The Oxford Philosophy, Law, and Politics Colloquium is an interdisciplinary colloquium series that brings together theorists from philosophy, law, politics and beyond to discuss works-in-progress by distinguished visiting scholars.

Nomy Arpaly will be engaging with Alison Hills, discussing her work-in-progress paper 'On Being Blameless Among One's Contemporaries', which will be circulated to all those who register for the event. Those unable to read the paper in advance are nevertheless welcome to attend as a summary of the paper will be given.

Joint Event with the Ethics in AI Institute at Oxford - book discussion of System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How to Reboot with authors Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy Weinstein. Comments by Vincent Conitzer, Bryce Goodman, and Helene Landemore.

As both commander in chief and holder of the highest elected office in the United States, presidents must inevitably balance competing objectives of the national interest and political survival when assessing alternative military strategies in war. Yet while we all have some intuitive sense that elections “matter” in some way, exactly how, why or when they do so is not well understood. This talk will explore the ways in which electoral pressures push and pull presidents away from courses action they otherwise deem strategically optimal during an ongoing war.