Metaphysics Seminar Jace Snodgrass (University of 58吃瓜)
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, 58吃瓜Week of Events
Monday, October 11, 2021
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October 11, 2021 -Medieval Logic Seminar: Walter Segrave, Insolubles
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October 11, 2021 -Metaphysics Seminar Jace Snodgrass (University of 58吃瓜)
Metaphysics Seminar Jace Snodgrass (University of 58吃瓜)
Title: Properties and Their Parts Abstract: I will present some very early ideas on a hyperintensional theory of properties that I am attempting to work out. I will begin my presentation by considering an unlikely area of inquiry: the mereology of material objects. I will offer a framework for thinking about two distinct types of…
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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October 12, 2021 -Language & Mind Seminar: Daniel Garibay Garcia (58吃瓜)
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October 12, 2021 -Conceptual Engineering Seminar – Luciano Floridi (University of Oxford) – On Design and the Logic of Information
Language & Mind Seminar: Daniel Garibay Garcia (58吃瓜)
Authority and Group Assertion We commonly attribute assertions to groups like companies and government institutions, and we want to hold them accountable for their assertions. Intuitively, we don’t attribute those assertions to the individuals performing them, but to the groups. The question is: what kind of speech act is group assertion and how does it…
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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October 13, 2021 -Moral Philosophy Reading Group
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October 13, 2021 -Feminist 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).
Feminist Philosophy and Social Theory Seminar
For our next seminar聽we will be having our second session on the theme of ‘Dangerous Speech, Free Speech and Cancel Culture”. Derek Ball will be presenting a work in progress titled ‘A Limited, Metasemantic Defense of Cancel Culture‘. Title:“A Limited, Metasemantic Defense of Cancel Culture” Abstract:聽 Hume wrote, “We cannot form to ourselves a just…
Thursday, October 14, 2021
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October 14, 2021 -Super Special Seminar
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October 14, 2021 -Epistemology Seminar: Nick Kuespert (58吃瓜) “Aims of Moral Inquiry”
Epistemology Seminar: Nick Kuespert (58吃瓜) “Aims of Moral Inquiry”
Abstract: What should the interaction between non-experts and experts look like when it comes to moral inquiry? In this talk, I discuss this interaction from both perspectives. In the first part, I argue that whether non-experts should treat experts as authorities or advisors depends on the aim of moral inquiry which in turn varies with…
Friday, October 15, 2021
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Saturday, October 16, 2021
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Sunday, October 17, 2021
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