We're delighted to invite you to the research seminar of the Department of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bucharest. These are organized in partnership with CELFIS\, the Center for Logic\, Philosophy and History of Science at UB.
\nFall 2023:
\nNovember 9\, 6pm: Torrance Fung (College of Idaho\, online)\, "Should We Colonize Mars?"
\nDecember 21\, 6pm: Alexandru Dragomir (University of Bucharest\, f2f) &\; Mihai Rusu (Babeș-Bolyai University\, Cluj\, online)\, "On Modal Expertise" \;
\nJanuary 29\, 4pm: Sophie Keeling (UNED\, Madrid\, online)\, "Reasons control: The research programme and its applications"
\nJanury 31\, 4pm: Sorin Bangu (University of Bergen\, f2f)\, "Wittgenstein on Scientism and Mathematics"
\nSpring 2024:
\nFebruary 26\, 4pm: Sandra Brâ\;nzaru (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "Understanding what it's like (empathy &\; VR experiences)"
\nMarch 7\, 6pm: Cătălin Teoharie (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "A new view of the Dark room problem under the Free Energy Principle framework"
\nMarch 21\, 2pm: Corneliu Bălan (National University of Science and Technology Politehnica București\, f2f)\, "De ce este mecanica fluidelor importantă pentru istoria și filosofia științei?" (in Romanian: "Why is fluid mechanics important for the history and philosophy of science?")
\nApril 4\, 2pm: \;Zuzanna Rucińska (University of Antwerp\, \;f2f)\, "Mindshaping Social Roles in Pretend Play"
\nApril 26\, 4pm: Bogdan Dumitrescu (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "The B-theory of Time and Libertarian Free Will"
\nMay 2\, 6pm: Reinhard Kahle (Universitä\;t Tü\;bingen\, online)\, "Formal Approaches Revisited"\; part of the CIVIS "Understanding causation in virtual reality"
\nMay 7\, 6pm: Daniel Raffini (Sapienza \;Università\; di Roma\, online)\, "The Ethics of Metaverse"\; part of the CIVIS "Understanding causation in virtual reality"
\nMay 20\, 4pm: Nora Grigore (Romanian Academy\, \;f2f)\, "Kant on duty and supererogation: a debate"
\nMay 21\, 4pm: Antonio Piccolomini d&rsquo\;Aragona (University of Siena\, f2f)\, "Proof-theoretic squeezing"
\nMay 22\, 5pm: Miklos Redei (London School of Economics\, \;f2f)\, "The Maxim of Probabilism"
\nMay 30\, 4pm: \;Romy Jaster (Humboldt University of Berlin\, online)\, "Dependence and Diversity in Echo Chambers" - talk organized and sponsored by Babeș-Bolyai University's Philosophy Department
\nJuly 5\, 5pm: Manuela Ungureanu (University of British Columbia\, \;f2f\, in Romanian)\, "Cuvintele: entități abstracte la î\;ndemâ\;na vorbitorilor şi pentru uzul lingviștilor?"
\nAugust: Ioan Muntean (UI Urbana &\; UT Rio Grande Valley\, \;f2f)\, TBA
\nPrevious events in the series are available at: \;
\n2021-22: \;https://philevents.org/event/show/93365 \;
\n2022-23: \;https://philevents.org/event/show/105249 \;
\nhttps://filosofie.unibuc.ro/category/seminar-cercetare-dft/ \;
\nhttps://icub.unibuc.ro/2022/06/14/workshop-semantic-cognition-and-truth/ \;
\nFor those of you who would like to join some of the meetings but have overlapping commitments\, we will do our best to record the meetings whenever everyone in attendance consents to it\, and to then upload the recordings on the Department's YouTube channel. Previous talks are available here:
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgUq3dN8CXI4L6DhZT1f_Q
\nStay tuned\, as there will be weekly announcements concerning the titles and abstracts of upcoming talks on the Facebook page titled "Seminarul Departamentului de Filosofie Teoretica UniBuc". \;
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