the most celebrated scholars of Ukrainian history, Timothy Snyder, and two of Ukraine’s preeminent public intellectuals, Mychailo Wynnyckyj and Volodymyr Yermolenko. Lectures will also be given by some of the most influential philosophers writing today, including Peter Adamson, Elizabeth Anderson, Seyla Benhabib, Judith Butler, Agnes Callard, Quassim Cassam, Tim Crane, Simon Critchley, David Enoch, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Sally Haslanger, Angie Hobbs, Barry Lam, Melissa Lane, Dominic Lopes, Kate Manne, Jeff McMahan, Jennifer Nagel, Philip Pettit, Kieran Setiya, Jason Stanley, Timothy Williamson, and Jonathan Wolff. The conference will be produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, and it will be broadcast on their YouTube channel on 17-19 March 2023. It can also be streamed here: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/kma-conference ‘What Good Is Philosophy? – A Benefit Conference for Ukraine’ aims to raise the funds required to establish a Centre for Civic Engagement at Kyiv Mohyla Academy. This Centre will provide support for academic and civic institutions in Ukraine to counteract the destabilizing impact that Russia’s invasion has had on Ukrainian higher education and civilian life. By assisting Ukrainian students and scholars today, this Centre will also help pave the way for a vibrant and engaged post-war Ukraine. This benefit conference is designed to provide individual academics, members of the public, colleges and universities, professional associations, charitable foundations, and private companies with a way to support students, scholars, and civic institutions in Ukraine. With that said, you can make a one-time tax-deductible donation here: https://civic.ukma.edu.ua/donate/ You can also help assist the academy in Ukraine by sharing this post and/or posting the following link to your various social media accounts: https://civic.ukma.edu.ua/benefit/ Finally, thank you very much for all your time and consideration. I certainly appreciate your support, and I’m sure my Ukrainian colleagues do, too! And most importantly, I hope all is well with you! Sincerely, -Aaron