# Thomas Hurka
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thomas hurka (born 1952) is a Canadian philosopher who holds the Jackman Distinguished Chair in Philosophical Studies at the University of Toronto and who taught previously, from 1978 to 2002, at the University of Calgary.
== Education and career ==
He received his DPhil from Oxford University.He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2001.
== Philosophical work ==
Hurka has published works on a number of topics, including the topics of goodness, virtue, and ethics.
Ep 12. Thomas Hurka, Canadian Moral Philosopher on The Good Life
“Perfectionism is a view that says we ought to aim at the good life, but the good life isn’t the most pleasant life. It involves one or more of knowledge, achievement, virtue, aesthetic appreciation”
Dr. Thomas Hurka is an award-winning Canadian moral philosopher and the Chancellor Henry N. R. Jac…
EA - Getting on a different train: can Effective Altruism avoid collapsing into absurdity? by Peter McLaughlin
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Getting on a different train: can Effective Altruism avoid collapsing into absurdity?, published by Peter McLaughlin on October 7, 2022 on …
EA - Exploring Ergodicity in the Context of Longtermism by Arthur Jongejans
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Exploring Ergodicity in the Context of Longtermism, published by Arthur Jongejans on March 30, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum.
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2023 Annual Uehiro Lectures in Practical Ethics: Knowledge and Achievement as Public Policy Goals (3 of 3)
A recording of the third and final of Professor Hurka's rescheduled lectures, series title Knowledge and Achievement: Their Value, Nature, and Public Policy Role We were honoured to welcome Professor Thomas Hurka to Oxford to deliver the 2023 Annual Uehiro Lectures in Practical Ethics.
2023 Annual Uehiro Lectures in Practical Ethics: Knowledge and Achievement as Organic Goods (1 of 3)
A recording of the first of Professor Hurka's rescheduled lectures, series title "Knowledge and Achievement: Their Value, Nature, and Public Policy Role" We were honoured to welcome Professor Thomas Hurka to Oxford to deliver the 2023 Annual Uehiro Lectures in Practical Ethics.
2023 Annual Uehiro Lectures in Practical Ethics: Degrees of Value in Knowledge and Achievement (2 of 3)
A recording of the second of Professor Hurka's rescheduled lectures, series title "Knowledge and Achievement: Their Value, Nature, and Public Policy Role" We were honoured to welcome Professor Thomas Hurka to Oxford to deliver the 2023 Annual Uehiro Lectures in Practical Ethics.
Proportionality and the Laws of War: Conflicting Interpretations
Prof. Thomas Hurka, Prof. Henry Shue, and Dr. David Rodin debate conflicting interpretations of proportionality and their relation to the laws of war.
Are Some People Better Than Others?
Egalitarian principles play an important role in our moral and political discourse. Yet there’s no doubt that some people are smarter, stronger, or more talented in certain respects than others. So was Thomas Jefferson wrong to think that all men are created equal? Might we reasonably think that so…
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