• Medieval Logic Seminar

    A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58勛圖, United Kingdom
  • Metaphysics Seminar Aaron Cotnoir (University of 58勛圖)

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

    Title: Partial identity and mereotopology Abstract: How should we think about the ways in which identity and parthood interact? One important line of thought comes from the joint influence of the two Davids: Armstrong and Lewis. The underlying idea is that mereological overlap is a kind of identity namely, partial identity. The aim of…

  • Language & Mind Seminar: Lixiao Lin

    Aesthetic assertion, aesthetic knowledge, and acquaintance inference Simple aesthetic sentences normally give rise to an acquaintance inference (AI), inferences that the speaker has first-hand knowledge of the item being evaluated. For example, if I say,Satantango is a beautiful novel, my utterance suggests that I have read the book. How to explain AI? In this talk,…

  • 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).