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Location: Teams (online only) Title: Epistemic Dynamics Abstract:聽Epistemic agents are finite and fallible.聽 Our range is limited and some of what we accept is, no doubt, flawed.聽 To achieve our…

Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: Values as Vectors Abstract: Often, two things seem tied in value, though slightly improving one would not break the tie. How can we model such ‘insensitivity…

Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: 鈥淪uperspreading the Word鈥�. Abstract: Quasi-realists are expressivists who say much of what realists say. To avoid making their view indistinguishable from realism, however, they usually stop…

Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: Humorlessness and Moral Recognition Abstract: We鈥檙e often quick to point fingers at people who fail to find humor in themselves. And our accusations have a moral…

Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: Scientism and Humanities Education Abstract: In this talk I discuss a pedagogical implication of scientism. Because scientism elevates science and derogates what is deemed non-scientific, the…

Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title:聽All鈥檚 Well that Ends Well? Abstract: Distinguish how well someone鈥檚 life is going at a particular point — their聽momentary聽well-being — from how well their life went as…

Location: Edgecliffe 104 Title: Should hate speech be against the law? Abstract: Hate speech has become increasingly prevalent, fuelled by social media, political polarization, and the rise of extremist groups.…

Location: Teams (online only) Title: Superogation Abstract: This paper considers the relation between supererogation and duties (also here referred to as聽obligations) from a nonconsequentialist point of view. It first considers…

Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: Climate Change as a Philosophical Problem Commentator: Qu芒n Nguyen (Edinburgh) Abstract: The paper this talk belongs to speaks to two main points. One is that the…

Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: Two Moralities of Recognition Abstract:聽TBA

Location:聽Edgecliffe G03 Title: The Quest for Additionality Abstract: Many people aim to make the world a better place by spending their money in certain ways. The school of 鈥渆ffective altruism鈥�…

Title: On seeing women as objects: objectification and affordance perception Location: Teams (online only), the talk will be streamed from Edgecliffe G03 Abstract: Objectification is a central topic in feminist…