Conference
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School I United College, St Salvator's Quad, United Kingdom
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12th Arché Graduate Conference 4 -5 Feb 2021
A virtual Conference – by ZoomThis year, the University of 58³Ô¹Ï and the Arché Philosophical Research Centre will be hosting the 12th Arché Graduate Conference, running from the 4 – 5 February 2021. The Arché Graduate Conferences are international events gathering the most ambitious and talented postgraduate researchers from all over the world. Within two full days, six postgraduate…
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Breaking Down the Barriers: Applied Conceptual Engineering (ACE)
A virtual Conference – by ZoomDESCRIPTION Conceptual engineering focuses on how best to assess and improve our conceptual apparatuses. In less than half a decade, it has become a central topic of contemporary analytic philosophy. Current work in conceptual engineering goes in two main directions. Case study research, on the one hand, which focuses on specific concepts and then…
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How Could Truth be Plural?
A virtual Conference – by ZoomIt has been nearly thirty years since Crispin Wright’s Truth and Objectivity was published, and in these thirty years alethic pluralism has established itself as a strong contender in the current debate on truth. Yet, while various intricate versions of alethic pluralism have been developed over the years, many philosophers are still hesitant to buy…
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Integrated Information Theory: Current State and Perspectives
A virtual Conference – by ZoomOne of the most intriguing theories of consciousness developed during the past twenty years is the Integrated Information Theory (IIT). Its core idea is that consciousness is identical with integrated information, that is, with the amount of information a system can generate as a whole, over and above the information produced by its component parts…
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Metaphysical Indeterminacy Conference
School V United College, St Salvator's Quad, 58³Ô¹Ï, United KingdomEvent Description Might reality itself be indeterminate? And if so, how can we coherently theorise about it? This conference seeks to bring together researchers interested in this emerging topic and be an occasion to widen and deepen the debate around it. To reflect the interdisciplinary interest in this topic, the conference will feature contributions from…
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14th Arché Graduate Conference
The Arché Philosophical Research Centre at the University of 58³Ô¹Ï is pleased to announce the 14th Arché Graduate Conference. The conference will be held on 20 & 21 October 2025 and is open to all graduate students. The conference will consist of two invited keynote speakers and eight graduate student speakers. If you wish…
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Workshop on Metaphysical Building
A virtual workshop by Microsoft TeamsThe University of Tennessee Southern’s School of Arts and Humanities and the University of St. Andrews’ Arché Philosophical Research Centre for Logic, Language, Metaphysics, and Epistemology will be hosting a two-day online workshop on the Metaphysics of Building. The aim of this workshop is to bring together scholars working on the metaphysics of building, broadly…