Week of Events
Monday, May 20, 2019
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
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May 21, 2019 -Language and Mind Seminar: Michael Tye (Texas): The Eleventh Problem of Consciousness (and How to Solve it).
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May 21, 2019 -Conceptual Engineering Seminar: Talk by Thomas Hofweber (University of North Carolina) on “Inescapable concepts”
Language and Mind Seminar: Michael Tye (Texas): The Eleventh Problem of Consciousness (and How to Solve it).
Abstract: There are strong reasons for holding that consciousness is a sharp phenomenon and that it appeared on the scene suddenly. There are also strong...
Conceptual Engineering Seminar: Talk by Thomas Hofweber (University of North Carolina) on “Inescapable concepts”
Abstract In this talk I would like to draw attention to a class of concepts, inescapable concepts, and their significance for philosophy, in particular metaphysics....
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
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May 22, 2019 -Epistemology Seminar, Miguel Egler on Friedman’s “Inquiry and Belief” (2019)
Epistemology Seminar, Miguel Egler on Friedman’s “Inquiry and Belief” (2019)
Miguel will lead us through a discussion of Jane Friedman's recent paper "Inquiry and Belief" (Nous, 2019). Available here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nous.12222
Thursday, May 23, 2019
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May 23, 2019 -Super Special Seminar: Talk by JC Beall (UConn) on “From Possible Worlds to Paraconsistency (Or: Paraconsistent Logic for the Millions)”
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May 23, 2019 -Semantics/Arche Logic Group: Fine’s ‘Angellic Content’
Super Special Seminar: Talk by JC Beall (UConn) on “From Possible Worlds to Paraconsistency (Or: Paraconsistent Logic for the Millions)”
Abstract The dominant view in contemporary philosophy is that possible worlds are classically closed – closed under classical logic. (If A is true at a...
Semantics/Arche Logic Group: Fine’s ‘Angellic Content’
This week, Aaron Cotnoir will lead discussion on Fine's 'Angellic Content'.
Friday, May 24, 2019
Saturday, May 25, 2019
No events on this day.
Sunday, May 26, 2019
No events on this day.