"Metaphysical Explanation by Constraint" Metaphysical explanation has enjoyed a surge of recent interest. But attention paid to metaphysical explanation has focused nearly exclusively on just one kind: those that work by providing information about what grounds what. Not all metaphysical … Read more

"Edenic Idealism" In this paper, I develop a novel semantic form of idealism about ordinary objects. According to edenic idealism, our ordinary object terms refer to items in the manifest world: the world of primitive objects and properties presented to … Read more

Jane Friedman will give a talk, “Inquiry and the Doxastic Attitudes”, as part of our annual Speaker Series, with a reception to follow.

Elijah Millgram will give a talk as part of our annual Speaker Series. Reception to follow. Who Was the Author of Nietzsche's Zarathustra? Why would Nietzsche have written a text that presents itself as the holy scripture of a nonexistent … Read more

Ram Neta, “Basing and Conjuring” Suppose you have a reason to vote.  Suppose also that it is a reason why you vote.  It doesn't follow from these two suppositions that it is a reason in light of which you vote.  What is it … Read more

Join us at the UNC Student Union, room 3205, for Philosophy in 15 Minutes presentations by Professors John Roberts, Ram Neta, and David Reeve! After the presentation, we will enjoy a reception in the art gallery with plenty of food … Read more

‘Toward a Value-Neutral Theory of Disability’ Elizabeth Barnes will give a talk as part of our annual Speaker Series. Reception to follow.

Tobias Gerstenberg (MIT), "A counterfactual simulation model of causal judgment" How do we make causal judgments? In this talk, I will present a counterfactual simulation model (CSM) of causal judgments that unifies different philosophical views on causation. The CSM predicts … Read more