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Philosophy events, week of 27th January

Research seminars next week (more information):

  • Thomas Hummel (Taste and Smell Clinic, University of Dresden), “Why and how we smell, how to measure olfactory function, and how to diagnose and treat olfactory loss,” at Glasgow’s Philosophy of Mind and Psychology Research Seminar on Monday, 27th January.
  • Suilin Lavelle (University of Edinburgh) at Glasgow’s Senior Seminar on Tuesday, 28th January.
  • Ema Sullivan-Bissett (University of Birmingham), “Epistemically Innocent Delusions: Support for the One-Stage Account,” at Edinburgh’s Epistemology Research Group on Wednesday, 29th January.
  • Javier Echenique  (University of Chile), “Human Life as a Basic Good: A Dialectical Critique,” at St Andrews’ Philosophy Club on Wednesday, 29th January.
  • Caspar Hare (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), “Procreation – Before and After,” at Edinburgh’s Visiting Speaker Seminar on Friday, 31st January.

Other events next week (more information):

  • Katherine Hawley (University of St Andrews) at St Andrews’ Philosophy Society on Tuesday, 28th January.
  • Peter Poellner (University of Warwick) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy Society on Thursday, 30th January.
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Philosophy events, week of 13th January

Research seminars next week (more information):

  • Chris Daly (University of Manchester) at Glasgow on Tuesday, 14th January.
  • Matthew Benton (University of Edinburgh) at Edinburgh’s Epistemology Research Group on Wednesday, 15th January.
  • Helen Beebee (University of Manchester) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Debates on Thursday, 16th January.
  • Sarah Broadie (University of St Andrews) at Edinburgh on Friday, 17th January.

Other events next week (more information):

  • Benedict Smith (University of Durham) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy Society on Thursday, 16th January.
  • Suffering and Normativity, Glasgow, 18th January.  Speakers: Brock Bastian, Manolo Martinez, Tom Johnstone, Jonathan Cohen, Matthew Fulkerson.
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Philosophy events, week of 16th December

Events next week (more information):

  • 2013 New Enlightenment Lecture, Edinburgh, on Monday, 9th December.  Speaker: Katherine Hawley (University of St Andrews), “Reckless Promises.”  Preceded by a roundtable with the Edinburgh Women in Philosophy Group.
  • Carl Gillett (Northern Illinois University), “You are a Brain: Exploring the Implications of Expansive Materialism,” at Edinburgh’s Philosophy, Psychology, and Informatics Group on Wednesday, 18th December.
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Philosophy events, week of 9th December

Events next week (more information):

  • Winter Reflectorium, St Andrews, 9th December.  Speakers: Sarah Broadie, Barbara Sattler, Justin Snedegar, Elizabeth Ashford, Stephen Read.
  • Self-Knowledge Workshop, Aberdeen, 13th – 14th December.  Speakers: Frederique de Vignemont (Institut Jean-Nicod), Tom Avery (Institut Jean-Nicod), Alexandre Billon (Institut Jean-Nicod), Marie Guillot (Institut Jean-Nicod/Southampton University), Stephan Torre (Northern Institute of Philosophy), Daniel Morgan (UCL), Kristina Musholt (University of Magdeburg), Guy Longworth (University of Warwick).
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Tomorrow: 2013 SPA Annual Meeting

A final reminder that the 2013 Scots Philosophical Association Annual Meeting will start tomorrow, Friday 6th December, at the University of Stirling, and continue on Saturday, 7th December.  Talks will be:

  • Martin Sticker (University of St Andrews/University of Stirling), “Kant and the Rationality of the Common Agent”
  • Martin Lipman (University of St Andrews/University of Stirling), “On Fine’s Fragmentalism”
  • Kevin Mulligan (University of Geneva), “Essentialism, Form, and Nonsense: Husserl and Wittgenstein.”
  • Zoe Drayson (University of Stirling), “Cognition, Rationality, and Science”
  • Simon Hope (University of Stirling), ”In Virtue of Our Common Humanity”

For more information: http://www.scotsphil.org.uk/2013-spa-annual-meeting-2/

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Philosophy events, week of 2nd December

Research seminars next week (more information):

  • Maria Alvarez (King’s College, London) at Glasgow on Tuesday, 3rd December.
  • Alex Doumas (University of Edinburgh), “Acquiring Structure from the World,” at Edinburgh’s Philosophy, Psychology, and Informatics Group on Wednesday, 4th December.
  • Nancy Cartwright (University of Durham/University of California, San Diego), “Predicting What Will Happen When We Intervene,” at Edinburgh’s Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Debates on Thursday, 5th December.  Preceded by a roundtable with the Edinburgh Women in Philosophy Group.

Other events next week (more information):

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Early registration for Annual Meeting closes 28th November

A reminder that early registration will close on 28th November for the 2013 SPA Annual Meeting, to be held at Stirling on 6th and 7th December.  (After 28th November, there will be a late registration fee.)  To register, fill out this online form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xaENL8N7C_offvD23juA2onb2pTG8SG9zH_k33SepDM/viewform

For more information on the meeting:

http://www.scotsphil.org.uk/2013-spa-annual-meeting-2/

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Philosophy events, week of 25th November

Research seminars next week (more information):

  • Charlotte Werndl (London School of Economics), “Climate Science, Evidence, and Double-Counting,” at Aberdeen on Tuesday, 26th November.
  • Benjamin Sachs (University of St Andrews) at Glasgow on Tuesday, 26th November.
  • Jessica Brown (University of St Andrews), “Evidence and Epistemic Evaluation,” at Edinburgh’s Epistemology Research Group on Wednesday, 27th November.
  • Tim Button (University of Cambridge), “How Much Does a Truth Weigh?,” at Stirling on Thursday, 28th November.
  • Jane Calvert (University of Edinburgh), “Synthetic Biology: The Engineering of Life?,” at Edinburgh’s Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Debates on Thursday, 28th November.
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Registration open for Annual Meeting

A reminder that registration is now open for the 2013 Annual Meeting at Stirling, which will be held on 6th and 7th December.  Early registration closes on 28th November.  To register, fill out this online form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xaENL8N7C_offvD23juA2onb2pTG8SG9zH_k33SepDM/viewform

The SPA has funds to cover child care costs for delegates.  If you’re interested in child care provision, please email Sonia Roca-Royes (sonia.rocaroyes@stir.ac.uk), the local organizer at Stirling.

For more information:

http://www.scotsphil.org.uk/2013-spa-annual-meeting-2/

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St Andrews’ Winter Reflectorium 2013/14

Monday, 9th December 2013

Seminar Room (104), Edgecliffe, University of St Andrews

  • 9:30: Sarah Broadie, “Corporeal Gods”
  • 10:45: Barbara Sattler, “What Is Doing the Explaining?”
  • 12:00: Justin Snedegar, “Contrastive Reasons to Withhold Belief”
  • 2.30: Elizabeth Ashford, “Violations of the Right to Subsistence”
  • 3.45: Stephen Read, “Pseudo-Scottish Curry”
  • 5.00: Reception & Publications Drinks
All welcome!
Organisers: Katherine Hawley (kjh5@st-andrews.ac.uk) & Jens Timmermann (jt28@st-andrews.ac.uk)
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Philosophy events, week of 18th November

Research seminars next week (more information):

  • Bryan Pickel (University of Edinburgh), “Naming, Saying, and Structure,” at Aberdeen on Tuesday, 19th November.
  • Alex Silk (University of Birmingham), “‘Ought’ and ‘Must’: Some Philosophical Therapy,” at Glasgow on Tuesday, 19th November.
  • Maria Alvarez (King’s College, London), “Dispositions, Reasons, and the Explanation of Action,” at St Andrews on Wednesday, 20th November.
  • Komarine Romdenh-Romluc (University of Nottingham) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy, Psychology, and Informatics Group on Wednesday, 20th November.
  • Igal Kvart (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), “The Autonomy of Knowledge,” at Stirling on Thursday, 21st November.
  • Fraser Macbride (University of Glasgow), at Edinburgh on Friday, 22nd November.

Other events next week (more information):

  • Dave Hume Fellowship Lecture, University of Edinburgh, 19th November.  Speaker: Peter Fosl (Transylvania University), “Hume and the Promise of Philosophy.”
  • Alex Long (University of St Andrews), “Relativism and Its Opponents in Greek Political Thought,” at St Andrews’ Philosophy Society on Tuesday, 19th November.
  • Nicholas Davey (University of Dundee) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy Society on Thursday, 21st November.
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Philosophy Think Tank

Coming up at Edinburgh:

Philosophy Think Tank

Thursday, 28 November 2013, 5.30pm

Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre, George Square, The University of Edinburgh

Philosophy Think Tank brings outstanding junior philosophers from around the world to Edinburgh to present their innovative research. Join us and find out about the future of philosophy!

Free, but ticketed. Please book your tickets at https://edinburgh-university-220.eventbrite.co.uk/

For more information: http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/philosophy/events/view/philosophy-think-tank

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Philosophy events, week of 11th November

Research seminars next week (more information):

  • Mitch Green (University of Connecticut), “Organic Meaning,” at Glasgow’s Philosophy of Mind and Psychology Research Seminar on Monday, 11th November.
  • James Ladyman (University of Bristol), “What is Ontic Structural Realism, and is There Any Truth to It?,” at Glasgow on Tuesday, 12th November.
  • Ashley Woodward (University of Dundee), “Information and Event,” at Dundee on Wednesday, 13th November.
  • Matthew Benton (University of Oxford) at Edinburgh’s Epistemology Research Group on Wednesday, 13th November.
  • Fiona Macpherson (University of Glasgow) at Stirling on Thursday, 14th November.
  • Guido Bacciagaluppi (University of Aberdeen), “Quantum Logic and Logical Pluralism,” at Edinburgh’s Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Debates on Thursday, 14th November.

Other events next week (more information):

  • Tim Mulgan (Auckland/St Andrews), “Ethics for Possible Futures,” at St Andrews’ Philosophy Society on Tuesday, 12th November.
  • Anna Baker (University of Edinburgh) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy Society on Thursday, 14th November.
  • Formal Metaphysics Workshop, St Andrews, 16th November.  Speakers: Mark Jago (University of Nottingham), Jean-David Lafrance (University of Oxford), Bryan Pickel (University of Edinburgh), Aaron Cotnoir (University of St Andrews).
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2013 SPA Annual Meeting

Registration is now open for the 2013 SPA Annual Meeting, which will be held on 6th and 7th December, 2013, at the University of Stirling.  Late registration charges will apply for registrations made after 28th November.

Registration is £5 for SPA members and free for students; dinner is £15/10 (with/without wine).  To register and sign up for diner, visit this site:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xaENL8N7C_offvD23juA2onb2pTG8SG9zH_k33SepDM/viewform

The programme (doc) is now available, which has details, links to maps, and accommodation suggestions.

The meeting will be held at the University of Stirling’s Cottrell Building, in rooms 2W5 and Lecture Theatre W1.  Here’s a map of campus (pdf).

And here’s a reminder of the schedule of events:

Friday, December 6th

  • 14:00-14:15: Registration and refreshments
  • 14:15-15:15: Martin Sticker (University of St Andrews/University of Stirling), “Kant and the Rationality of the Common Agent”
  • 15:15-16:15: Martin Lipman (University of St Andrews/University of Stirling), “On Fine’s Fragmentalism”
  • 16:30-17:30: Annual General Meeting (SPA members only)
  • 17:30-19:30: Keynote Address: Kevin Mulligan (University of Geneva), “Essentialism, Form, and Nonsense: Husserl and Wittgenstein.”
  • 20:00: Dinner

Saturday, December 7th

  • 10:00-11:15: Zoe Drayson (University of Stirling), “Cognition, Rationality, and Science”
  • 11:15-11:30: Coffee break
  • 11:30-12:45: Simon Hope (University of Stirling), “In Virtue of Our Common Humanity”
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Philosophy events, week of 4th November

Research seminars next week (more information):

  • Augustín Rayo (MIT) at Arché’s Models, Modality, and Meaning Seminar on Monday, 4th November.
  • Matthew Clayton (University of Warwick) at Glasgow on Tuesday, 5th November.
  • Christine Straehle (CEPPA Fellow/University of Ottawa), “Autonomy, Agency, and Vulnerability,” at St Andrews on Wednesday, 6th November.
  • Jillian Craigie (University College, London) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy, Psychology, and Informatics Group on Wednesday, 6th November.
  • Rob Trueman (University of Stirling) at Stirling on Thursday, 7th November.
  • Barbara Sattler (University of St Andrews) at Edinburgh on Friday, 8th November.

Other events next week (more information):

  • Jesper Kallestrup (University of Edinburgh) at St Andrews’ Philosophy Society on Tuesday, 5th November.
  • Andrew Mason (University of Edinburgh) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy Society on Thursday, 7th November.
  • Scottish Workshop on Theory of Mind, Stirling, 8th November.  Speakers: J. Perner and M. Schurz (Salzburg), Josephine Ross (Dundee),  Doherty, Langton, and McIntyre (UEA), Jim Anderson (Stirling), J. Gomez and T. Ruoting (Stirling), Jane Suilin Lavelle (Edinburgh), Tillman Vierkant (Edinburgh), E. Rafetseder and J. Perner (Stirling), Mante Nieuwland (Edinburgh).
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Philosophy events, week of 28th October

Research seminars next week (more information):

  • Jeremy Dunham (University of Edinburgh) at Dundee on Wednesday, 30th October.
  • Tim O’Connor (Indiana University), “Two Concepts of Emergence,” at St Andrews on Wednesday, 30th October.
  • Paul Faulkner (University of Sheffield), “A Virtue Theory of Testimony,” at Edinburgh’s Epistemology Research Group on Wednesday, 30th October, and at Stirling on Thursday, 31st October.

Other events next week (more information):

  • Gifford Lecture, Edinburgh, 28th October.  Speaker: Onora O’Neill, “From Toleration to Freedom of Expression.”
  • Patrick Greenough (University of St Andrews), “Paradox and Disease,” at St Andrews’ Philosophy Society on Tuesday, 29th October.
  • Louis Resnick (University of Edinburgh) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy Society on Thursday, 31st October.
  • Arché/CMSN Graduate Conference, St Andrews, 2nd – 3rd November. Keynote speakers: Jennifer Hornsby (Birkbeck), Roger White (MIT).
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Philosophy events, week of 21st October

Research seminars (more information):

  • Nick Treanor (University of Edinburgh), “Quantities of Knowledge,” at Glasgow on Tuesday, 22nd October.
  • Robert Williams (University of Leeds), “Rationally Illogical,” at St Andrews on Wednesday, 23rd October.
  • Sanneke De Haan (University of Amsterdam), “An Enactive Approach to Psychiatry: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Deep Brain Stimulation as a Test Case,” at Edinburgh’s Philosophy, Psychology, and Informatics Group on Wednesday, 23rd October.
  • Robert Williams (University of Leeds) at Edinburgh on Friday, 25th October.

Other events (more information)

  • Sarah Broadie (University of St Andrews) at St Andrews’ Philosophy Society on Tuesday, 22nd October.
  • Gunnar Bjornsson (University of Stockholm) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy Society on Thursday, 24th October.
  • Peter van Inwagen (Notre Dame University) at St Andrews’ Philosophy Society on Friday, 25th October.
  • Normative Language Workshop, St Andrews, 26th – 27th October.  Speakers: Gilbert Harman, Jennifer Carr, Matthew Chrisman and Graham Hubbs, Janice Dowell, Dorit Bar-On, Mike Ridge, Frank Jackson, Stephen Finlay.
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Normative Language Workshop

26th – 27th October 2013

St Andrews, School II

Website

Description: The study of normative and evaluative language has always had an important place in metaethics. Recently both the volume and sophistication of research on this topic has increased immensely. This work is interesting in its own right; but it also promises to shed light on issues in both substantive normative philosophy and in the study of natural language more generally. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers doing exciting work on different topics related to normative language.

Speakers:

  • Gilbert Harman
  • Jennifer Carr
  • Matthew Chrisman and Graham Hubbs
  • Janice Dowell
  • Mike Ridge
  • Stephen Finlay
  • Dorit Bar-On
  • Frank Jackson

Inquires to arche@st-andrews.ac.uk

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Philosophy events, week of 14th October

Next week’s research seminars (more information):

  • Ken Gimes (Birkbeck), “Knowledge, Counterfactuals, and Content,” at Glasgow on Tuesday, 15th October.
  • Charity Anderson (University of Oxford), “Knowledge, Practical Adequacy, and Stakes,” at Edinburgh’s Epistemology Research Group on Wednesday, 16th October.
  • Tim Crane (University of Cambridge), “No Identity Without an Entity,” at Stirling on Thursday, 17th October.
  • Steven French (University of Leeds), “Between Braque and Beethoven: Scientific Theories as Representations,” at Edinburgh’s Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Debates on Thursday, 17th October.
  • Brie Gertler (University of Virginia), “Vehicle Externalism and Agency,” at Edinburgh on Friday, 18th October.

Other events next week (more information):

  • Workshop on Haslanger on Ameliorative Projects, St Andrews, 14th – 15th October.  Speakers: Sally Haslangar (MIT), Ishani Maitra (Michigan), Mark Richard (Harvard), Jennifer Saul (Sheffield), Katharine Jenkins (Sheffield), Herman Cappelen (St Andrews).
  • Sarah Broadie (University of St Andrews) at St Andrews’ Philosophy Society on Tuesday, 15th October.
  • Mike Ridge (University of Edinburgh) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy Society on Thursday, 17th October.
  • Basic Knowledge Final Workshop, Aberdeen, 18th – 19th October.
  • 2nd Extended Knowledge Workshop, Edinburgh, 18th October.  Speakers: Sandy Goldberg (Northwestern), Brie Gertler (Virginia), Kati Farkas (CEU), Asa Wikforss (Stockholm), Chris Kelp (Leuven).
  • Social Epistemology Workshop, St Andrews, 19th – 20th October.  Speakers: David Christensen (Brown), Alvin Goldman (Rutgers), Alison Hills (Oxford), Jennifer Lackey (Northwestern), Miriam Schoenfield (Texas, Austin), Brian Weatherson (Michigan/St Andrews).