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Speaker Series: Calvin Normore (McGill/UCLA)

213 Caldwell Hall

"Descartes' Generosity" C.G. Normore In what is sometimes called the letter on the Sovereign Good  (to Christina Nov. 20, 1647) Descartes claims that our chief good " and consists only in a firm will to do well, and the contentment … Read more

Speaker Series: Jenann Ismael (University of Arizona)

Caldwell 213

Jenann Ismael will present a Speaker Series talk.  "Human Action Through the Lenses of Physics" This is a big picture talk that discusses the question of how human action (and more specifically decision) fits into the kind of deterministic dynamical … Read more

Public Lecture: Luc Bovens

Caldwell 105 ,

“How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways” Luc Bovens A core challenge in the Philosophy of Love is to account for love’s constancy: True love is not subject to trading up and it persists in the face … Read more