Title: Reference Without Identity Abstract: Singular reference to non-individuals is often thought to be impossible. At present, however, this claim rests solely on intuitions. In this paper, I present four arguments in favour of the impossibility of singular reference to non-individuals.
Title: Numerical and Mereological Indeterminacy. Abstract:This talk has two aims, one negative and the other positive.聽 The negative aim is to argue against the possibility of numerical or mereological indeterminacy by showing how the arguments given by Sider and Lewis can be modified so as to be resistant to the objections that might reasonably be…
Regular meeting is cancelled. Instead, the stream will host a workshop: The Epistemology of Inquiry
Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact:聽ceppadirector@st-andrews.ac.uk
Belastegui, Javier (2022). ‘A Qualitative Approach to Conceptual Spaces: Prototypes as Qualitative Atoms.’ Erkenntnis (Online):1-36. https://philpapers.org/rec/BELAQA-2
Title: Regret Abstract: There are many ways to feel bad about things. This paper is about which of those ways of feeling bad count as regret, and why. I will suggest that a very great deal of our bad feelings are regrets, in opposition to the narrower view of some philosophers and psychologists who restrict…
There will be no session this week as it conflicts with an amazing workshop on climate ethics. Please join us there: http://stacees.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/files/2024/05/Climate-Week-Conference-Schedule-%E2%80%93-May-2024-%E2%80%93-DU49273.pdf This event is part of the Inaugural 58吃瓜 Climate Week: https://stacees.ac.uk/university-of-st-andrews-climate-week/
How can the disparity between global climate impact and uneven responsibilities be squared with the ideal of climate justice? How do epistemic infrastructures (such as: IPCC, and global agenda and goal setting mechanisms) interact with communities on the global and local levels? How are climate policies and priorities inflected by questions of distance (across space…