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UID:10002717-1777282200-1777287600@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Medieval Logic Seminar: Marsilius of Inghen: Ampliation
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/medieval-logic-seminar-86/
LOCATION:A virtual seminar by Zoom\, The University\, 58łÔčÏ\, KY16 9L\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Medieval Logic Research Group
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260427T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260427T150000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260220T075334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T230829Z
UID:10002718-1777294800-1777302000@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Unity Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/unity-seminar-39/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Unity Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260427T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260427T150000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260402T232342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T172310Z
UID:10002820-1777294800-1777302000@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Unity Seminar [WIP] Henrique Formigoni Morais “Is mereology logic?”
DESCRIPTION:WIP Session: Henrique Formigoni Morais. \nTitle: Is mereology logic? \nAbstract: Some philosophers have suggested that mereology is\, in some sense\, part of logic broadly understood. The aim of this talk is to briefly examine this idea\, both in meaning and tenability. I distinguish a number of “mereologicist” hypotheses and how they might be related. I argue that some of them have consequences for the debate on the “ontological innocence” of mereology. Finally\, I briefly remark on their relation to criteria of logicality in terms of transformation-invariance.
URL:/philevents/event/unity-seminar-51/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Unity Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260427T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260427T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260220T075334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T232342Z
UID:10002719-1777302000-1777309200@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:WIKI Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/wiki-seminar-36/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:WIKI Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260427T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260427T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260403T233839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T172310Z
UID:10002826-1777302000-1777309200@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Reading session (Franz): Badura\, How Imagination can justify
DESCRIPTION:Link: Badura\, How Imagination can justify
URL:/philevents/event/reading-session-franz-badura-how-imagination-can-justify/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:WIKI Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T193000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260128T191341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T135309Z
UID:10002692-1777374000-1777404600@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:2026 Ethics Cup Finals
DESCRIPTION:12 teams from high schools across Britain converge on St. Andrews for a 1-day competition to determine who takes home the cup!
URL:/philevents/event/2026-ethics-cup-finals/
LOCATION:United College\, St. Andrews\, KY16 9AL\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T130000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260317T085335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T172316Z
UID:10002789-1777375800-1777381200@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Philosophy of Language Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/language-mind-seminar-13/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Language and Mind Seminar,Philosophy of Language
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T140000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260220T075334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T085400Z
UID:10002720-1777377600-1777384800@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Language & Mind Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/language-mind-seminar-5/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Language and Mind Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260220T075334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260405T235352Z
UID:10002721-1777388400-1777395600@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:FPST Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/fpst-seminar-61/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Feminist Philosophy and Social Theory
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260406T235334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T172316Z
UID:10002847-1777388400-1777395600@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:FPST Seminar – Reading group
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/fpst-seminar-reading-group-2/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Feminist Philosophy and Social Theory
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260429T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260429T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260220T075334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260405T235352Z
UID:10002722-1777474800-1777482000@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Metaphysics & Logic Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/metaphysics-logic-seminar-15/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Metaphysics and Logic group
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260429T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260429T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260406T235334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T173816Z
UID:10002848-1777474800-1777482000@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Metaphysics & Logic Seminar: Inferentialism Reading Group: Greg Restall Leads a Discussion on Hans-Johann Glock’s “Why Rules Ought to Matter”
DESCRIPTION:The Inferentialism Reading group is running over the first three seminars of this semester of M&L. \nOn April 29th\, Greg Restall will be leading a discussion Hans-Johann Glock’s “Why Rules Ought to Matter“. \nThese sessions will be run as ‘pre-read’ discussions\, and participants will be expected to have read the paper ahead of the seminar. \nWhy Rules Ought to Matter \nBy Glock\, H. -J. (2018). Propositional Contents and the Logical Space. In From Rules to Meanings (eds O. Beran\, V. Kolman\, and L. Koreƈ). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315103587-10 \nThe inferentialism of Brandom and Peregrin explains the notion of linguistic meaning by reference to rules governing communication. This chapter pursues the same idea\, but draws directly on Wittgenstein rather than contemporary inferentialism. It defends the idea that the meaning of an expression is constituted by the rules for its correct use. The chapter assuages the qualm that linguistic meaning is ultimately a notion that would be better off without and addresses arguments against the idea that meaning has an essential normative dimension. It distinguishes those linguistic rules that are constitutive of meaning from others and spells out the idea of correct use in a way that is not unilluminatingly circular. Wittgenstein’s strategy for clarifying meaning also appeals to how competent speakers understand an expression. The desideratum of identifying the semantically relevant features of use and the desideratum of pinpointing the normative dimension of meaning seem to stand in a potentially fatal tension. \n 
URL:/philevents/event/metaphysics-logic-seminar-inferentialism-reading-group-greg-restall-leads-a-discussion-on-hans-johann-glocks-why-rules-ought-to-matter/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Metaphysics and Logic group
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260429T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260429T173000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260129T192525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T135312Z
UID:10002693-1777478400-1777483800@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Moral Philosophy Reading Group (MPRG)
DESCRIPTION:Reading:tbc \nLocation: Edgecliffe 104
URL:/philevents/event/moral-philosophy-reading-group-mprg-15/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe 104
CATEGORIES:Reading Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260429T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260429T173000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260424T135312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T135311Z
UID:10002886-1777478400-1777483800@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Moral Philosophy Reading Group (MPRG)
DESCRIPTION:Reading: Ida Miczke will lead us in discussion of Douglas Portmore’s (2007) paper\, ‘Consequentializing Moral Theories’.  \nLocation: Edgecliffe 104
URL:/philevents/event/moral-philosophy-reading-group-mprg-35/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe 104
CATEGORIES:Reading Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260415T020851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T173814Z
UID:10002864-1777507200-1777679999@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:ECT workshop: Online Communication and Political Epistemology
DESCRIPTION:Co-organised by Brown\, Goldberg and Saul. \nSpeakers: Cepollaro\, Marsili\, Peet\, Popa-Wyatt\, Zakkou. \nFurther details from the arche website.
URL:/philevents/event/ect-workshop-online-communication-and-political-epistemology/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Epistemology Seminar,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T173000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260131T071404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T173814Z
UID:10002695-1777539600-1777570200@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:ECT Spring Workshop – Online communication and political epistemology
DESCRIPTION:April 30th\,  Arche Philosophical Research Centre\, 58łÔčÏ University. Venue School II. \nOrganiser: Jessica Brown \nThere is a widespread consensus that the online spread of disinformation\, misinformation\, and hatred have had dramatic and pernicious effects on politics worldwide.  It has arguably contributed in particular to the rise of authoritarian movements and governments\, and to the false beliefs and hatreds that sustain them.  This workshop aims to bring together experts in political philosophy of language and political epistemology to understand the mechanisms at work in our online information and communication ecosystems. \nTalk Timetable: \n09.30-10.45. Zakkou. Defeat as Defense. A Novel Account of Figleaves \n11-1215. Peet. Some Problems in the Ethics of Interpretation \n1215-1315 Lunch (Served in UCO 36\, Spanish seminar room) \n1315-1430. Marsili. The costs and benefits of hiding: anonymous testimony in online spaces. \n1440-1555. Popa-Wyatt. Platform speech should be libertas not gratis \n1555-1615 tea break (Served in UCO 36\, Spanish seminar room) \n1615-1730 Cepollaro. Studying Toxic Speech and Counterspeech On Social Media – Let’s Brainstorm! \n1800 Speaker Dinner \nOpen to philosophy faculty and graduate students outside 58łÔčÏ/Stirling by request. Please contact the organiser Jessica Brown in 58łÔčÏ. \nAbstracts \nCeppollaro. “Studying Toxic Speech and Counterspeech On Social Media – Let’s Brainstorm!” \nAbstract: In this workshop\, I will present a pilot study (2021) conducted in collaboration with computer scientists\, in which we collected\, annotated\, and analyzed a corpus of Twitter pairs of toxic speech and counterspeech\, focusing on different axes of discrimination such as sexism\, racism\, and homophobia. I will outline the annotation guidelines we used and invite participants to discuss how these might be improved for future studies. This will be interactive: together\, we will reflect on how to refine our annotation practices and\, more broadly\, how to shape our research questions in light of the philosophical issues addressed in the workshop. \nMarsili. The costs and benefits of hiding: anonymous testimony in online spaces\nAnonymous testimony is often taken to be epistemically weaker than ordinary testimony\, givent that it (i) obscures the speaker’s track record and (ii) lowers reputational costs for dishonesty. Pseudonymity appears to fall in between. To test whether this “IPA hierarchy” (identified > pseudonymous > anonymous) is reflected in folk intuitions about source credibility\, we conducted a preregistered experiment (N = 1\,241). Participants preferred more identifiable sources across contexts\, supporting the hypothesised hyerarchy. The findings provide empirical data points for theorising about testimony\, trust\, and persuasion in online environrments\, and have implications for current debates over the regulation of anonymity in digital spaces. \nPeet.  Some Problems in the Ethics of Interpretation \nAbstract: We have an expectation that others at least attempt to interpret us correctly\, and we naturally feel indignation and resentment when we feel that they are making no attempt to do so. This is illustrated particularly clearly by considering the form of performative misinterpretation many of us are familiar with from cross political discourse on online platforms such as twitter.  Consideration of such cases lends itself to the thought that we somehow wrong others when we make no attempt to interpret them correctly. But why would this be? The answer we give will depend on how we conceive of interpretation. I start by considering some answers we might give from within the ‘interrogative’ view of interpretation – the view of interpretation that naturally falls out of the ‘Lockean’ model of communication. These answers derive from work on epistemic injustice\, doxastic wrongdoing\, and respect. These answers all seem to get something right – but none of them are wholly satisfactory. I then consider the question from within an alternative ‘sense-making’ view of interpretation and suggest that by failing to engage in responsible interpretation we both disrespect and alienate the speaker. \nPopa-Wyatt. Platform speech should be libertas not gratis \nThe question I want to focus on is: who is the legally responsible actor for online hate speech? Is a hateful utterance the responsibility of the individual user who made it? Or does the platform have the responsibilities of a publisher? What system of regulation should govern social media? \nThe primary responsibility is that of the users. However\, wrongful harms of individuals wouldn’t be as impactful offline as they are online\, given the amplifying effect of social media algorithms. This makes social media companies morally complicit to the harmful content of their users. Therefore\, they should have a moral duty to minimize their complicity. Currently\, social media companies discharge their duty to avoid complicity through self-regulation. Platforms set up content rules concerning incitement as part of content moderation. However\, human content moderation is costly and automated moderation is far from being reliable. \nUsers also tend to use code words or turns of phrase\, creating a safe lexicon that will avoid getting their posts removed\, or down-ranked by content moderation systems. Platforms have also implemented approved risk assessments to reduce illegal content and to reduce lawful but harmful content. However\, self-audit remains company specific. They are also required to conduct “upload filtering”\, whereby all user content is scanned for its (company-assessed) legality before it hits the internet. This enables platforms to engage in a form of “prior restraint” of illicit speech. \nToday social media companies have legal duties to remove harmful content from their platforms. Enforcement by companies and regulators is patchy – leading to concerns that filtering all online speech is too burdensome to be practical. Various countries have laws holding the individual responsible. However\, enforcement at scale is challenging\, particularly if a criminal offence has to be prosecuted. \nZakkou Defeat as Defense. A Novel Account of Figleaves\nSuppose someone makes a racist or sexist remark but prefaces it with “I’m not a racist/sexist\, but
” or later dismisses it as “locker room talk.” These rhetorical maneuvers are now commonly known as figleaves: rhetorical devices that obscure otherwise apparent norm violations. Figleaves can be dangerous. It is therefore important to find effective strategies to counter them. In this paper\, we propose a new account of figleaves that lays the groundwork for such strategies. On our account\, figleaves defeat evidence for norm violations\, while this defeating effect would be canceled if the audience were to properly process the evidence already available to them.
URL:/philevents/event/ect-spring-workshop-online-communication-and-political-epistemology/
LOCATION:School II\, United College\, St Salvators Quad\, 58łÔčÏ\, KY169AL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T143000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260305T084252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T020854Z
UID:10002769-1777554000-1777559400@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:ECT Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/ect-seminar-29/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Epistemology Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T150000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260220T075346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T083837Z
UID:10002723-1777555800-1777561200@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:ECT Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/philevents/event/ect-seminar-22/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Epistemology Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T200000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260130T194250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T135316Z
UID:10002694-1777566600-1777579200@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Film and Philosophy at CEPPA – Twister (1996) with Simon Lee (Earth & Environmental Sciences)
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to present the Twelfth Session of Film and Philosophy at CEPPA (aka the CEPPA Film Club). On this occasion we have a special guest from the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences\, Simon Lee\, who will be discussing Twister (1996) with us. Simon Lee is\, among other things\, a storm chaser\, so he’ll be talking about his experience\, what the film gets right\, and what the film get wrong. \nAs per usual we will gather from 16:30 onwards to watch and discuss the film. You can see the trailer here. Also as per usual\, there will be drinks and snacks from Luvians. Lastly\, here is a list of suggested readings and videos.\n\nTo Read:\n\n\nJana Houser – Weather in my life \n\n\nOn the TOtable Tornado Observatory (TOTO)\, which was an inspiration for the movie.\n\n\nBonus: Aristotle was the first one to provide a ‘systematic discussion of meteorology’. Out of curiosity people might find these interesting\n\n\nAntonescu et. al – Theories on Tornado and Waterspout Formation in Ancient Greece and Rome \n\n\nAristotle – Meteorologica book III ch. 1\n\n\n\n\nSee you then!
URL:/philevents/event/film-and-philosophy-at-ceppa-twister-1996-with-simon-lee-earth-environmental-sciences/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe G03
CATEGORIES:Film and Philosophy Club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T120000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260423T135312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T135316Z
UID:10002884-1777633200-1777636800@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:CEPPA/Arché Seminar: Jennifer Saul
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you to a special joint CEPPA/ArchĂ© Seminar to introduce the new Professorial Fellow Jennifer Saul\, who will give a talk about her recent research\, entitled ‘When Norm Violations Come Out of the Shadows’.
URL:/philevents/event/ceppa-arche-seminar-jennifer-saul/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe 104
CATEGORIES:CEPPA Talk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T140000
DTSTAMP:20260611T134114
CREATED:20260416T020827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T173814Z
UID:10002875-1777633200-1777644000@www.st-andrews.ac.uk
SUMMARY:ArchĂ©/CEPPA Special Seminar: Jennifer Saul “When Norm Violations Come Out of the Shadows”
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Jennifer Saul\, the new ArchĂ©/CEPPA Professorial Fellow\, will give a talk entitled “When Norm Violations Come out of the Shadows.” \nVenue: Edgfecliffe 104 \nThere will be lunch provided afterwards.
URL:/philevents/event/arche-ceppa-special-seminar-jennifer-saul-when-norm-violations-come-out-of-the-shadows/
LOCATION:Edgecliffe 104\, University of 58łÔčÏ\, 58łÔčÏ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Plenary session,Workshops
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