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Epistemic Breakthroughs Conference
24th June 2022 - 25th June 2022
EPISTEMIC BREAKTHROUGHS: A WORKSHOP
University of 58吃瓜
Join us for a philosophical workshop on the topic of “epistemic breakthroughs,” held at the University of 58吃瓜, in partnership with the JN Wright Trust, The Mind Association, and the Scots Philosophical Association.听
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EPISTEMIC BREAKTHROUGHS: A WORKSHOP
University of 58吃瓜
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When?听
Friday, June 24th
Saturday, June 25th
Where?
Lecture Room 2, at St Mary鈥檚 College (See picture below for entry point – room is on 1st floor, first door on the left)
University of 58吃瓜
What鈥檚 it about?
Our epistemic lives are marked by discoveries, changes of mind, epiphanies (if we are lucky), and 鈥榯urning points鈥� 鈥� some of them potentially radical in nature. We may call these events epistemic breakthroughs. This philosophical workshop invites participants to think about the nature, varieties, and causation of such breakthroughs, as well as about their role in politics, society, and personal life.
How do I attend online?
For those who would like to attend听online, we will be听live-streaming听the event. To attend the live-stream, you must register at the link below (Please note that, while we may take questions from the online audience, priority will be given to in person discussion):
24th June
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9:00 – 9:30:听Arrival and coffee
9:30 – 11:00
Sanford Goldberg (Northwestern) 鈥淲hat do Speakers Deserve? The Ethics and Epistemology of #BelieveWomen鈥�听
Commentator: Susanne Burri (Universit盲t Konstanz)
11:15 – 12:45
Fabienne Peter (Warwick) 鈥淥n Trusting Your Own Political Judgment”
Commentator: Robert Talisse (Vanderbilt)
12:45 – 1:45:听Lunch
2:00 – 3:30
Catarina Dutilh Novaes (VU Amsterdam) 鈥�Can Arguments Change Minds?鈥�
听Commentator: Jim Weatherall
3:45 – 5:15
Rachel Fraser (Oxford) 鈥淯nderstanding is Seeing鈥�
听Commentator:听Justin Snedegar (58吃瓜)
25th June
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9:00 – 9:30:听Arrival and coffee
9:30 – 11:00
Sophie-Grace Chappell (Open University) 鈥�Epiphanies鈥�
听Commentator: Julia Driver (Texas at Austin)
11:15 – 12:45
Adam Etinson (58吃瓜) 鈥淚nducing Wonder鈥�
听Commentator: Louise Hanson (Oxford)
12:45 – 1:45:听Lunch
2:00 – 3:30
C. Thi Nguyen (Utah)听鈥�Trust as an Unquestioning Attitude”
听Commentator: Natalie Ashton (Stirling)
3:45 – 5:15
Cailin O鈥機onnor (UC Irvine)听鈥�Interdisciplinarity Can Aid the Spread of Better Methods Between Scientific Communities”
听Commentator: Katharina Bernhard (58吃瓜)