Work in Progress Talk: Vida Yao, “Strong-Willed Akrasia”
213 Caldwell HallVida Yao will present, "Strong-Willed Akrasia (and a new old conception of weakness of will)". All graduate students are encouraged to attend; lunch will be provided.
Event Category: 2015 - 2016
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2015 - 2016
Talk: John Broome, “Climate Change: Life and Death”
John Broome is currently the White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Broome was educated at the University of Cambridge, at the University of London and at the Massachusetts … Read more
Speaker: John Broome (University of Oxford), “Reason Versus Ought”
213 Caldwell HallJohn Broome is currently the White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Broome was educated at the University of Cambridge, at the University of London and at the Massachusetts … Read more
Work in Progress Talk: Caleb Harrison
213 Caldwell HallAll graduate students are encouraged to attend; lunch will be provided.
Philosophy @ The Movies: “Robot & Frank”
213 Caldwell HallJoin us for a screening of Robot & Frank, and a philosophical discussion led by Caleb Harrison and Lauren Townsend. Dinner will be provided! This event is free and open to all students.
Workshop in Early Modern Philosophy
213 Caldwell HallNoa Shein Ben-Gurion University "Spinoza on Finite Modes" Friday, September 18 10:30-12:00 paper available from Alan Nelson: anelson@unc.edu
Speaker Series: Richard Pettigrew (University of Bristol)
213 Caldwell HallRichard Pettigrew will present, “Accuracy and the Laws of Credence”. Abstract: An agent’s degrees of belief should satisfy the axioms of probability. She should update her degrees of belief in the light of new evidence in line with the Bayesian rule of conditionalization. If … Read more
Ethics Around the Table: Amina White
"Does no really mean no in trauma-informed medical care?" Dr. Amina White is Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, UNC School of Medicine. She will be speaking about dilemmas that clinicians face in providing obstetrical care for survivors of … Read more
Work in Progress Talk: Larisa Svirsky, “In Defense of the Practical Non-Sequitur”
213 Caldwell HallAll graduate students are encouraged to attend; lunch will be provided.
PPE Undergraduate Weekend Seminar
213 Caldwell HallThis is an intensive one day seminar on “Equality: Whether and Why It Matters” for undergraduates. Professor Barry Maguire will be leading the discussion. There will be four sessions: What is Equality of Opportunity? What is Equality of Status? Does … Read more