Talks/Media
Here’s a random selection of stuff I’ve done recently.
If you’d like to book me for a talk, email michael.plant[at]philosophy.ox.ac.uk to see if I’m available.
The Non-identity Non-problem
Talks
Population and Ethics Colloquium, Cumberland Lodge, 25/09/2016
Abstract: Many, if not most, population ethicists abandon the Person-Affecting Restriction (PAR) in response to the Non-Identity Problem (NIDP). I argue we should instead hold onto the PAR and […]
Effective Altruism: How To Do The Most Good
Talks
Wotton’s Society, Eton College, 29/09/2016
Alternative title: How To Be A Better Hero Than Batman
How Socrates Can Make You Happier Than Kanye West
Talks
Wilderness Festival, 05/08/2016
Michael Plant thinks most of us (including Kanye West, probably) pursue happiness the wrong way and are less happy than we could be. He explains what happiness is, why the evidence shows we’re much worse at […]
Happiness PhD – BBC Radio Oxford Interview
Media
SoundCloud links to interview:
Full length (discussion of my depression and then research into happiness)
Last 5 mins (discussion just of research)