Programme of RPPE2 (2026)

Second Annual Reading Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Workshop

(RPPE2)

Date: Wednesday, 27.5.2026
Location: University of Reading, Chemistry Lecture Theatre (CHEMISTRY-LTG)

10-10.10: Opening by Christian Bach

10.10-11.30: 2026 Keynote Lecture "A Generative Argument for Democracy" by Kai Spiekermann from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) chaired by Maxime Lepoutre

11.30-11.50: Coffee Break

11.50-13.05: PHILOSOPHY Session chaired by Jumbly Grindrod

Format: 3x20minutes talk + 3x5minutes questions

11.50-12.15: Nat Hanson: "Measuring Conceptual Inflation: The Case of «Racist»"

12.15-12.40: David Oderberg: "The Biological Virtues"

12.40-13.05: Tommaso Soriani: "Theory Choice Under Normative Pressure"

13.05-14.15: Lunch Break

14.15-15.30: POLITICS Session chaired by Adam Humphreys

Format: 3x20minutes talk + 3x5minutes questions

14.15-14.40: Alice Butler-Warke: "Naming and Shaming: Processes of Place-Based Stigmatisation"

14.40-15.05: Alan Cromartie: "Hobbesian Egoism"

15.05-15.30: Matthias Kronke: "Climate Change Literacy and Adaptation in Africa: A Citizen Perspective"

15.30-15.50: Coffee Break

15.50-17.05: ECONOMICS Session chaired by Mark Casson

Format: 3x20minutes talk + 3x5minutes questions

15.50-16.15: Diya Abraham: "Exclusion and Discrimination in Multidimensional Identity Settings"

16.15-16.40: Stephen Kastoryano: "The Limits of Compensation: Adjustments to Industrial Collapse"

16.40-17.05: Carolyn Molesworth-St. Aubyn: "Puzzles in Consumer Choice Theory"

17.05-17.15: Closing by Maxime Lepoutre

17.30: Drinks followed by Dinner at Park House