Buchanan is James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. In this inaugural workshop, professors from Duke University presented papers in Oxford in June 2015.  This talk, presented by Allen Buchanan, is based on a paper co-authored with Russell Powell.

Happiness, Unhappiness, and Suffering

This series includes conferences and workshops organised by the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics on a range of topics from conscientious objection in healthcare, science and religious conflict, cyberselves, digital ethics and many others. The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics was established in 2002 with the support of the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education of Japan. It is an integral part of the philosophy faculty of Oxford University, one of the great centres of academic excellence in philosophical ethics.