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  • Feminist Philosophy and Social Theory Seminar: Nick Allen, ‘Context-Collapsed Contributory Injustice’

    For our second session on the theme of ‘Dangerous Speech, Free Speech and Cancel Culture’ Nick Allen will be giving a presentation titled ‘Context-Collapsed Contributory Injustice: the Dangers of Misappropriating Speech Online‘. Abstract: The misappropriation of marginalised communities鈥� terminology by the wider public is a particularly modern and nefarious form of discriminatory practice, fuelled increasingly…

  • Moral Philosophy Reading Group

    Moral Philosophy Reading Group Description: This group reads and discusses an article per week, chosen by a different member each time. Day/time: Wednesdays 3pm to 4pm on Teams. Organizer: Theron Pummer (tgp4).

  • Epistemology Seminar: Roy Sorensen (58吃瓜) “A Priori Lies: Kant’s Gift to Lawyers”

    Abstract: An a priori lie is a lie that conflicts with an a priori truth. Rather sportingly, the liar leaves himself open to refutation by armchair methods such as calculation. My thesis is that Immanuel Kant precludes the existence of a priori lies. For asserting a proposition requires raising a rational expectation of its truth.…

  • CEPPA Talk 鈥� Michael Huemer (University of Colorado Boulder)

    Title: Justice Before Role Obligations Abstract: Many believe that agents in the justice system are morally constrained to follow certain assigned roles, understood as excluding the exercise of moral judgement: lawyers to serve the interests of their clients, judges to enforce the law as written by the legislature, and juries to assess the factual evidence…

  • Metaphysics Seminar Greg Restall (University of 58吃瓜)

    A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜, United Kingdom

    Title:聽Worlds: Possible and Impossible Abstract: In this talk, I鈥檒l reflect on the role of worlds鈥攂oth possible worlds and impossible worlds鈥攂oth in the聽semantics of various kinds of languages and logics, and in broader issues in metaphysics. I will argue that, given very modest assumptions concerning the role of worlds in semantics, that any defender of possible…

  • Language & Mind Seminar: Emma Borg (Reading)

    In Defence of Individual Rationality:   Common-sense (or folk) psychology holds that (generally) we do what we do for the reasons we have. This common-sense approach is embodied in claims like 鈥淚 went to the kitchen because I wanted a drink鈥� or 鈥淪he took a coat because she thought it might rain and hoped to…

  • Moral Philosophy Reading Group

    Moral Philosophy Reading Group Description: This group reads and discusses an article per week, chosen by a different member each time. Day/time: Wednesdays 3pm to 4pm on Teams. Organizer: Theron Pummer (tgp4).

  • Feminist Philosophy and Social Theory Seminar: Jonathan Flowers, ‘The Affective Quality of Gender’

    The Feminist Philosophy and Social Theory Seminar is delighted to welcome Jonathan Flowers, Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy & Religion at American University, who will be delivering a talk titled ‘The Affective Quality of Gender’: Title: The Affective Quality of Gender Abstract: 聽 聽 聽While Judith Butler recognizes that identity, specifically gendered identities,…