Metaphysics and Logic Seminar Andrea Oliani (University of St. Andrews)
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜Conceptual Engineering Seminar |聽Hasok Chang (Cambridge): “Re-engineering Natural Kinds”
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜Epistemology Seminar (joint with CEPPA and FPST): Renee Bolinger (Princeton) “Are We Entitled to Be Believed?”
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜Week of Events
Monday, May 24, 2021
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May 24, 2021 -Medieval Logic Seminar: Dumbleton, Summa Logicae
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May 24, 2021 -Metaphysics and Logic Seminar Andrea Oliani (University of St. Andrews)
Metaphysics and Logic Seminar Andrea Oliani (University of St. Andrews)
TITLE: Against Conservative Ontology ABSTRACT:聽In his recent book聽Objects: Nothing Out of the Ordinary聽(2015), Dan Z. Korman argues in favour of conservatism in metaphysics, that is, very roughly, that what we聽ordinarily聽take there to be is true. Especially, we are right about how many objects there are and what these objects are supposed to be. Korman takes…
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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May 25, 2021 -Language and Mind Seminar
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May 25, 2021 -Conceptual Engineering Seminar |聽Hasok Chang (Cambridge): “Re-engineering Natural Kinds”
Conceptual Engineering Seminar |聽Hasok Chang (Cambridge): “Re-engineering Natural Kinds”
ABSTRACT. 鈥斅營 propose to re-conceive the debate on natural kinds from the perspective of conceptual engineering. I take 鈥榥atural鈥� kinds in a broadly naturalist way, seeing a continuity between philosophical thinking and empirical inquiry in the natural sciences. This naturalist take on natural kinds recognizes that an important part of good scientific research is continual…
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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May 26, 2021 -Moral Philosophy Reading Group
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May 26, 2021 -CEPPA Talk – Jonathan Quong (University of Southern California)
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May 26, 2021 -Philosophy & Social Theory Arch茅 Seminar
CEPPA Talk – Jonathan Quong (University of Southern California)
Title: The Permissibility of Lesser Evil Abstract: Flood:聽聽 Flood water is headed toward a cave where five innocent people are trapped and will be killed if the water reaches them. The water can be diverted into a mineshaft, but innocent Betty is trapped in the mineshaft and will be killed if the water is redirected.…
Thursday, May 27, 2021
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May 27, 2021 -Super Special Seminar tba
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May 27, 2021 -Epistemology Seminar (joint with CEPPA and FPST): Renee Bolinger (Princeton) “Are We Entitled to Be Believed?”
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May 27, 2021 -CEPPA Talk – Renee Bolinger (Princeton University)
Epistemology Seminar (joint with CEPPA and FPST): Renee Bolinger (Princeton) “Are We Entitled to Be Believed?”
Abstract: Discussions in a variety of contexts (including at least epistemic injustice, moral encroachment, epistemic obligations of friendship) sometimes assume that speakers have a right or moral entitlement to be believed when they assert or testify that p: that they are wronged if their audience fails to believe them. It is controversial whether rights of…
CEPPA Talk – Renee Bolinger (Princeton University)
Title: ‘Are We Entitled to Be Believed?’ Abstract: Discussions in a variety of contexts (including at least epistemic injustice, moral encroachment, epistemic obligations of friendship) sometimes assume that speakers have a right or moral entitlement to be believed聽when they assert or testify that聽p: that they are聽wronged聽if their audience fails to believe them. It is controversial…
Friday, May 28, 2021
Saturday, May 29, 2021
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Sunday, May 30, 2021
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