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Super Special Seminar tba
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜, United Kingdom -
ECT/CEPPA Talk – Sarah Moss (University of Michigan)
Title: ‘How to Be a Clever Contextualist’ Abstract: This talk defends a contextualist theory of 鈥榢nowledge鈥� ascriptions. I argue that in some sentences, the implicit argument of 鈥榢nows鈥� is bound by a quantifier. The natural readings of these sentences can be generated by contextualist theories, but not by competing interest-relative theories of knowledge. In addition,…
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Epistemology Seminar (joint with CEPPA!): Sarah Moss (UMich) “How to Be a Clever Contextualist”
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜, United KingdomAbstract: This talk defends a contextualist theory of 鈥榢nowledge鈥� ascriptions. I argue that in some sentences, the implicit argument of 鈥榢nows鈥� is bound by a quantifier. The natural readings of these sentences can be generated by contextualist theories, but not by competing interest-relative theories of knowledge. In addition, I argue that the contextualist can explain…
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Medieval Logic Seminar: John Dumbleton on Insolubles (NB meeting at earlier time because of Michael Beaney talk)
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜, United Kingdom -
Metaphysics and Logic Seminar Fraser Macbride
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜, United KingdomTitle: CONVERSE PREDICATES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF SECOND ORDER QUANTIFICATION聽 聽ABSTRACT: In this paper I argue that we cannot interpret second-order quantification as quantification over properties and relations. My argument forges a hitherto unexplored connection between debates typically conducted independently, one metaphysical, about whether there are converse relations, the other logical, about the interpretation of…
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Language and Mind Seminar | Lixiao Lin
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜, United Kingdom -
Conceptual Engineering Seminar |聽Hans-Johann Glock (Zurich): “Conceptual engineering and conceptual analysis: Some conceptual connections”
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜, United KingdomAbstract. 鈥斅燙onceptual engineering is often presented as radically opposed and as superseding conceptual analysis. Prima facie, however, improving conceptual schemes in a controlled and fruitful way presupposes an understanding of the conceptual status quo. Consequently the condemnation of conceptual analysis by conceptual engineers constitutes a paradox that needs to be taken far more seriously than…
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Open Online Workshop: The Implementation Challenge for Conceptual Engineering (ICCE)
A virtual workshop by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜, United KingdomCONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING聽is an exciting new movement in analytic philosophy that focuses on assessing and improving our conceptual schemes and repertoires.聽The ICCE Open Online Workshop takes the next step and addresses the issue of how to implement on the ground the ameliorative strategies that conceptual engineers may have come to advocate for. To date, the…