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Gifford Lecture 5: Arunachala
Gifford Lecture 5: Arunachala
A series of lectures by Prof. Clare Carlisle (King’s College London) under the title Transcendence for Beginners: Life Writing and Philosophy.
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Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: Sophie Nagler (University of St Andrews and University of Amsterdam) [pre-read discussion]
Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: Sophie Nagler (University of St Andrews and University of Amsterdam) [pre-read discussion]
This will be a pre-read discussion. To obtain a copy of the discussed paper, email the speaker via sen1@st-andrews.ac.uk. We ask participants to read the discussion paper ahead of the session and to prepare questions.
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Epistemology Seminar: Paul Conlan (St Andrews)
Epistemology Seminar: Paul Conlan (St Andrews)
Speaker: Paul Conlan (St Andrews) Entitlement of Cognitive Project and The Adoption Problem Keywords: Epistemology of Logic, Entitlement Epistemology, Adoption Problem Wright (2004) argues that we are warranted in the belief that modus ponens (MPP) is valid via an entitlement of cognitive project. Wright’s entitlement epistemology extends further, however: Wright (2014), suggests that the warrant for ‘cornerstone’…
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact: ceppadirector@st-andrews.ac.uk
CEPPA Talk (in person) – John Broome (Oxford)
CEPPA Talk (in person) – John Broome (Oxford)
Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: The Continuum Argument Is Invalid Abstract: Derek Parfit argues by means of something he calls a ‘continuum argument’ that a particular appealing premise in population axiology implies a conclusion that he and many others consider repugnant. He treats this as a paradox, and takes up the challenge of resolving it. He looks…
Gifford Lecture 6: Transcendence For Beginners
Gifford Lecture 6: Transcendence For Beginners
A series of lectures by Prof. Clare Carlisle (King’s College London) under the title Transcendence for Beginners: Life Writing and Philosophy.
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FPST Seminar – Dr Jemima Repo (Newcastle)
FPST Seminar – Dr Jemima Repo (Newcastle)
April 9, 3pm-5pm, St Salvator’s Quad, School II The Lecture will be followed by a wine reception in Edgecliffe. Title: Commodification and the Economics of Feminist Activism Abstract: The resurgence of feminist activism in recent years has been accompanied by the emergence of feminist commodities, some by small feminist businesses, others mass-marketed by chains, some…
Second Annual St Andrews Institute for Gender Studies Lecture 9th April
Second Annual St Andrews Institute for Gender Studies Lecture 9th April
The St Andrews Institute for Gender Studies is delighted to announce that Dr Jemima Repo will be visiting this April. Dr Repo is Reader in Political and Feminist Theory at Newcastle University. She has published widely on topics across contemporary social and political theory (especially feminist theory and biopolitics), the politics of population, political economy,…
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Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: Francesca Poggiolesi (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: Francesca Poggiolesi (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Title: Explanations in logic Abstract: To explain phenomena in the world is a central human activity and one of the main goals of rational inquiry. There are several types of explanation: one can explain by drawing an analogy, as one can explain by dwelling on the causes (e.g. see Woodward (2004)). Amongst these different kinds…
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Workshop: Proofs, Rules, and Meanings
The workshop ‘Proofs, Rules, and Meanings’ is set to take place at the University of St Andrews (School V, United College, and livestreamed via Microsoft Teams) on 11 and 12 April 2024. It explores the relationship between proofs, rules, and meanings through the lens of proof-theoretic semantics. This workshop features: the contemporary logical and philosophical dimensions…
Epistemology Seminar: CANCELLED
Epistemology Seminar: CANCELLED
Cancelled due to conflicting event – Workshop: Proofs, Rules, and Meanings
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
This week we will discuss Dale Dorsey’s article “A Perfectionist Humean Constructivism’.
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact: ceppadirector@st-andrews.ac.uk
CEPPA Talk (in person) – Michael Gill (Edinburgh)
CEPPA Talk (in person) – Michael Gill (Edinburgh)
Title: The Formality of the Humean Authoritative Ought Abstract: There are different things we ought to do. There is what we ought to do insofar as we are seeking to advance our long-term interests. There is what we ought to do insofar as we are trying to do our job well. There is what we…
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4 events,
Language and Mind seminar: Reading session
Language and Mind seminar: Reading session
This week, we’ll have a reading session. We will read (available online): Lee, Andrew Y. (2024). Objective Phenomenology. Erkenntnis 89 (3):1197–1216. Rasmus Overmark will lead the session.
FPST Seminar – Roxani Krystalli (St. Andrews)
FPST Seminar – Roxani Krystalli (St. Andrews)
Title: Care, place, and the politics of attention Abstract: What does it feel like to love a place—and to be loved by a place? What does caring for a place look like in the day-to-day? Dr Roxani Krystalli’s current research, with Dr Philipp Schulz at the University of Bremen, investigates what is political about relations and practices of love…
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Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: NO MEETING
Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: NO MEETING
No M&L meeting because of a concurrent School Council meeting.
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Epistemology Seminar: Falbo on Inquiry
Epistemology Seminar: Falbo on Inquiry
Discussion session on “Inquiring Minds Want to Improve” by Arianna Falbo Abstract: Much of the recent work on epistemology of inquiry defends two related theses. First, inquiry into a question rationally prohibits believing an answer to that question. Second, knowledge is the aim of inquiry. I develop a series of cases which indicate that inquiry…
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact: ceppadirector@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Language and Mind seminar: Stefano Pugnaghi (University of St Andrews)
Language and Mind seminar: Stefano Pugnaghi (University of St Andrews)
Title: Alethic Pluralism and the Meaning of “True” Abstract: Alethic pluralism is the view that there are many ways for truth-bearers to be true since different properties realise truth in different domains. Thus, especially in its strong version, pluralism amounts to the claim that the notion of truth we ordinarily employ is actually directly linked with a…
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Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: Aybüke Özgün (University of Amsterdam)
Metaphysics and Logic Seminar: Aybüke Özgün (University of Amsterdam)
Title: Beliefs based on conflicting and uncertain evidence: connecting Dempster-Shafer theory and the topology of evidence Abstract: One problem to solve in the context of information fusion, decision-making, and other artificial intelligence challenges is to compute justified beliefs based on evidence. In real-life examples, this evidence may be inconsistent, incomplete, or uncertain, making the problem…
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Epistemology Seminar: Catarina Dutilh Novaes (VU Amsterdam & St Andrews)
Epistemology Seminar: Catarina Dutilh Novaes (VU Amsterdam & St Andrews)
Speaker: Catarina Dutilh Novaes (VU Amsterdam & St Andrews)
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact: ceppadirector@st-andrews.ac.uk
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Moral Philosophy Reading Group
Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Contact: ceppadirector@st-andrews.ac.uk
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