Title: Transparency, Self-Knowledge, and the Sociality of Belief Abstract: Several prominent accounts of our knowledge of our own beliefs appeal to the transparency of the question "Do you believe that p?" to the question "Is p true?": we typically answer the former … Read more
Join the Philosophy Department for a viewing of My Dinner with Andre (1981)! Old friends Wallace (Wallace Shawn) and Andre (Andre Gregory) haven't seen each another in five years and agree to meet for dinner. Andre, a once well-known theater director, … Read more
The PPE Society’s Seventh Annual Meeting will be held in New Orleans, November 2-4, 2023 at the Westin New Orleans. The room block is now open! Book your room(s) HERE before October 2, 2023 to receive the discounted group rate at … Read more
This is a free lecture, open to the public, with Q&A to follow! Pizza will be provided after the event, so stick around! Abstract: What did it mean to be a traitor in seventeenth-century England? Over the course of … Read more
Please reach out to Kyle Cessna or Thomas Mattessich for more information. Lunch will be provided.
Dr. Josh May discusses his new book "Neuroethics: Agency in the Age of Brain Science" Contact daniel_moseley@med.unc.edu for Zoom link Neuroethics answers ethical questions raised by brain science through captivating cases, philosophical analysis, and scientific evidence. The book covers core … Read more
Title: The Background Virtues Abstract: When you read this sentence, you're looking at black letters that make up the words. But you're also looking at a white background that is both necessary for and implied by those black letters. Taking this … Read more
Program: 2:30 - 2:40: Welcome (Organizers: Mohit Bansal and Thomas Hofweber) 2:40 - 3:20: Stanley Ahalt (UNC) “The AI revolution: universities' challenges, responsibilities, and accountability.” 3:20 - 4:00: Chudi Zhong (Duke) “Towards Trustworthy AI: Interpretable Machine Learning Algorithms that Produce … Read more
Please reach out to Kyle Cessna or Thomas Mattessich for more information. Lunch will be provided.
Join the Philosophy Department for a viewing of Spirited Away (2002)! 10-year-old Chihiro (Daveigh Chase) moves with her parents to a new home in the Japanese countryside. After taking a wrong turn down a wooded path, Chihiro and her parents discover … Read more
