Department Talk: Matt Kotzen, “Conditional Oughts”
213 Caldwell HallMatt Kotzen will give a talk to the department titled, "Conditional Oughts".
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Department Talks
Speaker Series: Sean Carroll (California Institute of Technology), “Quantum Field Theory and the Limits of Knowledge”
Sean Carroll will give a talk as part of our annual Speaker Series. "Quantum Field Theory and the Limits of Knowledge" Quantum Field Theory (QFT) is the successful paradigm underlying modern theoretical physics, including the "Core Theory" of the Standard … Read more
Department Talk: Alan Nelson, “Descartes on the very limited value of mathematics”
213 Caldwell HallThis event is open to all; pizza will be provided!
Speaker Series: Ruth Chang (Rutgers), “Hard Choices”
213 Caldwell HallProfessor Ruth Chang will give a paper as part of our annual Speaker Series. When Ruth Chang graduated from college, she was presented with a choice: Should she pursue a career in philosophy, or a career in law? Soon after finishing Harvard … Read more
Speaker Series: A.W. Eaton (University of Illinois)
213 Caldwell HallA.W. Eaton is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois. She received her Ph.D. from The University of Chicago in both philosophy and art history in 2003. She works on topics in feminism, aesthetics and philosophy of art, value … Read more
Philosophy in 15 Minutes
Gerrard HallJoin us at Gerrard Hall for an evening of food, drink, and philosophy! Professors Jim Lesher, Gillian Russell, and Russ Shafer-Landau will each present a short, fifteen minute talk that you won't want to miss! This event is free and … Read more
PPE Talk: Harry Brighouse
Caldwell 105 ,"What's So Great About Bedtime Stories?: Parents, Children, and Equality of Opportunity" Harry Brighouse is a Professor of Philosophy and Affiliate Professor of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. To see a complete bio, please visit his website. … 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
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