Metaphysics Seminar Aaron Cotnoir (University of 58吃瓜)
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜Week of Events
All Work and No Play
All Work and No Play
A workshop on the philosophy of work and time-allocation 聽 16-18 September , 2021 The Future of Work and Income Research Network聽 聽聽(fwistandrews@gmail.com) Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs Department of Philosophy, University of 58吃瓜 Workshop to be held entirely online Thursday 16th September 10.30am Welcome and introdution to the Future of Work…
Monday, September 13, 2021
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September 13, 2021 -Medieval Logic Seminar
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September 13, 2021 -Metaphysics Seminar Aaron Cotnoir (University of 58吃瓜)
Metaphysics Seminar Aaron Cotnoir (University of 58吃瓜)
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 鈥� namely, partial identity. The aim of…
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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September 14, 2021 -Language & Mind Seminar: Lixiao Lin
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September 14, 2021 -Conceptual Engineering Seminar: Patricia Churchland (UC San Diego)
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,聽鈥淪atantango is a beautiful novel鈥�, my utterance suggests that I have read the book. How to explain AI? In this talk,…
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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September 15, 2021 -Moral Philosophy Reading Group
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September 15, 2021 -Philosophy and Social Theory Seminar
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).
Thursday, September 16, 2021
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September 16, 2021 -Super Special Seminar
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September 16, 2021 -Epistemology Seminar: Jessica Brown “Group Evidence”
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September 16, 2021 -CEPPA Talk 鈥� Kimberley Brownlee (University of British Columbia)
Epistemology Seminar: Jessica Brown “Group Evidence”
Abstract:聽We routinely ascribe belief and knowledge to groups, saying such things as that the government knew that the new strain of covid was especially transmissible, or that the government believed that restrictions on inbound travel to the country weren鈥檛 necessary despite the new strain. Many take such ascriptions to be literally true, and there has…
CEPPA Talk 鈥� Kimberley Brownlee (University of British Columbia)
TITLE: 鈥業nteractional Wrongs and Vices鈥� ABSTRACT: This paper explores a domain of action that we often regard as a minor moral matter, the domain of ordinary interactions. Yet, ordinary interactions are morally significant for two reasons: they are the primary vehicle through which 1) we show respect and disrespect for each other, and 2) we…
Friday, September 17, 2021
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Saturday, September 18, 2021
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Sunday, September 19, 2021
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