Title: Are there Reasonable Reasons?<\/p>\n
Speaker: Ekin Zeytino\u011flu (UCLA, Philosophy)<\/p>\n
Date: Thursday March 20, 2025
\nTime: 1530-1700
\nRoom: H232<\/p>\n
Abstract: According to a familiar proposal, the moral quality of our conduct depends not only on what we do\u2014how we act\u2014but also what motivates us\u2014the reasons for which we so act. It can be permissible to perform an action for some reasons but impermissible to perform that very same action for other reasons. Despite its familiarity, it has been a source of controversy to offer a theoretical explanation as to why one should accept this proposal. In this paper, I offer an explanation many have found implausible if not hopeless\u2014a contractualist one.<\/p>\n
About the speaker: Ekin Zeytino\u011flu is a Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in Moral and Political Philosophy. His research explores the intersection of agency and morality, focusing on how control over actions and mental states informs moral responsibility and obligation. He also has interests in the ethics of emerging technologies, action theory, and the early Frankfurt School. He holds an M.A. in Philosophy from UCLA and a B.A. with honors from Northwestern University.<\/p>\n
Host department: Philosophy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Title: Are there Reasonable Reasons? Speaker: Ekin Zeytino\u011flu (UCLA, Philosophy) Date: Thursday March 20, 2025 Time: 1530-1700 Room: H232 Abstract: According to a familiar proposal, the moral quality of our conduct depends not only on what we do\u2014how we act\u2014but also what motivates us\u2014the reasons for which we so act. [\u2026] <\/p>\n