The Choice Group

The LSE Choice Group is a group of philosophers, political scientists and economists based mainly at LSE with a shared interest in the theory of rational decision making in individuals and groups and its application to economic, political and social questions. Choice Group seminars take place most Wednesday evenings during term time and are open to all.

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• Sergio Tenenbaum (University of Toronto): ‘The Hardness of the Practical Might’

  7 June, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm at LAK 2.06

• Arif Ahmed (University of Cambridge): ‘The point of rationality’

  31 May, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm at Online via Zoom

• Jussi Suikkanen (University of Birmingham): ‘Act- and Rule-Consequentialism – Two Syntheses’

  24 May, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm at LAK 2.06

• Daniel Hoek (Virginia Tech): ‘The Trouble with Belief Fragmentation, Or: Why You Can’t Steer By an Atlas’

  29 March, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm at LAK 2.06

• Gerard Rothfus (UNC Chapel Hill): ‘Dignity and Uncertainty’

  22 March, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm at Online via Zoom

• Fabienne Peter (University of Warwick): On trusting your own political judgment

  8 March, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm at LAK 2.06

• Polaris Koi (University of Turku): ‘What are my options?’

  25 January, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm at LAK 2.06

• Nikhil Venkatesh (LSE): ‘Collectivist Consequentialism: what utilitarians can learn from Marx’

  18 January, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm at LAK 2.06

• CANCELLED! Atoosa Kasirzadeh (The University of Edinburgh)

  7 December 2022, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm at LAK 2.06

• Toby Solomon (LMU): Libertarian Decision Theory

  30 November 2022, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm at Online via Zoom

• Andrew Reisner (Uppsala University): An ecumenical argument for pragmatic reasons for belief

  23 November 2022, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm at LAK 2.06