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SUMMARY:Metaphysics and Logic Seminar
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URL:/philevents/event/metaphysics-and-logic-seminar-17/
CATEGORIES:Metaphysics and Logic group
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SUMMARY:Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: Sophie Nagler (University of 58�Թ� and University of Amsterdam) [pre-read discussion]
DESCRIPTION:This will be a pre-read discussion. To obtain a copy of the discussed paper\, email the speaker via sen1@st-andrews.ac.uk. \nWe ask participants to read the discussion paper ahead of the session and to prepare questions.
URL:/philevents/event/metaphysics-and-logic-seminar-sophie-nagler-university-of-st-andrews-and-university-of-amsterdam/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03 and via MS Teams
CATEGORIES:Metaphysics and Logic group
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SUMMARY:Metaphysics and Logic Seminar
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URL:/philevents/event/metaphysics-and-logic-seminar-18/
CATEGORIES:Metaphysics and Logic group
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SUMMARY:Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: Francesca Poggiolesi (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
DESCRIPTION:Title: Explanations in logic\n\nAbstract: To explain phenomena in the world is a central human activity and one of the main goals of rational inquiry. There are several types of explanation: one can explain by drawing an analogy\, as one can explain by dwelling on the causes (e.g. see Woodward (2004)). Amongst these different kinds of explanation\, in the last decade philosophers have become receptive to those explanations which explain by providing the reasons why a statement is true; these explanations are often called conceptual explanations (e.g. see Betti (2010)\, Huneman (2018)). The main aim of the paper is  to propose a logical account of conceptual explanations. We will do so by using the resources of proof theory\, in particular the sequent calculus. The results we provide not only shed light on conceptual explanations themselves\, but also on the role that logic and logical tools might play in the burgeoning field of inquiry concerning explanations.
URL:/philevents/event/metaphysics-and-logic-seminar-francesca-poggiolesi-centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique/
CATEGORIES:Metaphysics and Logic group
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240411
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240414
DTSTAMP:20260615T050610
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Proofs\, Rules\, and Meanings
DESCRIPTION:The workshop ‘Proofs\, Rules\, and Meanings’ is set to take place at the University of 58�Թ� (School V\, United College\, and livestreamed via Microsoft Teams) on 11 and 12 April 2024. It explores the relationship between proofs\, rules\, and meanings through the lens of proof-theoretic semantics. \n \nThis workshop features: \n\nthe contemporary logical and philosophical dimensions of proof-theoretic semantics;\nits historical roots and precursors; and\nits fruitful applications in philosophy\, linguistics\, computer science\, mathematics\, and beyond.\n\n\nRegistration \nThis is a hybrid workshop\, and there are no registration fees. Registration is now closed; if you would like to attend the workshop online\, please email proofs@st-andrews.ac.uk. \n\n\nAbstracts \nFor titles and abstracts\, see here. The schedule is below. \n\n\n\nSchedule  \n\n\nThursday\, 11th April 2024  \n09:30-10:00 – registration\, refreshments\, and welcome \n10:00-10:40 – “λμ: Relating Constructive\, Classical and Substructural Logics\,” Greg Restall (58�Թ�) \n10:50-11:50 – “Meaning as Use\, Use as Meaning\,” Sophie Nagler (58�Թ�/ILLC Amsterdam) \n11:55-12:35 – “Three Kinds of Logical Expressivism\,” Luca Incurvati (ILLC Amsterdam) \n12:35-13:35 – catered offline lunch (open to all attendees) \n\n\n13:40-14:40 – “Dummett\, Hacking\, and Circularity in Logical Semantics\,” Viviane Fairbank (58�Թ�/Stirling) \n14:45-15:25 – “Speech Acts at the Dialogical Roots of Deduction\,” Catarina Dutilh Novaes (VU Amsterdam/58�Թ�) \n15:45-17:15 – “Logical Metainferentialism” (keynote)\, Bogdan Dicher (Witwatersrand) \n18:30-21:00 – conference dinner at The Bothy (speakers only) \n\n\n  \nFriday\, 12th April 2024 \nfrom 09:30 – refreshments \n10:00-10:40 – “Proof-Theoretic Validity Based on Elimination Rules\,” Peter Schroeder-Heister (Tübingen) \n10:50-11:50 – “Semantic Pollution and the Meaning of Connectives\,” Robin Martinot (Utrecht) \n11:55-12:35 – “‘Proof Theory’ in Medieval Logic\,” Sara Uckelman (Durham) \n12:35-13:35 – catered online lunch (open to all attendees) \n\n\n13:40-14:40 – optional walking tour of 58�Թ� \n14:45-15:25 – “An Ecumenical View of Proof-Theoretic Semantics\,” Elaine Pimentel (UCL) \n15:40-16:40 – “Bilateral Derivability: How to Implement (Constructive) Notions of Proof and Refutation in a Sequent Calculus\,” Sara Ayhan (Bochum) \n\n\n16:45-17:15 – plenary discussion: Proofs\, rules\, and meanings – quo vaditis? Chair: Stephen Read (58�Թ�) \n18:00 – post-workshop drinks (open to all) \n\nAccessibility Information \nThe main venue (School V\, United College\, 58�Թ�) provides level access\, gender-neutral toilets and a hearing loop. For more information\, see the AccessAble guide and the room details page. The main door is access controlled\, and we will see to having volunteers open the door as needed. \nThere will be a breakout and coffee room\, dedicated as a quiet room\, across the corridor from the main venue. \n\nThe lunch room is the Stewart Room in Younger Hall. This is a two minute walk from the main venue and also has level access via an elevator. For more details\, see the AccessAble guide and the room details page. \nThe Teams call will be enabled for live captions. Online participant video will be visible to offline attendees at all times via an external monitor. \nWe are providing optional name badges\, on which people may also include their pronouns. \n\n\n\nStudent Travel Awards \nThe Association of Symbolic Logic (ASL) is offering (limited) student travel awards to attend this ASL-sponsored workshop. The ASL strongly encourages applications from women and members of minority groups. Applicants must be student members of the ASL. Applications must be received by 10th January 2024. For more details\, and to apply\, see: https://aslonline.org/meetings/student-travel-awards/. \nThe Analysis Trust is also offering (limited) student bursaries\, covering up to 50% of the full cost of accommodation and subsistence. Postgraduate students and under-employed recent postgraduates are eligable to apply. Travel costs are not covered by this bursary. Applications must be received by 10th February 2024\, and can be made as part of the general registration process. \n\nPartners \nThe workshop is organised in partnership with the 58�Թ� Metaphysics and Logic Research Group\, and the 58�Թ� Medieval Logic Research Group. It is funded by the Arché Research Centre\, the Scots Philosophical Association\, the British Logic Colloquium\, the Association for Symbolic Logic (ASL)\, and the Analysis Trust. \nThis event is affiliated with the PTS Network. Participants can join for updates on activities on Proof-Theoretic Semantics here. \n\nBackground \nProof-theoretic semantics is a research programme that aims to determine the meaning of linguistic expressions by analysing their inferential use. It was inspired by general proof theory\, the logical research programme that led to the development of the sequent calculus and natural deduction systems. Proof-theoretic semantics was subsequently given its name by Peter Schroeder-Heister (one of our speakers) in 1987. Since then\, it has become a vibrant research field in philosophical\, mathematical\, computational and linguistic logic. \n\nContact \nIf you have any questions\, get in touch via proofs@st-andrews.ac.uk.
URL:/philevents/event/workshop-proofs-rules-and-meanings/
LOCATION:School V and via MS Teams\, United College\, St Salvator's Quad\, 58�Թ�\, KY16 9AL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Medieval Logic Research Group,Metaphysics and Logic group,Workshops
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UID:10001989-1713366000-1713373200@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Metaphysics and Logic Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/metaphysics-and-logic-seminar-19/
CATEGORIES:Metaphysics and Logic group
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240417T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240417T170000
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UID:10001997-1713366000-1713373200@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: NO MEETING
DESCRIPTION:No M&L meeting because of a concurrent School Council meeting.
URL:/philevents/event/metaphysics-and-logic-seminar-21/
CATEGORIES:Metaphysics and Logic group
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240424T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240424T170000
DTSTAMP:20260615T050610
CREATED:20240327T005207Z
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UID:10001993-1713970800-1713978000@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Metaphysics and Logic Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/metaphysics-and-logic-seminar-20/
CATEGORIES:Metaphysics and Logic group
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240424T150000
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DTSTAMP:20260615T050611
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UID:10001998-1713970800-1713978000@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: Aybüke Özgün (University of Amsterdam)
DESCRIPTION:Title: Beliefs based on conflicting and uncertain evidence: connecting Dempster-Shafer theory and the topology of evidence \nAbstract:\nOne problem to solve in the context of information fusion\, decision-making\, and other artificial intelligence challenges is to compute justified beliefs based on evidence. In real-life examples\, this evidence may be inconsistent\, incomplete\, or uncertain\, making the problem of evidence fusion highly non-trivial. In this talk\, I will present a new model for measuring degrees of beliefs based on possibly inconsistent\, incomplete\, and uncertain evidence\, by combining tools from Dempster-Shafer Theory and Topological Models of Evidence. Our belief model is more general than the aforementioned approaches in two important ways: (1) it can reproduce them when appropriate constraints are imposed\, and\, more notably\, (2) it is flexible enough to compute beliefs according to various standards that represent agents’ evidential demands. The latter novelty allows to compute an agent’s (possibly) distinct degrees of belief\, based on the same evidence\, in situations when\, e.g\, the agent prioritizes avoiding false negatives and when it prioritizes avoiding false positives. Finally\, I will discuss further research directions and philosophical loose ends\, time permitting\, introduce a logic for comparing strengths of evidence and belief. \nThis talk is joint work between the speaker (Aybüke Özgün)\, Daira Pinto Prieto and Ronald de Haan\, and is based on the underlying topological formalism developed in collaboration with Alexandru Baltag\, Nick Bezhanishvili\, and Sonja Smets. \nThe speaker notes that “The talk will not assume any background in Dempster-Shafer theory or topological models for evidence.” And that “[she] will focus on the motivation and overall structure of the proposed framework rather than the technical details.”
URL:/philevents/event/metaphysics-and-logic-seminar-aybuke-ozgun-university-of-amsterdam/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03 and via MS Teams
CATEGORIES:Metaphysics and Logic group
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