About the theme: The global pandemic is an ongoing battle that affects all spheres of life—including: politics, education, economics, healthcare, and our interpersonal relationships. Such dramatic changes warrant thoughtful reflection on how society shall “heal” in both a literal and figurative sense. We are interested in investigating questions such as: what constitutes an ethical approach to resuming activities given the health and access-based inequities wrought by the pandemic? What is the place of “reconciliation” in quotidian life at a personal level and a larger policy level? In light of these questions, we have selected diverse projects that either focus on the pandemic directly or concern the themes of reconciliation, community building, and overcoming adversity.
Conference Schedule
12 pm – Welcome
Panel I — Evaluating Fairness in the Community
12:05 pm – Ana Brinkerhoff, Unenforced Policy in Ontario’s Long-Term Care Homes: Unequal Access in Public and Private Healthcare in a Pandemic
12:15 pm – Cheryl Cheung, A Brave New Age of Damages: The Need for Independent and Reimagined Autonomous Vehicle Insurance
12:25 pm — Panel I Question and Answer Period
Panel II — Promoting Reconciliation and Inclusivity
12:45 pm – Michael Demone, Public History, Ethics, and Reconciliation
12:55 pm – James Ralph, Gender Dysphoria does not Belong in the DSM
1:05 pm — Panel II Question and Answer Period
Panel III — The Philosophy of Human Flourishing
1:25 pm – Ariel LaFayette, Marriage in Modernity
1:35 pm — Radheesh Ameresekere, Towards a Perfectionist Account of Human Rights
1:45 pm — Panel III Question and Answer Period