Event Category: Department Talks
Department Talks
Talk: Tim Maudlin (Rutgers) – “The Physics of Geometry”
213 Caldwell HallChapel Hill Philosophy Speaker Series Talk by Tim Maudlin (Rutgers).
Job Talk: Jamin Asay – “Primitivism about Truth: From Frege’s Treadmill to the Doctrine of Omnipresence”
213 Caldwell HallConceptual primitivism about truth is the view that truth is among our most basic and fundamental concepts. It cannot be defined, analyzed, or reduced into concepts that are more fundamental. Primitivism is opposed to both traditional attempts at defining truth … Read more
ECOM Talk: Anne Bezuidenhout
Incubator Room, Hyde HallExpressive Communication and Origins of Meaning Research Group (ECOM) Advanced readings required. For readings and additional information on the Brute Meaning, Meaning-in-Context, and Meaning-in-MindSpeaker Series talks, please visit http://www.unc.edu/~dbar/
Job Talk: Cathay Liu
213 Caldwell HallJob Talk: Elanor Taylor
213 Caldwell HallSpeaker Series Talk: Thomas Hofweber
213 Caldwell Hall"Are there completely ineffable aspects of reality?"
ECOM Talk: Karen Neander
Incubator Room, Hyde HallExpressive Communication and Origins of Meaning Research Group (ECOM) Advanced readings required. For readings and additional information on the Brute Meaning, Meaning-in-Context, and Meaning-in-MindSpeaker Series talks, please visit http://www.unc.edu/~dbar/
ECOM Talk: Lisa Parr
Incubator Room, Hyde HallExpressive Communication and Origins of Meaning Research Group (ECOM) Advanced readings required. For readings and additional information on the Brute Meaning, Meaning-in-Context, and Meaning-in-MindSpeaker Series talks, please visit http://www.unc.edu/~dbar/
Speaker Series Talk: Tuomas Tahko (Finland)
213 Caldwell Hall"The Epistemology of Essence" Our epistemic access to essence is a topic which has received very little attention. This is partly due to confusion surrounding the notion of essence itself, and partly due to the sheer difficulty of coming up … Read more