Week of Events
Monday, November 13, 2023
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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November 14, 2023 -Language and Mind Seminar: Yair Pinto (University of Amsterdam)
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November 14, 2023 -FPST Seminar
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November 14, 2023 -FPST Seminar: Emilia Wilson (58吃瓜)
Language and Mind Seminar: Yair Pinto (University of Amsterdam)
Title: The grounding problem in language and reality Abstract: Philosophy of language has long struggled with the symbol-grounding problem of meaning. If symbols are only defined relationally, that is, in terms of each other, then how do they ever mean something? Learning that 鈭� connects 鈭� to 鈧� seems to say little about the meaning…
FPST Seminar: Emilia Wilson (58吃瓜)
Title: Activist Slogans and ‘Reframing the Debate’ Abstract: This talk will examine the role of slogans in social justice movements and how we should understand their meaning. Social justice movements often utilise slogans and claims which putatively clash with received common sense. One way of understanding these claims is as what Cantalamessa terms ‘conceptual activism’:…
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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November 15, 2023 -Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: Peter Hylton (Boston University and University of Illinois, Chicago)
Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: Peter Hylton (Boston University and University of Illinois, Chicago)
Title:聽Carnap on Metaphysics, Before and After 1932: The Importance of Tolerance Abstract: Late in 1932, Carnap accepts the Principle of Tolerance. This makes a fundamental difference to his philosophy, although that is not always readily apparent in his writings. The present paper illustrates this claim by examining his opposition to metaphysics. It discusses his pre-1932…
Thursday, November 16, 2023
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November 16, 2023 -Plenary Seminar: No Meeting
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Featured November 16, 2023 -Featured Arch茅 Plenary Seminar: Dr Sara Uckelman (Durham) Why the History of Logic [and Philosophy!] Should Matter to Modern Logicians [and Philosophers!]
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November 16, 2023 -Epistemology Seminar: Discussion group led by Patrick Winther-Larsen (58吃瓜)
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November 16, 2023 -Moral Philosophy Reading Group
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November 16, 2023 -Moral Philosophy Reading Group
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November 16, 2023 -CEPPA Talk (in person) 鈥� Cristina Richie (Edinburgh)
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November 16, 2023 -Girlhood Stories: What can(鈥榯) stories about girls do?. 16th November 16:00.
Plenary Seminar: No Meeting
We use the plenary seminar time slot on occasions when we have a meeting of wider interest to the whole Arch茅 community.
Arch茅 Plenary Seminar: Dr Sara Uckelman (Durham) Why the History of Logic [and Philosophy!] Should Matter to Modern Logicians [and Philosophers!]
Title: Why the History of Logic Should Matter to Modern Logicians Abstract: The starting point of this talk is the present-day state of logic, a field which is ever expanding and becoming more inclusive and yet which still presents systemic barriers of access to certain groups of people.聽 As logicians we think there is value…
Epistemology Seminar: Discussion group led by Patrick Winther-Larsen (58吃瓜)
We will be reading excerpts from Jos茅 Medina’s聽The Epistemology of Protest聽(2023).
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact:聽ceppadirector@st-andrews.ac.uk
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
This week we will be discussing Jacob Blumenfeld’s article ‘Climate Barbarism: Adapting to a Wrong World’ Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact:聽ceppadirector@st-andrews.ac.uk
CEPPA Talk (in person) 鈥� Cristina Richie (Edinburgh)
Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: Green Bioethics: Environmental Sustainability and Health Care Commentator: Joseph Millum (58吃瓜) Abstract:聽Health care is ubiquitous in the industrialized world. Yet, every medical development, technique, and procedure impacts the environment. By 2017, the National Health Service鈥檚 Health, and Social Care sectors had a carbon output (CO2) of 27.1 million tons. Carbon…
Girlhood Stories: What can(鈥榯) stories about girls do?. 16th November 16:00.
Girlhood Stories: What can(鈥榯) stories about girls do? The St Andrews Institute for Gender Studies is delighted that Catherine Mackenzie will be delivering the StAIGS Seminar on Thursday the 16th of November. The talk is titled: Girlhood Stories: What can(鈥榯) stories about girls do? The abstract is copied below. The talk will take place from 4pm to…
Friday, November 17, 2023
No events on this day.
Saturday, November 18, 2023
No events on this day.
Sunday, November 19, 2023
No events on this day.