7 events found.
Metaphysics and Logic Seminar Helen Beebee (University of Manchester)
A virtual seminar by Zoom The University, St AndrewsWeek of Events
Breaking Down the Barriers: Applied Conceptual Engineering (ACE)
DESCRIPTION Conceptual engineering focuses on how best to assess and improve our conceptual apparatuses. In less than half a decade, it has become a...
May 10, 2021
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Medieval Logic Seminar: Dumbleton, Summa Logicae
May 10, 2021
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Metaphysics and Logic Seminar Helen Beebee (University of Manchester)
Metaphysics and Logic Seminar Helen Beebee (University of Manchester)
Title: The Genesis of Lewis’s Counterfactual Analysis of Causation Abstract: Lewis presented a prototype counterfactual analysis of causation back in 1958 — aged just 16...
May 13, 2021
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Epistemology Seminar (joint with CEPPA and FPST): Emmalon Davis (UMich) “Challenging the Pursuit of Novelty”
Epistemology Seminar (joint with CEPPA and FPST): Emmalon Davis (UMich) “Challenging the Pursuit of Novelty”
Abstract: Novelty—understood as the value of saying something new—appears to be a good-making feature of a philosophical contribution. Beyond this, however, novelty functions as a marker...