In Conversation: Exploring the Philosophy of Money and Finance &ndash\; Series III
\nA series of interviews with contributors to The Philosophy of Money and Finance (Hardcover\, OUP 2024\; Paperback\, fall 2025)
\nSchedule
\n"Truth in Financial Accounting"
Author: Christopher J. Cowton (Emeritus\, University of Huddersfield)
Interviewer: Lisa Warenski (CUNY Graduate Center)
Date and Time: 15 January 2026\, 18:00 CET
"Green Central Banking" \;
Authors: Peter Dietsch (University of Victoria)\; Clé\;ment Fontan (University of Louvain)
Interviewer: Jens van't Klooster
Date and Time: 25 March 2026\, 18:00 CET
"On the Wrongfulness of Bank Contributions to Financial Crises"
Author: \;Richard Endö\;rfer (University of Gothenburg)
Interviewer: Kobi Finestone (Univeresity of San Diego)
Date and Time: 01 June 2026\, 18:00 CET
"Bitcoins Left and Right: A Normative Assessment of a Digital Currency"
Authors: Lars Lindblom and Joakim Sandberg
Interviewer: TBA
Date and Time: September (TBA) 2026\, 18:00 CET
This is a zoom series on the value of consciousness\, taking place every first Tuesday of the month at noon Eastern time in the US/6pm in Europe. The program is below. The zoom link is this:
\nhttps://riceuniversity.zoom.us/j/93096236283?pwd=s6SO6NqrM5mnGpqjFtKNfTNoxaHGUg.1
\nProgram:
\nSept. 2: Takuya Niikawa\, &ldquo\;Consciousness Aesthetics&rdquo\;
Oct. 7: Anna Giustina\, &ldquo\;Prospects for an Aesthetics of Consciousness&rdquo\;
Nov. 11: Emad Atiq\, ""Agency\, Normativity\, and Acquaintance"
Dec. 2: Lé\;a Salje\, &ldquo\;Feeling Like Oneself&rdquo\;
Jan. 6: David Builes\, &ldquo\;Four Views of the First Person&rdquo\;
Feb. 3: Adrià\; Moret\, &ldquo\;No Welfare without Sentience&rdquo\;
Mar. 3: Gwen Bradford\, &ldquo\;Dreams and Incommunicable Aesthetic Value&rdquo\;
Apr. 7: Enrico Terrone\, "The Type-Token Dilemma for the Aesthetics of Consciousness"
May 5: Leonard Dung\, &ldquo\;Varieties of Sentientism About Moral Standing&rdquo\;
Dear All\, \; I am very excited to announce the start of a bi-weekly online research seminar series: \;Philosophy of Science of Decision Making. \;
\nThe aim of the series is to bring together philosophers of science and decision researchers across the cognitive\, behavioral\, and social sciences to discuss new and evolving trends in the study of human and non-human decision making. This includes topics such as practical reasoning and deliberation\, preference formation\, \;learning and optimization methods\, \;tool use and decision-enhancing (and -disrupting) technologies\, irrational and aberrant choice\, addiction\, self control and commitment strategies. \;
\nThe seminar series does not privilege any particular philosophical or scientific perspective\; it seeks to provide a wide and welcoming platform for both speakers and attendees representing diverse fields\, targets of study\, and modes and methodologies of analysis to share ideas and research in progress. Seminars typically will last 90 mins (45-60 minutes for presentation followed by Q&\;A). \;
\nThe seminar series will kick off on \;September 12th @ 14:00 CET (GMT +2) \;with a talk by \;Professor Don Ross \;(University College Cork and University of Cape Town). Please note that the \;talk has changed since the first announcement of the series. Professor Ross will now present his research on "Integrating the economics of networks with quantitative sociology " (the keywords and abstract can be found on the website). \; \;
\nFuture speakers also include: \; \;
\nArmin Schulz \;(University of Kansas)
Camilla Colombo \;(RWTH Aachen University)
Magda Osman \;(University of Cambridge)
Aliya Rumana \;(University of Pittsburgh)
José\; L. Bermú\;dez \;(Texas A&\;M University)
Conrad Heilmann \;(Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Angelica Kaufmann \;(University of Milan)
Wim De Neys \;(Sorbonne Paris Cité\; University)
Malvina Ongaro \;(Politecnico di Milano)
Magdalena Małecka \;(University of Copenhagen)
Lukas Beck \;(Leibniz University Hannover)
Enrico Petracca \;(Konrad Lorenz Institute)
Matteo Colombo \;(University of Tilburg) \; \;
If you are interested to attend this seminar and/or become a regular participant in the series\, please email me at \;james.grayot@gmail.com \;with the subject line \;PhilSciDec. Video conference links will be sent only to those who register with me by email prior to each seminar. \;Note: if you have already signed up for the seminar series\, you need not reply to this or future calls for participation. \; \;
\nFor more information about the dates and topics of future talks\, visit the website. \;
\nSincerely\, James Grayot
ORGANIZER;CN=James Grayot: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T170000 SUMMARY:STAL Seminar UID:20260321T134247Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Slurring Terms Across Languages (STAL) is an international and interdisciplinary network whose primary aim is to promote work on slurs\, pejoratives\, expressives and evaluative terms in general\, from languages that have been seldom discussed in the recent philosophical and semantic literature\, and in particular\, from sign languages and non-Indo-European languages. Its main aim is to bring to light new empirical data and uncover novel interesting phenomena that may have the potential to challenge current theories. Empirical studies of the expressions mentioned from such languages\, comparisons with English slurs\, as well as wider cross-linguistic approaches and developments of extant theories in application to the new data or previously neglected phenomena are encouraged too.
\nThe network's coordinators are \;Isidora Stojanovic \;(Pompeu Fabra University/CNRS-Institut Jean Nicod) &\; \;Dan Zeman \;(University of Porto). More information about the network and its activities can be found at \;https://sites.google.com/view/stalnetwork. To contact the network coordinators\, please write to stalnetwork@gmail.com.
\nThe STAL Seminar features monthly\, online talks by researchers tackling issues \;related to the study of slurs\, pejoratives\, expressives and evaluative terms in general\, from less studied languages. The meetings in the 2025-2026 academic year take place on MONDAYS\, 14:30-16:00 Central European Time (CET). The list of speakers is the following (exact dates to be provided soon):
\n- OCTOBER 2025: Luvell Anderson (University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign)
\n- NOVEMBER 2025: Claire Horisk (University of Missouri)
\n- DECEMBER 2025: Xavier Villalba (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
\n- JANUARY 2026: Daisy Dixon (Cardiff University)
\n- FEBRUARY 2026: Elisabeth Camp (Rutgers University)
\n- MARCH 2026: Leopold Hess (Jagiellonian University)
\n- APRIL 2026: Robin Jeshion (University of Southern California)
\n- MAY 2026: Yim Binh Felix Sze (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
\n- JUNE 2026: Mingya Liu (Humboldt University of Berlin)
ORGANIZER;CN=Isidora Stojanovic;CN=Dan Zeman: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20251001T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260630T170000 SUMMARY:Polysemy in the Evaluative Sphere UID:20260321T134248Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Faculty of Letters\, University of Porto\, Via Panorâmica s/n\, Porto\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:POLYSEMY IN THE EVALUATIVE SPHERE
\nIn-person: Faculty of Letters\, University of Porto\, Via Panorâ\;mica s/n
\nOnline: Zoom
\nThis is a biweekly seminar pertaining to the project Slurs and the Lexicon: A Rich-Lexicon Approach to Slurs and Other Evaluative Expressions - LEXISLUR (2023.05952.CEECIND\; PI: Dan Zeman). The main aim of the project is to offer a polysemy account fit for evaluative expressions and to assess to what extent a unified approach to the entire evaluative sphere is feasible. Much work on polysemy can be found in lexical semantics - the branch of semantics that studies the meaning of words\, their internal structure and interrelations\, etc. However\, while the debate about polysemy of various expressions has produced an impressive amount of work\, not much material on the polysemy of evaluative expressions exists in that area. The purpose of this seminar is twofold: first\, to get acquainted with the essential literature on polysemy (via in-person sessions dedicated to reading and discussing the relevant papers)\; second\, to feature current work on polysemy as applied to evaluative expressions (via online talks by invited speakers). In this way\, participants will both acquire knowledge about polysemy in general and see how the discussions in lexical semantics can be applied to the evaluative sphere.
\nIn-person meetings
\nNext meeting: NOVEMBER 5\, 15:00-16:30 WET: \;Marina Ortega André\;s &\; Agustin Vicente\, "Polysemy and co-predication"\, \;Glossa \;4(1)\, 2019.
\nPast meetings: \;OCTOBER 15\, 16.30-18.00 WET: \;Michelle Liu\, "Polysemy and Philosophy"\, \;Philosophy Compass \;20: e70040\, 2025.
\nFuture readings:
\nNicholas Asher\, Lexical Meaning in Context: A Web of Words\, Cambridge University Press\, 2011 (excerpts).
\nRobyn Carston\, "Polysemy: pragmatics and sense conventions"\, Mind &\; Language 36(1): 108-133\, 2021.
\nJohn Collins\, "Copredication as illusion"\, Journal of Semantics 40(2-3): 359-389\, 2023.
\nSteven Frisson\, "Semantic underspecification in language processing"\, Language and Linguistics Compass 3(1): 111-127\, 2009.
\nLotte Hogeweg &\; Agustin Vicente\, "On the nature of the lexicon"\, Journal of Linguistics 56(4): 865-891\, 2020.
\nRay Jackendoff\, Semantic Structures\, MIT Press\, 1990 (excerpts).
\nIngrid Lossius Falkum &\; Agustin Vicente\, "Polysemy"\, Oxford Bibliographies Online\, 2020.
\nJames Pustejovsky\, The Generative Lexicon\, MIT Press\, 1995 (excerpts).
\nPetra Schumacher\, "When combinatorial processing results in reconceptualization: Towards a new approach of compositionality"\, Frontiers of Psychology 4: 677\, 2013.
\nAgustin Vicente\, "Polysemy and word meaning"\, Philosophical Studies\, 175(4): 947-968\, 2018.
\nAgustin Vicente\, "Approaches to co-predication"\, Journal of Pragmatics 182: 348-357\, 2021.
\nOnline talks
\nNext talk: NOVEMBER 21\, 11:00-12.30 WET: Marina Ortega-André\;s (University of the Basque Country)\, "When this chef says pot: The importance of the speaker's identity in understanding ambiguous words"
\nPast talks: \;OCTOBER 31\, 11:00-12:30 WET: \;Michelle Liu (Monash University)\, "Ad Hoc Concepts\, Polysemy\, and Verbal Disputes"
\nFuture talks (schedule and titles TBA): \;John Collins &\; Agustin Vicente\, Tamara Dobler\, Jessica Keiser\, Michelle Liu\, Ingrid Lossius Falkum\, Emanuel Viebahn
ORGANIZER;CN=Dan Zeman;CN=Alba Moreno Zurita: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T170000 SUMMARY:UK XPHI Online UID:20260321T134249Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce the next series of our monthly online workshop devoted to discussion of work in progress in experimental philosophy. The workshop is usually held via Teams\, the second Wednesday of each month\, 16:00-18:00 UK time. \; Details of 2025/26 season TBC
\n \; ORGANIZER;CN=James Andow;CN=Eugen Fischer: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260604T170000 SUMMARY:Sign\, Language\, Reality Seminar 2025/26 UID:20260321T134250Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Sign. Language\, Reality (SLR) Seminar Series 2025/26
\nWe are pleased to announce the program for the upcoming academic year of the Sign. Language\, Reality (SLR) Seminar\, hosted by the Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Warsaw and the Polish Semiotic Society. The series brings together scholars working on philosophy of language\, logic\, philosophy of linguistics\, theoretical semiotics\, and related areas.
\nProgram 2025/26:
\n9 October 2025 &mdash\; Franç\;ois Recanati (Collè\;ge de France)
Mental files\, concepts\, and modes of presentation
23 October 2025 &mdash\; Antonina Jamrozik (University of Warsaw)
Why do we need the notion of a lie? Considerations from the case of presuppositional lies
6 November 2025 &mdash\; Edward Zalta (Stanford University)
How to Ground Semantics in Higher-Order Metaphysics
4 December 2025 &mdash\; Thomas Hodgson (University of Gdansk / Shanxi University)
The act-type theory of propositions as a theory of empty names
22 January 2026 &mdash\; Hannes Leitgeb (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
The Additive Logic of Epistemic Reasons. An Axiomatic Account
19 February 2026 &mdash\; Piotr Stalmaszczyk (University of Lodz)
Conceptual Engineering\, Semiotics and Metalinguistics
19 March 2026 &mdash\; Merel Semeijn (University of Groningen)
Common ground in non-face-to-face settings
16 April 2026 &mdash\; Louis Rouillé\; (University of Liè\;ge)
The dynamics of fictional names: an antirealist perspective
21 May 2026 &mdash\; Diego Feinmann (IPI PAN)
Theories of Relevance
4 June 2026 &mdash\; Antonio Negro &\; Salvatore Pistoia-Reda (Università\; degli Studi di Siena)
The contradiction puzzle for logicality
Participation is free and open to all scholars.
\nZoom information:
The seminar will be held online. To join the meeting\, please use the Zoom information below:
https://uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/j/92716044372?pwd=0l7PETAOwqQDBKTMCnheYQN7ag7zx1.1
ID: 927 1604 4372
Code: 697648
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We are very pleased to announce the 6th season (2025&ndash\;2026) of:
MONTHLY PHENOMENOLOGY
An online forum of discussion on recent work in phenomenology \;
Description: This series of talks gathers together scholars interested in phenomenology and its relation to contemporary issues in philosophy\, especially in the philosophy of mind. It establishes a forum of discussion where people can meet on a regular basis and present their work-in-progress or recent publications. The topics addressed will stretch from the history of early phenomenology to the systematic application of phenomenological insights in recent debates in analytic philosophy. \;
Schedule: The talks will take place once a month on a Friday from October to May. Time: 10:15am ET\, 3:15pm GMT/GMT+1\, 4:15pm CET. Talks last 90 minutes\, including a 45 minutes Q&\;A. \;
Participation: Talks are held on \;zoom. To participate\, please send an email to \;hamid.taieb@hu-berlin.de \;with the heading "Registration Monthly Phenomenology". A zoom link will be sent to you the day preceding each talk. \;
Programme:
Francesca Forlè\; (Università\; Vita-Salute San Raffaele)
Embodied Affectivity. A Phenomenological Account of the Connection between Affective Phenomena and Bodily Expressions
Friday\, \;24 October 2025
James Kinkaid (Bilkent University)
Husserlian Idealism and the Identity Theory of Truth
28 November 2025
Maryam Ebrahimi Dinani (University of Neuchâ\;tel)
Adolf Reinach's Theory of Social Acts: Illuminating Debates on Joint and Collective Intentionality
5 December \;2025 \;
Pascale Roure (Yildiz Technical University)
Phenomenology in Turkey
16 January 2026 \;
Benoit Guilielmo (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Exploring the Essence of Bullshit through Early Phenomenology (Kolnai and Hildebrand)
20 \;February 2026 \;
Lorenza D'Angelo (Pompeu Fabra University)
Pleasure\, Pain and Introspection
6 \;March 2026 \;
Mohammed Saleh Zarepour (University of Manchester)
The Flying Man and the Transparency of (Self-)Knowledge
24 April 2026 \;
Sebastian Watzl (University of Oslo)
Attention Norms and Frames. On the Social Organisation of Experience
8 May 2026
Convenors:
Guillaume Fré\;chette (University of Geneva)
Marta Jorba (Pompeu Fabra \;University)
Alessandro Salice (University College Cork)
Hamid Taieb (Humboldt University Berlin)
Í\;ngrid Vendrell-Ferran (Philipps University Marburg) \;
Organized on behalf of the \;Network for Phenomenological Research \;
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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. Here are talks scheduled so far:
\nFall 2025:
\nOctober 28\, 5pm: Alexandru Dragomir &\; Andrei Mărăşoiu (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "The Inconstant Moral Expert: the case of LLMs"
\nNovember 25\, 4pm: Nicholas Rimell (Chinese University of Hong Kong\, hybrid via Zoom)\, "A Metaphysics of Despair"
\nNovember 28\, 2pm: Micah Thomas Pimaro\, Jr. (University of Calabar\, \;f2f)\, "Placide Tempels&rsquo\;s Metaphysics: A challenge or a trap for African philosophy?"
\nDecember 2\, 3pm: Nora Grigore (Romanian Academy\, Institute of Philosophy and Psychology\, f2f)\, "Worthiness and Expediency: a Distinction without a Difference?"
\nDecember 19\, 2pm: Alin Olteanu (Shanghai International Studies University\, ICUB\, \;f2f)\, "Iconic Imagination in Modeling: A Semiotic Approach to Scientific Inquiry"
\nJanuary 16\, 2pm: Marco Facchin (University of Antwerp\, hybrid via Zoom)\, \;"Is mental content an illusion?" \;
\nJanuary 22\, 12pm: Sandra Brâ\;nzaru (University of Bucharest\, CELFIS\, FPSE\, \;f2f)\, "Conceptualising Empathy"
\nFebruary 10\, 4pm: Marian Călborean (OPTI Software &\; University of Bucharest\, f2f)\, "The minimal ontology of time" \;
\nSpring 2026:
\nMarch: Constantin Stoenescu (University of Bucharest\, CELFIS\, \;f2f)\, "Revisiting 'The Normative Structure of Science' "
\nMarch 27\, 2pm: Erik Myin (University of Antwerp\, \;hybrid \;via Zoom)
\nMarch 30: \;Mariona Eiren Miyata-Sturm (University of Oxford\, f2f)
\nApril 3: \;René\; \;van Woudenberg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam\, \;hybrid \;via Zoom)\, 'Are LLMs Authors?'
\nApril: Alexandru Nicolae (University of Bucharest\, Faculty of Letters\; Romanian Academy\, Institute of Linguistics\, \;f2f)
\nApril: Cătălin Teoharie (University of Bucharest\, CELFIS\, \;f2f)
\nApril: Paula Tomi (National University of Science and Technology 'Politehnica' Bucharest\, \;f2f)
\nApril: Daian Bica (Heinrich Heine University\, \;hybrid)
\nMay: Andrei Moldovan (University of Salamanca)
\nMay: Ioan Muntean (UT Rio Grande Valley\, UI Urbana\, \;f2f)
\nJuly: Mihai Rusu (Babeş Bolyai University\, ICUB\, hybrid)
\nSeptember: Oana Şerban (University of Bucharest\, CCIIF\, \;f2f)
\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
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrei Mărăşoiu": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260201T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T170000 SUMMARY:Inquiry Network WIP Talks (Spring 2026) UID:20260321T134253Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Inquiry Network WIP Talks feature presentations of work in progress related to inquiry\, broadly understood. For example\, presentations might discuss (but are not limited to): the epistemology of inquiry\, the metaphysics of inquiry\, ethical norms of inquiry\, historical perspectives on inquiry\, or the structure of scientific inquiry.
We aim to foster the sharing of ideas in an inclusive\, welcoming and low-pressure environment. Papers that are already accepted for publication will not be accepted. We aim to be sensitive to the needs of early-career scholars.
The group meets biweekly on Zoom during each of the Fall and Spring semesters. Meeting times are determined shortly before the beginning of each semester with the goal of finding a time that works for as many members as possible. Special consideration is given to finding a meeting time that works for presenters of accepted papers.
I am excited to share that the \;Reconstructing Carnap Webinar Series \;will resume in \;February 2026! Please find the official flyer attached. All talks will take place from \;4:30 PM to 6:30 PM CET \;(10:30 AM&ndash\;12:30 PM EST).
The webinar can be accessed via the following link: https://meet.google.com/uaq-jqpf-mwr
Schedule of speakers:
The series is organized in collaboration with \;Carnap in Context IV \;(Ö\;AW\, FWF Grant PAT7905424) and \;Rudolf Carnap Digital \;(MCMP\, LMU Munich). \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Caterina Del Sordo;CN=Luca Oliva;CN=Silvano Zipoli Caiani: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260220T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260522T170000 SUMMARY:Online Bayle Seminar 2026 : Education and Pedagogy in the Philosopher of Rotterdam UID:20260321T134255Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The \;Online Bayle Seminar \;is a study and research group devoted to the figure of Pierre Bayle. In the very spirit of the &ldquo\;Republic of Letters&rdquo\; so dear to Bayle\, it seeks to be both international and interdisciplinary\, and aims&mdash\;thanks to the possibilities offered by online communication&mdash\;to overcome the divisions between schools and approaches that have sometimes characterized Bayle scholarship. Founded in 2025\, the seminar hosted in its first year a series of talks on various themes in Bayle\, such as atheism\, tolerance\, and the \;Dictionary. It thus provided an opportunity to discover the most recent research on Bayle carried out in Europe as well as in the Americas and Asia.
\nFor this second year\, we have chosen to develop the seminar&rsquo\;s format around a concrete theme through which Bayle&rsquo\;s work and thought&mdash\;and the context in which he evolved&mdash\;will be analyzed. The objective of this new format is to examine the production of the philosopher of Rotterdam in a more systematic way. Sessions will alternate between reading workshops devoted to the study of selected passages circulated beforehand\, and talks on specific topics. The theme for this second year is \;&ldquo\;Education and Pedagogy in Bayle.&rdquo\; \;The seminar will begin in 2026.
\nWhether from a biographical or a philosophical perspective\, the question touches closely upon Bayle&rsquo\;s life and writings. As a child\, Bayle himself suffered from an irregular schooling\, which he recalls in his correspondence and from which he draws lessons in the advice he gives to his brother Joseph. Later\, Bayle served as a teacher for almost his entire adult life. As is well known\, he first worked as a tutor\, in Coppet and Rouen\, and then as a professor at Sedan and Rotterdam. His philosophy courses\, included among the \;Miscellaneous Works\, are well known. His work as a writer and philosopher is marked by questions of education. The prefaces and forewords of his works not only provide information on the author&rsquo\;s status and his relationship to an ideal reader\; they also contain pedagogical reflections that fit more broadly within the theme of education. Likewise\, the project of a \;Journal of the Republic of Letters\, based on reviewing recent publications\, not only demonstrates an interest in erudition but also affirms the possibility of a learned public and the importance of its education. One should not forget the Reformed context in which Bayle pursued his schooling and his teaching: can one detect confessional markers in his reflections on education?
\nOn a political and theological level\, royal legislation concerning the children of the Huguenots raised the issue of the right to educate one&rsquo\;s children according to one&rsquo\;s own religious convictions. Religious controversy during the revocation of the Edict of Nantes also raises the question of the purpose and means of education: should one not &ldquo\;instruct&rdquo\; erring consciences rather than persecute them? At what point can one judge that the other has been sufficiently taught and that his error stems from culpable obstinacy? Can religious truth be taught in the same way to all minds? This question of &ldquo\;pedagogical differentiation&rdquo\; must be correlated in Bayle with his moral anthropology&mdash\;namely\, attention to the place and role of temperament and passions in the psychic and intellectual life of the individual. And this is directly linked to the &ldquo\;prejudices of childhood and education\,&rdquo\; where Bayle explicitly equates childhood and education with those factors that hinder the formation and exercise of a critical mind. Although the secondary literature has at times examined these issues in Bayle\, the question of education as such has been little studied in his work.
\nProgramme:
\nFriday 20 February\, 2:00 pm: Andy Serin (EPHE-PSL and Paris 1 University): \;&ldquo\;Text analysis: education and tolerance in the Supplement to the Philosophical Commentary&rdquo\;
\nFriday 20 March\, 2:00 pm: Isabelle Moreau (ENS de Lyon): \;&ldquo\;Bayle: education and religious identity&rdquo\;
\nFriday 24 April\, 2:00 pm: Ana Carmona (University of Geneva): \;&ldquo\;Text analysis: the power of prejudices&rdquo\;
\nFriday 22 May\, 2:00 pm: Chiara Musolino (Paris 1 University): \;&ldquo\;How to read philosophy? The pedagogy of doubt at work in Pierre Bayle&rdquo\;
\nPractical information:
\nThe sessions will take place online on Fridays at 2:00 pm (French time). The language used is French\, but it is possible to participate in English. The videoconference link and the texts can be obtained by sending an email to bayle.seminar@hotmail.com.
ORGANIZER;CN=Andy Serin;CN=Ana Alicia Carmona Aliaga: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T153000 SUMMARY:Chris von Rueden on egalitarianism in human political organisation UID:20260321T134256Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The next assembly of our reading group will take place on March 17th at 13:00 (Lisbon/London Time). 14pm Central European Time.\nThe next assembly of our reading group will take place on March 17th at 13:00 (Lisbon/London Time). 14pm Central European Time.
The agreed-upon reading for this upcoming session is \; Stibbard-Hawkes\, Duncan &\; von Rueden\, Chris\; [accepted manuscript for BBS] «\;Egalitarianism is not Equality: Moving from Outcome to Process in the Study of Human Political Organisation»\;\, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/egalitarianism-is-not-equality-moving-from-outcome-to-process-in-the-study-of-human-political-organisation/8B8E13583AF33C64A1FB1B05AEB2846B \; Chris \;von Rueden \;has confirmed their presence in the meeting.
If you want to attend this online meeting or more generally join the mailing list of the online seminar\, please write a \;short email to Joao Pinheiro [joaopinheiro [youknowwhat] hotmail.com] and Hugo Viciana [hugo.viciana [youknowhat] gmail.com] and \; briefly describing your interest\, and your background or affiliation.
Further info about the reading group can be found here: https://cfcul.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/reunioes/reading-group-sobre-the-sciences-of-ethics-and-political-philosophy-2/
The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk. \;Attend in person at 1117 Cathedral of Learning or visit our live stream on YouTube at \;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.
\n\nLunch Time Talk: \; \; \;Á\;kos Szegofi
\nTuesday\, March 17th @ 12:00 pm \;- \;1:30 pm \;EST
\n\nTitle: \; \;The misinformation-problem
\nAbstract:
\nHow dangerous is misinformation? What effects does it have on beliefs and behavior\, and how can we &ndash\; should we? &ndash\; defend against it? In recent years\, two schools of thought have emerged to address these questions\, that I will call &ldquo\;naivists&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;vigilantists.&rdquo\; The naivist school views misinformation as extremely dangerous\, arguing that humans are overly gullible and/or lazy when evaluating communicated information\, which makes them vulnerable to deception. The solution is to enhance people&rsquo\;s cognitive abilities and motivation. The vigilantist school holds that humans are epistemically vigilant\, misinformation is not a new problem\, and the solutions proposed by the naivist school have unintended consequences\, such as decreasing trust in democratic processes and triggering widespread technology panic.
\nMy research seeks to bridge these two schools by demonstrating that misinformation can be dangerous even if listeners are epistemically vigilant and update their beliefs rationally. I empirically test two\, historically documented disinformation methods\, then explore how modern communication environments enabled their widespread usage. I conclude by proposing structural solutions that focus on reshaping these environments\, allowing listeners to trust more\, instead of becoming cynical.
\n\nThis talk will be available online:
\nZoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/94008195871
\n
YouTube: \;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg
Der zweite Vortrag fü\;hrt nach Auschwitz\, den Ort des Martyriums Edith Steins. Das Vernichtungslager erinnert an die unzä\;hligen jü\;dischen und anderen Opfer des terroristischen und kriegerischen Wahns im Herzen Europas. Im Blick auf die Vollendung ihres Lebens- und Glaubensweges widmen wir uns der Spiritualitä\;t und dem christlichen Engagement Edith Steins. Dabei fragen wir\, wie sie als Christin der menschenfeindlichen Ideologie\, der Verblendung der Vielen und dem Krieg begegnete &ndash\; und wie ihr Zeugnis Zeichen des Friedens und der Hoffnung fü\;r kommende Generationen setzen kann.
\nWenn Sie die erste Vorlesung verpasst haben\, kö\;nnen Sie sie hier auf YouTube ansehen: \;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8qInc6AmYc
\nDiese Veranstaltungen sind thematisch aufeinander abgestimmt\, kö\;nnen aber auch unabhä\;ngig voneinander besucht werden.
\nPreis: 10&euro\;/ ermä\;ß\;igt 7&euro\;
ORGANIZER;CN=Josh Roe: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260318T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260318T190000 SUMMARY:Reasons and Causes as Projections of Processual Reality UID:20260321T134301Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Athens LOCATION:Ipsilantou 9\, Athens\, Greece DESCRIPTION:The Research Centre for Greek Philosophy at the Academy of Athens invites you to the second lecture of the seminar series
'Reason and Nature' by Dionysis Christias (Associate Research Professor of Philosophy of Language at the Research Centre for Greek Philsoophy of the Academty of Athens)\, entitled:
Reasons and Causes as Projections of Processual Reality
\nAbstract: The topic of this talk is the seeming incommensurability between two equally indispensable ways of understanding ourselves-in-the-world: our normativist self-image\, which singles out human beings from the rest of nature due to their normative capacities and abilities\, and our causal-naturalistic self-image\, in which human beings are complex physical systems just like all other natural processes. The normativist framework makes an item intelligible by placing it in the &lsquo\;space of reasons&rsquo\; while the naturalistic framework makes an item intelligible by placing it in the &lsquo\;space of causes&rsquo\;. It will be suggested that both these intelligibility spaces are best understood as fractured projections of processual reality. To this end a) I argue that the space of reasons and the space of causes are mutually irreducible yet &lsquo\;parallel&rsquo\; orders\, and I make explicit the connection of this view to Spinoza&rsquo\;s psychophysical parallelism\, and b) I propose that a process metaphysical framework is needed to provide determinate meaning to the view that these irreducible ways of understanding ourselves-in-the-world are different projected dimensions of one and the same metaphysical reality. Finally\, it is suggested that the language of reasons and the language of causes can be understood as practically indispensable discursive tools for diachronically updating and revising our beliefs in the context of inquiry. \; \;
\nZoom Link: \; https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82296542792?pwd=GvMlQg5bGeWi7PjSltv8aKfwRol0VF.1 \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Dionysis Christias: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260319T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260320T170000 SUMMARY:Beneath the Surface of the Life Sciences: How Epistemic Uncertainty\, Metaphysical Assumptions\, and Value Judgments Shape Ethical and Political Reasoning. UID:20260321T134302Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Universidade do Minho\, Campus de Gualtar\, Braga\, Portugal\, 4710-057 DESCRIPTION:Today\, the life sciences - evolutionary biology\, genetics\, the medical sciences\, and ecology - are generally presented as being rigorously grounded both empirically and methodologically as well as being value-neutral. Yet\, their conceptual frameworks frequently rely on ambiguous epistemic claims\, idealized models\, metaphors and analogies\, pragmatic shortcuts\, unexamined assumptions and arguably even value judgments.
\nNevertheless\, in our society science has assumed an increasingly important role in supporting political and ethical decisions. The significant reliance on scientific opinion and modelling during the COVID-19 pandemic\, or the use of empirical evidence of sentience as the key driver in the articulation of animal welfare legislation\, illustrate how science increasingly influences policymakers and becomes embedded in ethical and political reasoning. \;
\nThe epistemological and metaphysical foundations of the life sciences are thus no longer confined to academic circles: beneath the surface\, they subtly shape how citizens perceive the world. Much like in &lsquo\;The Devil Wears Prada&rsquo\;\, where Andrea&rsquo\;s blue sweater\, unbeknownst to her\, originated on haute couture runways\, filtered through designer collections\, and eventually ended up in a clearance bin where she picked it up\, ingenuously believing her choice was free from the fashion industry&rsquo\;s influence\, policymakers and citizens are constantly influenced by frameworks that are neither scientifically coherent nor politically independent. \;
\nThis &lsquo\;Philosophical Colloquium&rsquo\; brings together scholars from diverse areas of philosophy to critically examine the metaphysical and epistemological foundations of the life sciences\, and to explore their growing but often-invisible impact on society.
\nIn the end\, we may still choose to wear the same sweater\, but with a clearer understanding of why we do\, and where it truly comes from.
\nSchedule
\nThursday\, March 19th
\n09:00 - 09:15- Welcome and Introduction of module I: &ldquo\;Inferring Minds: Epistemic Challenges in Sentience and Neuroscience&rdquo\;
\n09:15 - 10:15 - Lorenzo Baravalle (Universitat de Valencia): &ldquo\;Avoiding the Wrong Mistake: Type I and Type II Errors as Hidden Constraints in Sentience Research"
\n10:15 - 10:45 - Break
\n10:45 - 11:45 - Davide Vecchi (UNED\, Madrid): &ldquo\;Sentience research between naturalism\, scientism and pseudoscience"
\n11:45 - 12:45 - \;Gil Santos (Universidade de Lisbooa): &ldquo\;Brain\, Mind\, and Society: Unjustified inferences in/from neuroscience and their ethical implications."
\n12:45 \;- 14:00 &ndash\; Lunch break
\n14:00 - 14:15Introduction of Module II: &ldquo\;Classifying and Measuring the Living World "
\n14:15 - 15:15 - \;Beatriz Martí\;n \;(UNED\, Madrid): &ldquo\;Health\, Resilience\, or Services: Normativity in Ecological Evaluation"
\n15:15 - 15:45 - Break
\n15:45 16:45 - Jaime Soler Parra (Universitat de Valencia): &ldquo\;Classification is not a neutral activity"
\n16:45 - 17:45 - \;Victor Luque \;(Universitat de Valencia): &ldquo\;Prediction in evolutionary systems and the problem of quantification" \;
\nFriday\, March 20th
\n09:00 - 09:15Introduction of Module III module III: &ldquo\;Engineering Life: Biology\, Technology\, and the Future of the Human"
\n09:15 - 10:15 - Maurizio Esposito (Università\; Statale degli Studi\, Milano): &ldquo\;Biology in the Age of Engineers"
\n10:15 - 10:45 - Break
\n10:45 - 11:45 - Vanessa Triviñ\;o (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos\, Madrid): &ldquo\;Reductionism\, Emergence\, and Grounding in the Ontology of Biological Individuals"
\n11:45 - 12:45 - Spyridon A. Koutroufinis (Technical University of Berlin): &ldquo\;Seeing Watchmakers? A Skeptical Encounter with Transhumanism"
ORGANIZER;CN=Giorgio Airoldi: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T130000 SUMMARY:Arno Simons on Large Language Models for the History\, Philosophy\, and Sociology of Science UID:20260321T134303Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We argue that HPSS is uniquely positioned not only to benefit from LLMs&rsquo\; capabilities but also to interrogate their epistemic assumptions and infrastructural implications. To this end\, we first offer a concise primer on LLM architectures and training paradigms tailored to non-technical readers. We frame LLMs not as neutral tools but as epistemic infrastructures that encode assumptions about meaning\, context\, and similarity\, conditioned by their training data\, architecture\, and patterns of use. We then examine how computational techniques enhanced by LLMs\, such as structuring data\, detecting patterns\, and modeling dynamic processes\, can be applied to support interpretive research in HPSS.
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Please note that this is an online event. It is open to all interested public. If you wish to participate\, please drop us a line with your name\, affiliation\, and nature of the interest in the talk\, with the subject line "Participation in Seminar Cultural Analytics and Digital Approaches in Philosophy" to Hugo.Viciana[at]gmail.com or Hviciana[at]us.es.
International Conference Ethics in Chinese Philosophy\, HKUST \;
\nTo celebrate the 35th \;anniversary of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)\, the Division of Humanities is organizing a conference titled "Ethics in Chinese Philosophy\," which will take place on \;March 20-21\, 2026 (Friday and Saturday) \;at HKUST. \; \;
\nWe plan to collect presentation papers and publish them in a special issue of the journal \;Asian Studies\, ensuring that the insights gained during the conference reach a broader audience and contribute to ongoing scholarly discussions.
\nPotential topics include: ·\; \; \; \; \; Various schools of thought within Chinese philosophy\, including Confucianism\, Daoism\, and Buddhism\, with a focus on their distinct ethical frameworks and contributions.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Contemporary ethical issues that explore how traditional Chinese ethical theories can inform and address modern challenges\, including:
\no \; \; \; \;Technology: \;Ethics\, AI and Chinese philosophy\; algorithmic bias\; data security and privacy\; and the impact of social media on mental health.
\no \; \; \; \;Healthcare: \;Medical ethics and Chinese philosophy\; Transhumanism\; Euthanasia\, abortion\, end-of-life care\; and the ethical considerations surrounding new medical technologies.
\no \; \; \; \;Social Issues: \;Discrimination based on race\, gender\, or sexual orientation\; social justice\; and the responsible use of social media.
\no \; \; \; \;Education: \;Cheating and plagiarism\; bullying\; equitable access to resources\; and the ethical implications of technology in the classroom.
\no \; \; \; \;Business: \;Fair trade practices\; responsible advertising\; conflicts of interest\; data privacy\; and the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in the workplace. \;
\nWe have a limited number of spaces available for \;postgraduate presentations. Interested individuals are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 500 words and a CV to (hmjhung@ust.hk) for the selection process by \;November 30\, 2025. The results of the selection will be announced in December 2025.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jenny Hung;CN=Eric S. Nelson;CN=Simon Man Ho Wong;CN=Anish Mishra;CN=Kuen Anita Lam: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T190000 SUMMARY:Common ground beyond the grave UID:20260321T134305Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of the Sign-Language-Reality seminar in the academic year 2025/26 will take place: \;
\nThursday\, the 19th of March 2026\, 17.00\, Central European Time \;
\n\nMerel Semeijn
\n(University of Groningen)
\nwill deliver a talk: \;
\n\nCommon ground beyond the grave
\nAbstract:
\n
Existing characterizations of the notion of common ground in pragmatics do not adequately apply to conversations with a delay in messages arriving. This paper explains why this is a problem\, and offers a novel definition of common ground that is applicable to cases of asynchronous communication. Using insights from multi-agent system logics\, I propose a switch from defining common ground between interlocutors at a certain time\, to defining common ground between 'interlocutors at certain times'.
About the speaker:
\nMerel Semeijn is a postdoctoral researcher in formal semantics and the philosophy of fiction at University of Groningen. Her current NWO Veni project\, Fact\, fiction and deception in the digital age\, brings the tools of semantics\, logic\, and philosophy of language to &ldquo\;impure&rdquo\; discourse - cases that slide between fact\, fiction\, and deception\, such as social-media hoaxes\, conversations with chatbots\, and contemporary gossip media.
\nHer earlier work already shows why these questions are so live. In her Rubicon-funded postdoctoral research at Institut Jean Nicod (É\;cole Normale Supé\;rieure)\, she developed a broader philosophy of fiction that moves beyond the novel to include theatre\, pretend play\, poetry\, and other media -taking puzzles like &ldquo\;breaking the fourth wall&rdquo\; seriously as data for theory. Her publications span leading venues in philosophy and formal semantics\, including Erkenntnis\, Synthese\, British Journal of Aesthetics\, Linguistics and Philosophy\, Journal of Philosophical Logic\, and Review of Philosophy and Psychology.
\nThe seminar will be held online\, to join the meeting\, please use the information below:
\n
Join Zoom Meeting \; \;https://uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/j/92716044372?pwd=0l7PETAOwqQDBKTMCnheYQN7ag7zx1.1
Meeting ID: 927 1604 4372 Passcode: 697648 \; The meeting opens at 4:45 pm\, the talk starts at 5 pm. \; \;
https://www.pts.edu.pl/seminarium
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Tadeusz Ciecierski: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260320T093000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260321T170000 SUMMARY:Ethics in Chinese Philosophy UID:20260321T134306Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:7/F Council Chamber\, main academic building\, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Ethics in Chinese Philosophy\nInternational Conference\n35th \;Anniversary of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\n \;\nFormat: hybrid (in person and online)\n \;\nPlace: \;\nCouncil Chamber\, 7th \;Floor\, Main Academic Building\, HKUST (Lift 13-15)\n*please write to Jenny (hmjhung@ust.hk) if you plan to attend in person. We will try to arrange free meals for you!\n \;\nZoom link: \;We are pleased to announce a two-day workshop dedicated to the discussion of Marina Sbisà\;&rsquo\;s \;Austinian Themes: Illocution\, Action\, Knowledge\, Truth\, and Philosophy \;(OUP\, 2024).
\nThe workshop will take place on \;20&ndash\;21 March \;and will be held exlusively online. The link to join the event is available here: \;http://bit.ly/3ZZDXOx. \; All times are given in Central European Time (CET\, UTC+1). \; \;
\nSchedule:
\n20 March
\n14:00 &ndash\; Welcome and Introduction \; \;
\nSession 1 &ndash\; Chair: Paolo Labinaz (University of Trieste)
\n14:15 &ndash\; Pré\;cis of the Book Marina Sbisà\; (University of Trieste)
\n14:45 &ndash\; Adducing a reason as illocution Cristina Corredor (UNED\, Madrid)
\n15:30 &ndash\; Convention\, illocution\, and cultural evolution Mitchell Green (University of Connecticut) \;
\n16:15 &ndash\; Break \;
\nSession 2 &ndash\; Chair: Paolo Labinaz (University of Trieste)
\n16:30 &ndash\; Accommodation\, illocution\, and social construction Rae Langton (Newnham College\, University of Cambridge)
\n17:15 &ndash\; Open Discussion. \; \;
\n21 March \;
\nSession 3 &ndash\; Chair: Madelaine Angelova-Elchinova (University of Sofia)
\n14:00 &ndash\; &ldquo\;If you know\, you can&rsquo\;t be wrong&rdquo\; \;Guy Longworth (University of Warwick)
\n14:45 &ndash\; What type of speech act is an utterance of a sentence with a reportative evidential? Velislava Todorova (University of Sofia)
\n15:30 &ndash\; Situated assertions and conventional procedures Maciej Witek (University of Szczecin) \;
\n16:15 &ndash\; Break
\nSession 4 &ndash\; Chair: Madelaine Angelova-Elchinova (University of Sofia)
\n16:30 &ndash\; Marina&rsquo\;s replies 17:00 &ndash\;
\nConclusion and closing remarks \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Paolo Labinaz;CN=Madelaine Angelova-Elchinova;CN=Mitchell Green: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T093000 SUMMARY:Epistemic Trust and Prejudicial Acceptance in Uncooperative Information Environments UID:20260321T134308Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Overview
One lesson of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s On Certainty is that responsible inquiry requires that we take certain things on trust rather than seeking evidence in their favour\, and yet\, accepting things without evidence can be a manifestation of prejudice. How can we distinguish cases in which accepting something without evidence is demanded of us as responsible epistemic agents from those in which it must be avoided? What steps might we take as an epistemic community to promote responsible inquiry\, given the risks of falling into prejudicial thinking?
These questions have particular urgency in the present social context\, in which real social harm is caused both by unjustified doubts&mdash\;such as climate change denial\, distrust of experts etc. &mdash\;and unjustified acceptances&mdash\;as seen in the phenomenon of online echo chambers\, the proliferation of conspiracy theories etc. \; This project will clarify what it takes to be a responsible inquirer in a world that is so uncooperative\, and where the consequences of lapsing into prejudicial thinking are so harmful.
Some issues to be explored draw on and evaluate hints and insights from On Certainty and views advanced in the extensive literature of what has come to be known as hinge epistemology. What should be included in the range of presuppositions that inquiring rational agents cannot but &lsquo\;take for granted&rsquo\; as background to the responsible formation of belief&mdash\;for example\, propositions about the effectiveness of their own cognitive capacities and the suitability of the circumstances in which they are deployed for the effective function of those capacities. Some of these propositions will admit of independent investigation\, but that of course will rest upon a further set of propositions.
More specific questions to be addressed at the workshop include:
\; * \; \;What are the nature and limits of rationally unavoidable epistemic trust?
\; * \; \;What is the nature of epistemic responsibility?
\; * \; \;What are the conditions for the effective transmission of reliable information?
\; * \; \;What is the significance of &lsquo\;inherited&rsquo\; backgrounds and echo chambers.
\; * \; \;Why are people susceptible to disinformation?
When: 20 March\, 2026. 9am AEDT \;
\nWhere: Zoom (link provided upon signup) \;
\nThe Musicological Society of Australia&rsquo\;s Philosophy of Sound and Music Study \;
\nGroup will hold a special reading group session on Zoom in which Professor Dylan \;
\nRobinson and Professor Fred Moten are in dialogue with each other. Participants \;
\nwill beforehand read texts from both these scholars. Then\, on 20 March\, we will \;
\nmeet to engage in discussion on these texts with both Professor Robinson and \;
\nProfessor Moten in attendance. We are very excited to be able to speak to both \;
\nscholars about their works! \;
\nIf you are interested in joining this session please contact \;
\nvictor_arul@fas.harvard.edu to get access to the Zoom link as well as the reading \;
\nlist. \;
\nThis event is organized by Victor Arul and generously supported by the \;
\nMusicological Society of Australia. \;
\nThanks to Professor Dylan Robinson and Professor Fred Moten for their \;
\nscholarship\, and their time and commitment to this event.
\nMany thanks also to Dr. Maurice Windleburn and Dr. Alistair Macaulay for their \;
\nassistance in organization.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260321T170000 SUMMARY:Responsible Trusting Without Prejudice First Workshop UID:20260321T134310Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Overview
One lesson of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s On Certainty is that responsible inquiry requires that we take certain things on trust rather than seeking evidence in their favour\, and yet\, accepting things without evidence can be a manifestation of prejudice. How can we distinguish cases in which accepting something without evidence is demanded of us as responsible epistemic agents from those in which it must be avoided? What steps might we take as an epistemic community to promote responsible inquiry\, given the risks of falling into prejudicial thinking?
These questions have particular urgency in the present social context\, in which real social harm is caused both by unjustified doubts&mdash\;such as climate change denial\, distrust of experts etc. &mdash\;and unjustified acceptances&mdash\;as seen in the phenomenon of online echo chambers\, the proliferation of conspiracy theories etc. \; This project will clarify what it takes to be a responsible inquirer in a world that is so uncooperative\, and where the consequences of lapsing into prejudicial thinking are so harmful.
Some issues to be explored draw on and evaluate hints and insights from On Certainty and views advanced in the extensive literature of what has come to be known as hinge epistemology. What should be included in the range of presuppositions that inquiring rational agents cannot but &lsquo\;take for granted&rsquo\; as background to the responsible formation of belief&mdash\;for example\, propositions about the effectiveness of their own cognitive capacities and the suitability of the circumstances in which they are deployed for the effective function of those capacities. Some of these propositions will admit of independent investigation\, but that of course will rest upon a further set of propositions.
More specific questions to be addressed at the workshop include:
\; * \; \;What are the nature and limits of rationally unavoidable epistemic trust?
\; * \; \;What is the nature of epistemic responsibility?
\; * \; \;What are the conditions for the effective transmission of reliable information?
\; * \; \;What is the significance of &lsquo\;inherited&rsquo\; backgrounds and echo chambers.
\; * \; \;Why are people susceptible to disinformation?
James Maffie \;is Senior Lecturer\, Emeritus\, Department of History\, University of Maryland.
\nTitle: \;A \;Mexica Metaphysics \;of Transformative \;Becoming
\nAbstract: The Mexica cosmos exhibits three patterns of transformative becoming and change: \;olin\, \;malinalli\, and \;nepantla. After defining these\, I focus upon one kind of malinalli-defined transformation: what I call \;comestible transformation \;or the transformation that occurs in one person when they consume life-energies of another person. After briefly discussing the nature of maize\, I examine the transformation that occurs in human beings consequent upon their consuming maize. \;
\nGetty L. Lustila \;is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Associate Director of the Humanities Center at Northeastern University.
\nTitle: \;'Looking at Ourselves Through Our Own Eyes&rsquo\;: The Case of V.F. Cordova
\nAbstract: V.F. Cordova was the first Native American woman to receive a PhD in philosophy. She sees philosophy as a means by which &lsquo\;American native peoples&rsquo\; can come to our &lsquo\;own explanations&rsquo\; of the world and our place in it. Nevertheless\, Cordova recognizes that the tools of philosophy have been traditionally used to prop up colonial systems of thought. Her work therefore provides a window into what it looks like to navigate this tension inherent in the nature and practice of philosophy. In this talk I will explore Cordova&rsquo\;s views about philosophical method and how philosophy can serve the ends of Indigenous sovereignty. \;
\nNatalie Avalos \;is an Assistant Professor in the Ethnic Studies Department at the University of Colorado\, Boulder. \;
\nTitle: Restoring the Sacred: The Ethical Ground of Land as Kin
\nAbstract: Settler colonialism has produced a de-sacralized world\; one devoid of any coherent morality\, where only material life and its consumption matters. Western materialism and its attendant derision of the immaterial\, not just in spiritual power but in all forms of respect for the numinous\, has made Native peoples vulnerable to existential estrangement from the land and one another. Native peoples in the Americas generally understand the universe as alive and sentient&mdash\;all phenomena in it are understood to be a distinct expression of life force\, or spirit. Human and other-than-human persons\, such as plants\, animals\, rivers\, winds and mountains\, are material expressions of spirit. In this sense\, material life is not inert\, it is teeming with life\, conscious awareness and thus\, intersubjective. This is why decolonization has been described as a shift in worldview\, or rather a return to an Indigenous one (Deloria 1994). In this sense\, liberation is both material and metaphysical\, necessitates a transformed experience and comprehension of oneself in relation to a greater reality. In this talk\, I draw on ethnographic research with Native and Chicano peoples as well as Indigenous and decolonial theory to illustrate how the regeneration of relations to land as kin restores an embodied sense of the sacred\, which can be understood as an Indigenous ontology. It is through these reciprocal relations that land-based ethics become apparent\, not as ideas in the abstract\, but as living commitments to care for the inhabitants of land as extensions of oneself.
\nZenó\;n Depaz Toledo \;is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos\, Peru.
\nTitle: \;The Waka&rsquo\;s Merciful Silence
\nAbstract: Based on a passage from the ancient Quechua \;Huarochirí\; Manuscript \;in which an Andean deity confronts the questioning of a convert to Christianity\, I will propose some reflections on ancestral Andean sacredness&mdash\;its connections to the diversity\, relationality\, and contingency that characterize life&mdash\;as well as its continued relevance and projection in a late modern era burdened by nihilism and fundamentalisms (intertwined phenomena) of a monotheistic matrix.
ORGANIZER;CN="César Cabezas";CN=Gwendalynn Roebke;CN="Jesús Rivera Guzman": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T150000 SUMMARY:Online Bayle Seminar 2026: Education and Pedagogy in the philosopher of Rotterdam UID:20260321T134312Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The \;Online Bayle Seminar \;is a study and research group devoted to the figure of Pierre Bayle. In the very spirit of the &ldquo\;Republic of Letters&rdquo\; so dear to Bayle\, it seeks to be both international and interdisciplinary\, and aims&mdash\;thanks to the possibilities offered by online communication&mdash\;to overcome the divisions between schools and approaches that have sometimes characterized Bayle scholarship. Founded in 2025\, the seminar hosted in its first year a series of talks on various themes in Bayle\, such as atheism\, tolerance\, and the \;Dictionary. It thus provided an opportunity to discover the most recent research on Bayle carried out in Europe as well as in the Americas and Asia.
\nFor this second year\, we have chosen to develop the seminar&rsquo\;s format around a concrete theme through which Bayle&rsquo\;s work and thought&mdash\;and the context in which he evolved&mdash\;will be analyzed. The objective of this new format is to examine the production of the philosopher of Rotterdam in a more systematic way. Sessions will alternate between reading workshops devoted to the study of selected passages circulated beforehand\, and talks on specific topics. The theme for this second year is \;&ldquo\;Education and Pedagogy in Bayle.&rdquo\; \;The seminar will begin in 2026.
\nWhether from a biographical or a philosophical perspective\, the question touches closely upon Bayle&rsquo\;s life and writings. As a child\, Bayle himself suffered from an irregular schooling\, which he recalls in his correspondence and from which he draws lessons in the advice he gives to his brother Joseph. Later\, Bayle served as a teacher for almost his entire adult life. As is well known\, he first worked as a tutor\, in Coppet and Rouen\, and then as a professor at Sedan and Rotterdam. His philosophy courses\, included among the \;Miscellaneous Works\, are well known. His work as a writer and philosopher is marked by questions of education. The prefaces and forewords of his works not only provide information on the author&rsquo\;s status and his relationship to an ideal reader\; they also contain pedagogical reflections that fit more broadly within the theme of education. Likewise\, the project of a \;Journal of the Republic of Letters\, based on reviewing recent publications\, not only demonstrates an interest in erudition but also affirms the possibility of a learned public and the importance of its education. One should not forget the Reformed context in which Bayle pursued his schooling and his teaching: can one detect confessional markers in his reflections on education?
\nOn a political and theological level\, royal legislation concerning the children of the Huguenots raised the issue of the right to educate one&rsquo\;s children according to one&rsquo\;s own religious convictions. Religious controversy during the revocation of the Edict of Nantes also raises the question of the purpose and means of education: should one not &ldquo\;instruct&rdquo\; erring consciences rather than persecute them? At what point can one judge that the other has been sufficiently taught and that his error stems from culpable obstinacy? Can religious truth be taught in the same way to all minds? This question of &ldquo\;pedagogical differentiation&rdquo\; must be correlated in Bayle with his moral anthropology&mdash\;namely\, attention to the place and role of temperament and passions in the psychic and intellectual life of the individual. And this is directly linked to the &ldquo\;prejudices of childhood and education\,&rdquo\; where Bayle explicitly equates childhood and education with those factors that hinder the formation and exercise of a critical mind. Although the secondary literature has at times examined these issues in Bayle\, the question of education as such has been little studied in his work.
\nProgramme:
\nFriday 20 February\, 2:00 pm: Andy Serin (EPHE-PSL and Paris 1 University): \;&ldquo\;Text analysis: education and tolerance in the Supplement to the Philosophical Commentary&rdquo\;
\nFriday 20 March\, 2:00 pm: Isabelle Moreau (ENS de Lyon): \;&ldquo\;Bayle: education and religious identity&rdquo\;
\nFriday 24 April\, 2:00 pm: Ana Carmona (University of Geneva): \;&ldquo\;Text analysis: the power of prejudices&rdquo\;
\nFriday 22 May\, 2:00 pm: Chiara Musolino (Paris 1 University): \;&ldquo\;How to read philosophy? The pedagogy of doubt at work in Pierre Bayle&rdquo\;
\nPractical information:
\nThe sessions will take place online on Fridays at 2:00 pm (French time). The language used is French\, but it is possible to participate in English. The videoconference link and the texts can be obtained by sending an email to bayle.seminar@hotmail.com.
ORGANIZER;CN=Andy Serin;CN=Ana Alicia Carmona Aliaga: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T153000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of science of decision making UID:20260321T134313Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Dear All\, \; \;
\nYou're cordially invited to the next installment of the \;Philosophy of Science of Decision Making \;seminar series. \; \;
\nSpeaker: \;Matteo Colombo (University of Tilburg)
\nTitle: \;&ldquo\;Tolerance to drugs&rdquo\;
\nDate: \;20 March 2026\, \;14:00 CET
\nFormat: \;Online\, in English \;
\nAbstract: \;Drug tolerance is the decrease in the effects of a substance after repeated consumption. Despite its significant role in the development and maintenance of substance use disorders\, tolerance has received hardly any philosophical attention\, particularly in the context of the puzzle of addiction\, which is why a person continues to consume drugs despite their negative consequences. Prominent answers to this question emphasise conative and cognitive dimensions of addiction in the form of\, respectively\, compulsion and denial. Here\, I explore an alterative answer focused on tolerance\, namely that there is no puzzle of as to why drug use persists despite its negative effects if I develop tolerance to these effects. To evaluate this answer\, I distinguish different ways of understanding the nature and mechanism of tolerance\, and conclude that\, while tolerance does not solve the puzzle of addiction\, it helpfully displays addiction also as a disorder of sensory adaptation. \;
\nRegistration: \;If you would like to join this seminar and have not previously registered\, please send an email to \;james.grayot@gmail.com \;with the subject line "PhilSciDec". Video links will be shared only with those who register at least 24 hrs in advance of the seminar.
Info: \;For more information about the seminar series\, including future speakers and topics\, please visit the website \;below. \; \; \;
ORGANIZER;CN=James Grayot: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T173000 SUMMARY:Grünbaum Memorial Lecture - Wayne C. Myrvold - “No only to anti-realism”: Some skeptical thoughts on scientific realism UID:20260321T134314Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION: University of Pittsburgh\, 4200 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15260 DESCRIPTION:The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our 66th Annual Lecture Series Talk. \;Attend in person in room 1008 in the Cathedral of Learning (10th Floor) \; or visit our live stream on YouTube at \;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.
\nThe Annual Lecture Series\, the Center&rsquo\;s oldest program\, was established in 1960\, the year when Adolf Grü\;nbaum founded the Center. Each year the series consists of six to eight lectures\, about three quarters of which are given by philosophers\, historians\, and scientists from other universities.
\n\nALS &ndash\; \;Wayne C. Myrvold (The University of Western Ontario)
\n\nFriday\, March 20th @ 3:30 pm \;- \;5:30pm \;EDT
\n1008 Cathedral of Learning \;
\n\nTitle: \; &ldquo\;No only to anti-realism&rdquo\;: Some skeptical thoughts on scientific realism
\n\nAbstract: \;
\nDebates about scientific realism and anti-realism have been a prominent part of the landscape of philosophy of science for the past few decades\, which have seen a proliferation scientific realisms and anti-realisms. Nearly 40 years ago Howard Stein\, from whom I borrow my title\, added a skeptical voice to these discussions\, arguing that the issue between scientific realists and its opponents had not been clearly drawn. This talk takes up that skeptical thread. I will argue\, first\, for the modest conclusion that we should believe whatever we have sufficiently good evidence for. As this includes the existence of some things (including atoms) that are not directly observable\, this modest conclusion involves rejection of any form of anti-realism that involves a prohibition against accepting the existence of unobservable entities. A mere absence of a prohibition\, however\, hardly deserves to be elevated into a philosophical position\, hence I don&rsquo\;t consider my view to be adding to the menagerie of versions of &ldquo\;scientific realism.&rdquo\; I doubt that there is any defensible position worthy of that name.
\nCan&rsquo\;t make it in-person? This talk will available online through the following:
\n\;Zoom: \; https://pitt.zoom.us/j/96512686758 \; \;and \;
\nYouTube at \;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.
\n\nAdolf Grü\;nbaum Memorial Lecture
\nAdolf Grü\;nbaum was the first Andrew Mellon Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh from 1960\, when he was hired away from Lehigh\, until his death in November 2018. He was the world preeminent philosopher of physics of his generation\, and he was instrumental in building philosophy and philosophy of science at Pitt. Among other things\, Adolf founded the Center for Philosophy of Science in 1960\, and remained its director until 1978. Adolf also inaugurated the Annual Lecture Series in 1961\, and so this is the 66th occurrence of this lecture series.
\nHis works include very important books such as Philosophical Problems of Space and Time (1963) and The Foundations of Psychoanalysis (1984). In honor and memory of his legacy of prolific and profound contributions to the field of philosophy\, the Center has established an annual Adolf Grü\;nbaum Memorial Lecture thanks to a gift from his daughter Barbara Grü\;nbaum and her family. We are extremely grateful for this gift. We are delighted that this year the Adolf Grü\;nbaum memorial lecture will be given by Professor Wayne Myrvold. To learn more about past speakers\, use the link here: \;https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/events-and-more/annual-lecture-series/grunbaum-memorial-lecture/
\n\nA reception with light refreshments will follow in The Center on the 11th floor from 5-6pm.
ORGANIZER;CN=Edouard Machery: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T170000 SUMMARY:Gordon H Clark Symposium at Covenant College UID:20260321T134315Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:14049 Scenic Hwy\, Lookout Mountain\, United States\, 30750 DESCRIPTION:This event welcomes both graduate and undergraduate submissions. Cash prizes will be awarded to the strongest undergraduate essay\, the strongest graduate essay\, and the best essay overall. A portion of the spots on the program may be filled by presentations made remotely. Any topic of interest to Christian philosophers will be considered for inclusion on the program. Presenters are not required to have Christian convictions or commitments.
ORGANIZER;CN=William Davis: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20260321T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20260322T170000 SUMMARY:4E Cognition and Marketing UID:20260321T134316Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Bucharest LOCATION:Splaiul Independentei nr. 204\, Bucharest\, Romania DESCRIPTION:The "4E Cognition and Marketing" \;conference is organised by the Doctoral School of Philosophy\, Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Bucharest and CELFIS\, with the help of students from the Cognitive Science BA Programme\,Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences\, \;University of Bucharest. It \;aims to bring together students and researchers in philosophy of mind\, cognitive science\, marketing and advertising in order to explore the way in which advances in 4E cognition (embodied\, embedded\, enacted\, and extended) bear on marketing/advertising practices and how cognitive scientists can gain insight from marketer&rsquo\;s data about user experiences (about attention\, perception\, decision making\, cognitive biases\, cognitive load).
\nThe conference will take place \;20-22 March 2026\, between 10 AM- 6 PM\, local time for Bucharest\, Romania. Regular presentations will be 20 minutes long\, followed by 10 minutes long Q&\;A.
\nIt will have a \;mixed format\, in that speakers may choose whether they present online only or face to face at the event's location (if so\, their session will enjoy a live audience\, but it will also be streamed to remote participants).
\nTopic areas:
\nThe 3rd Annual Susanne E. Foster Graduate Philosophy Conference will be held on Saturday\, March 21st as a hybrid in-person/online conference. The in-person location for the conference will be Marquette University in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin. The deadline for submitting abstracts is January 15th. \;
\nThe theme for the conference is &ldquo\;Borders\, Identity\, and Belonging.&rdquo\; This theme is inspired\, first\, by two ongoing department reading groups respectively focused on Indigenous Philosophy and the work of Gloria E. Anzaldú\;a. Second\, by pursuing the question: how does/should philosophy respond to\, help shape\, and become lived in our current political moment? We welcome connections across various disciplines and approaches\, such as social/political philosophy\, critical epistemology\, metaphysics/ontology\, legal studies\, literature and writing studies\, pedagogy\, queer/gender studies\, and more.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260324T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260324T143000 SUMMARY:Moving Beyond Stigma and Blame: A Phenomenology of Desire and Choice in Suicidal Ideation in Depressed Patients UID:20260321T134318Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Australia/Melbourne LOCATION:221 Burwood Highway\, Melbourne\, Australia\, 3125 DESCRIPTION:Deakin Philosophy Seminar Series\n \;\nDr Danica Janse van Vuuren (Deakin)\, "Moving Beyond Stigma and Blame: A Phenomenology of Desire and Choice in Suicidal Ideation in Depressed Patients"\n \;\nWhen patients with major depressive disorder \; \;(MDD) convey feeling suicidal\, many are met with stigma and blame from their treating physician. It is asserted by some treating physicians that (1) such patients have a selfish desire to die\, such as to end their own pain at the devastating expense of those their suicide would impact\; and (2) that such patients are ultimately in control of whether they choose to act on their suicidal ideation (SI). Through an evaluation of disruptions in temporality\, agency\, and conative drive via what Thomas Fuchs (2012) terms existential feelings of illbeing\, I show phenomenologically that such patients often inhabit a very different state of being compared to that of their treating physician and those who are otherwise not suicidally depressed. I maintain that such patients do not usually want to die\, but instead\, feel that they &lsquo\;have&rsquo\; to die and feel incapable of choosing not to end their life. I \; \;finally provide the start of a phenomenological account on how to more coherently\, effectively\, and thus justly address such patients.\n \;\nBIO: \;Danica Janse van Vuuren holds a PhD from Deakin University. Her publications include work in the overlap between existential phenomenology and psychiatry on feelings of worthlessness in suicidal depression and addressing the problem of suicide in depression and incoherent forms of stigma towards such patients. Her further areas of focus include bioethics and subjectivity.\n \;\nWhen: Tuesday 24th \;March 12:30pm-2pm (AEDST)\nIn-person: C2.05 Burwood Campus\, 221 Burwood Highway\, Burwood VIC 3125
\nOnline: \;https://deakin.zoom.us/j/86789488516?pwd=hiwAsIxc2gZbZrPOYYQSnejInPGx26.1&\;from=addon
ORGANIZER;CN=Patrick Stokes: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260324T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260324T103000 SUMMARY:Emerging Questions in AI Welfare UID:20260321T134319Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:This talk investigates whether artificial intelligence (AI) systems could ever be welfare \;subjects\, understood as entities for which things can go better or worse. Some people argue that AIs could plausibly have or soon have features like consciousness\, agency\, and the capacity for social relationships\, which could in principle provide a basis for AI welfare. These arguments have massive significance for the societal conversation on AI\, raising profound ethical and political questions about what if anything we owe to these new technologies. I will provide some philosophical groundwork for a scientific\, philosophical\, and ultimately democratic inquiry into the potential for AI welfare\, addressing key questions that cut across different arguments: what welfare is\, how to interpret behavioural evidence of AI welfare\, what kinds of entities might qualify as candidate AI welfare subjects\, the potential grounds for welfare in AI\, and the practical ethical and political challenges that arise from our uncertainty.
\nDr. Geoff Keeling is a Staff Research Scientist at Google (Google Research). He is a philosopher working on the ethical and societal impacts of AI\, with interests including alignment\, manipulation\, trust\, digital minds\, and human&ndash\;AI relationships. Prior to Google\, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University\, and he completed a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Bristol.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T130000 SUMMARY: Laurenz Casser - Hot to the Touch and Chilled to the Bone UID:20260321T134320Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION: University of Pittsburgh\, 4200 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15260 DESCRIPTION:The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk. \;Attend in person at 1117 Cathedral of Learning or visit our live stream on YouTube at \;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.
\nLunch Time Talk: \; \;Laurenz Casser
\nTuesday\, March 24th @ 12:00 pm \;- \;1:30 pm \;EST
\nTitle: \; \;Hot to the Touch and Chilled to the Bone
\nAbstract:
\nIn 1896\, the Swedish physiologist Torsten Thunberg reported a curious discovery: when he touched a grid of alternating warm and cold brass pipes\, the sensations of warmth and cold on his hand somehow &lsquo\;fused together&rsquo\; into a &lsquo\;special sensation of heat&rsquo\; &mdash\; a sensation that many experimental subjects since then have described as painful. Since the 1990s\, this so-called &lsquo\;thermal grill illusion&rsquo\; (TGI) has become the conventional method of investigating &lsquo\;illusory pain&rsquo\;\, and is said to hold important insights for our understanding of the bodily senses and clinical pain pathologies. However\, what exactly these insights are meant to be remains largely unclear: indeed\, after more than a century of scientific interest in Thunberg&rsquo\;s discovery\, the sensory fusion he described is about as puzzling as ever. In this talk\, I aim to articulate why the thermal grill illusion is a puzzle worth caring about\, why it has been so difficult to solve\, and what\, if anything\, we can learn from putting our hand on a grill.
\nThis talk will be available online:
\nZoom: \;https://pitt.zoom.us/j/99040150880
\n
YouTube: \;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg
Humans care about animals\, and many would argue that animals are morally relevant. Many of our decisions profoundly affect the welfare of animals and yet welfare economics has not\, up to this point\, considered animals in its frameworks\, theories and cost-benefit calculations. This is poised to change with the publication of \;Animal Economics \;by Nicolas Treich\, who is a pioneer in bringing animals into economics.
\nProfessor Treich will present the main arguments of the book\, which explores the complexity of human attitudes toward animals and combines this with economic theory to show how we can understand animal welfare as an externality and thereby incorporate animals into decisions. After the book presentation\, a panel will debate and further explore the themes of the book.
\nMeet our speakers and chair
\nRichard Bennett \;is Research Dean for Food and Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Reading. His research interests are wide in relation to agriculture and food but he has a particular interest in the economics of animal health and welfare. Richard has served on various committees including 10 years on the government&rsquo\;s Farm Animal Welfare Committee and BBSRC&rsquo\;s Animal Welfare Advisory Group and is currently Chair of the Board of Trustees for two animal welfare charities\, the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare and the Humane Slaughter Association.
\nJonathan Birch \;(@birchlse) is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the new Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience at LSE. In 2021\, he led a "Review of the Evidence of Sentience in Cephalopod Molluscs and Decapod Crustaceans" that led to invertebrate animals including octopuses\, crabs and lobsters being included in the UK government's Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act. In 2024\, he published \;The Edge of Sentience: risk and precaution in humans\, other animals\, and AI\, an Open Access book.
\nGanga Shreedhar \;is an Assistant Professor of Behavioural Science in LSE&rsquo\;s Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science and co-director of the MSc in Behavioural Science programme.
\nNicolas Treich \;is a research associate at INRAE and TSE. He has written numerous papers on climate policy\, the precautionary principle and other aspects of environmental decision making under uncertainty. In recent years\, he has pioneered the economic analysis of animal welfare\, resulting in the publication of Animal Economics\, which will surely become a landmark publication for those who wish to know how to incorporate the welfare of animals in our policy decisions.
\nMarion Dumas \;is an Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute at LSE. Her research focuses on finding the institutional\, behavioural and policy processes that underpin successful green innovation\, from EVs to plant-based foods. She is currently working on engaging consumers in deliberative processes to examine and reconsider their preferences regarding the consumption of animal-based products.
\nMore about this event
\nThe \;Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment \;(@GRI_LSE) was established by LSE in 2008 to create a world-leading multidisciplinary centre for policy-relevant research and training on climate change and the environment\, bringing together international expertise from across LSE and beyond\, including on economics\, finance\, geography\, the environment\, science\, law\, international relations\, development and political science.
\nThe \;Global School of Sustainability \;(GSoS) \;is the interdisciplinary centre for sustainability impact at LSE. GSoS works in partnerships to advance pioneering sustainability research\, global policy engagement and world-leading educational opportunities at LSE. Grounded in LSE&rsquo\;s interdisciplinary excellence across the social sciences\, GSoS&rsquo\;s global networks target the systemic challenges to sustainability embedded in the world&rsquo\;s economies\, politics and societies.
\nThe Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience \;at \;LSE Philosophy \;(@LSEPhilosophy) is dedicated to improving the lives of non-human animals through interdisciplinary\, impact-oriented research across the natural sciences\, social sciences and humanities.
\nJoin us on campus or register to watch the event online at LSE Live. LSE Live is the home for our live streams\, allowing you to tune in and join the global debate at LSE\, wherever you are in the world. If you can't attend live\, a video will be made available shortly afterwards on \;LSE's YouTube channel.
\nHashtag for this event: \;#LSEEvents
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\nYou can also contact us at events@lse.ac.uk.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T170000 SUMMARY:Everyday resistance: Thinking\, making\, and living in the material world [ONLINE EDITION] UID:20260321T134322Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:3 panels discussing resistance as it is lived and practiced in the material and everyday:
\n- Micro-tactics and Making-do
\n- Media &\; Storytelling
\n- Creative counter-hegemonies &\; Collective resistance
\nWhat does resistance mean? How can individuals and communities resist hegemonic social orders? Can resistance occur without new forms of subjugation\, transgression without the (re)institution of new norms (Michel Foucault\, 1977\; Ephraim Das Janssen\, 2017)? Does resistance ever have an end goal? These questions are repeated in the fields of philosophy\, political theory\, history and beyond.
\nThis online conference continues the conversations fostered at the two-day in-person conference hosted at the University of Brighton in November 2025. In this virtual space\, ten speakers from across disciplines and geographic locations will build upon discussions around resistance as it is already lived and embodied\, including in practices that do not appear immediately &ldquo\;political&rdquo\;\, and through materials and forms of making historically subjugated (Kirsty Robertson\, 2011\; Roszika Parker\, 1984).
\nCo-organised by the Centre for Applied Philosophy\, Politics and Ethics \;and the Design Activism research strand of the Centre for Design History\, this interdisciplinary encounter aims to join theoretical research and historical inquiry. Together\, we continue to explore practical and material ways by which people resist hegemonic orders\, remake social structures\, and challenge other oppressive systems. \; \;
\nThis conference aims to foster conversations on topics relating to resistance and rethinking structures and societal systems in place\, through creation\, material culture\, design practice\, audio-visual culture\, theoretical reflections\, historical studies\, and beyond.
\nRead the full programme: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IQWXiagjKwsrL5wURegCdVD67T4MEgas/view?usp=sharing
\nRegister to receive your details for joining the conference on March 25th: \;https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f099a6e3-673f-471e-bb2d-1f9a85ef2db8@a900bb90-94fe-4658-8b34-dd72084c5064
ORGANIZER;CN=Thomas Pryce: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T193000 SUMMARY:Kant on Hard Moral Decisions UID:20260321T134323Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The \;
The lecture will take place online (via Webex) on Wednesday\, 25 March 2026\, from 18:00 &ndash\; 19:30 CET. \;
\nPlease see below for the Webex-link and an abstract of the lecture. \;
\nThe talk is part of the lecture series Digital Kant-Lectures\, organized by Digital Kant-Centre NRW\, which takes place on the last Wednesday of each month via Webex. For the program of the series\, please see here: \;https://kant-zentrum-nrw.de/en/digital-kant-lectures/
\nTo stay informed about the activities of Digital Kant-Centre\, please subscribe here to our newsletter: \;https://kant-zentrum-nrw.de/en/newsletter/
\nWebex-Link: \;
\nAbstract: \;
\nKant&rsquo\;s critical writings on moral philosophy contain a striking number of examples of a particular type of decision: a fundamentally good person finds themselves in an exceptional situation in which their moral orientation is dramatically put to the test. They are confronted with especially weighty and previously unforeseen incentives to deviate from their established moral principles.
\nIn this talk\, I argue that the structure of these examples is of central importance for Kant. It highlights a core aspect of his understanding of moral decision-making over time: even someone who has made the right fundamental moral commitment and thus possesses a good disposition has not thereby decided once and for all against revising this stance in the face of radically new circumstances. Human moral life is therefore marked by a fundamental openness: we are never immune to unforeseen exceptional situations that compel us to make hard moral decisions.
ORGANIZER;CN=Larissa Berger: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260326T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T170000 SUMMARY:Trauma and Nightmare - 9th International Interdisciplinary Conference UID:20260321T134324Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Conference online (via Zoom)
\nCFP: \;
\n&ldquo\;Trauma&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;nightmare&rdquo\; have become the most popular metaphors of evil in our times. The old philosophical discussion about &ldquo\;the nature (or mystery) of Evil&rdquo\; has been replaced by modern (and postmodern) studies on trauma. Nightmare is a more and more frequent phenomenon\, and it is being studied by dream and sleep researchers. However\, nightmare means not only bad dream &ndash\; today this term describes also a variety of unpleasant experiences\, memories\, emotions\, so it deserves special attention as an important factor which characterizes human condition.
\n\; Keeping this in mind\, during our conference we would like to ask how the discourse on trauma and nightmare helps us to understand our contemporary world. In order to answer this general question\, we will have to concentrate on many particular issues. Thus\, we are interested in all aspects of traumatic experiences\, in their individual and collective dimensions\, in the past and in the present-day world. We would like to describe the phenomena of nightmare and trauma in their multifarious manifestations: psychological\, social\, historical\, cultural\, philosophical\, religious\, economic\, political\, and many others. We also want to devote considerable attention to how these phenomena appear in artistic practices: literature\, film\, theatre or visual arts.
\nThat is why we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: anthropology\, history\, psychiatry\, psychology\, psychoanalysis\, sociology\, politics\, philosophy\, economics\, law\, memory studies\, consciousness studies\, dream studies\, sleep studies\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, migration studies\, gender studies\, postcolonial studies\, medical sciences\, cognitive sciences\, and urban studies\, to name w few.
\n\; Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical inqueries\, problem-oriented arguments or comparative analyses.
\n\; We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the start of their careers\, as well as doctoral and graduate students. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.
\n\; Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is \;not restricted \;to:
\nI. \;Individual experiences
\nTrauma and childhood memories
\nTrauma and child abuse
\nTrauma and women abuse
\nTrauma and domestic violence
\nTrauma and old age
\nTrauma and love
\nTrauma and death
\nTrauma and mourning
\nTrauma and crime
\nTrauma and neurosis
\nTrauma and psychosis
\nSecondary traumatization
\nLife after trauma
\nTrauma and psychotherapy
\nHelp for traumatized people
\nII. \;Collective experiences
\nTrauma and war
\nTrauma and genocide
\nTrauma and terrorism
\nTrauma and natural disasters
\nTrauma and post-memory
\nTraumatized nations
\nTraumatized minorities
\nTraumatized generations
\nTraumatized social classes
\nTrauma of victims
\nTrauma of witnesses
\nTrauma of bystanders
\nTrauma of perpetrators
\nTrauma and oblivion
\nTrauma and forgiveness
\nIII. \;Dream experiences:
\nNightmare after trauma
\nNightmare and post-traumatic stress disorder
\nNightmare and life cycle
\nNightmare and physical illness
\nNightmare and suicide
\nNightmare and threat simulation theory
\nNightmare and dream recall
\nTherapy of nightmares
\nNightmare and lucid dreaming
\nNightmare and paranormal dream experiences
\nIV. \;Philosophical questions
\nNightmare and trauma as Evil
\nNightmare and trauma as metaphors
\nNightmare in everyday life
\nLife as a nightmare
\n\;Nightmare and beauty
\nAttractiveness of nightmare and trauma
\nAttractiveness of trauma studies
\nV. \;Representation of trauma and nightmare
\nBearing witness of trauma
\nTestimonies and memories
\nTrauma and narrative
\nTrauma and fiction
\nNightmare and horror
\nTrauma in literature
\nTrauma in film
\nTrauma in theatre
\nTrauma in visual arts
\nTraumatized authors
\nTraumatized readers/spectators
\nWriting as a traumatic experience
\nWriting as recovery from trauma
\nTrauma and creativeness
\nVI. \;Institutionalization
\nTrauma and law
\nTrauma and politics
\n\;Trauma and religion
\nTrauma and medical treatment
\nTrauma and management
\nTrauma and punishment systems
\nTrauma and army
\nTrauma and school
\nTrauma and memory places
\nTrauma and museums
\nPlease submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations\, together with a short biographical note\, by \;5 March \;2026 \;to: \;traumanightmare@gmail.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260326T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260326T143000 SUMMARY:Engines of Hostility: The Tower of Sabotage and Hack UID:20260321T134325Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The \;Mind\, Language and Action Group (MLAG)\, a research unit of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Porto\, invites you to the sixth talk of the new \;MLAG Seminar Series \;featuring presentations by international researchers on topics of interest to the group. The talk\, given by \;David \;Spurrett \;(University of KwaZulu-Natal / UKZN) \;and entitled "Engines of Hostility: The Tower of Sabotage and Hack"\, will take place on \;March 26\, 13:00-14:30 Western European Time (WET). The meeting is online. MS TEAMS details: Meeting \;ID: \;385 713 608 929 52\; password: \;iM3SE2Pa.
\nThe seminar is jointly organized by Sofia Miguens (MLAG-IF)\, Dan Zeman (MLAG-IF)\, James Grayot (MLAG-IF)\, Rafael Antunes Padilha (MLAG-IF|IFCH-UNICAMP)\, Samuel Lima (FLUP) and Joã\;o Carlos Rocha Lima (FLUP). Information about \;MLAG \;can be found here: https://ifilosofia.up.pt/research-groups/mlag. To contact the organisers\, please send an email to \;mlag.porto@gmail.com.
\nAll welcome!
\nABSTRACT:
\nThe topic of cognitive hostility is currently lively. The original idea that the activities of agents could pollute the environments of situated or scaffolded agents goes back to Sterelny&rsquo\;s review of Clark&rsquo\;s \;Being There \;and Sterelny&rsquo\;s own \;Thought in a Hostile World. \;Hostility makes agents less likely to act in their own interests\, more likely to act in ways that help the informational polluters. In those early treatments the main source of hostility (camouflage\, manipulative parasitism\, etc.) is natural selection. \;The idea that scaffolding and technology could be instruments of hostility\, produced by planning and research and developments\, has received less attention until recently. I&rsquo\;m working on a book on the various forms of hostility\, and the different ways that scaffolded agents can be vulnerable to it. (Working title: &ldquo\;Whose Mind is it Anyway?&rdquo\;) In the final chapter of that book\, I develop a framework for thinking about both the sources and targets of hostility. It aims to distinguish significantly different ways that hostility can be produced\, and ways that the selection processes of agents can be vulnerable to hostility. The approach I take repurposes Dennett&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Tower of Generate and Test&rdquo\; and I call the result the &ldquo\;Tower of Sabotage and Hack&rdquo\;. In this talk I argue that we need a general way to think about the sources and targets of hostility\, explain the Tower of Sabotage and Hack\, and illustrate it with select examples.
ORGANIZER;CN=Sofia Miguens;CN=James Grayot;CN=Rafael Antunes Padilha;CN="João Carlos Rocha Lima";CN=Samuel Lima;CN=Dan Zeman: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260327T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260327T153000 SUMMARY:The Problem of Uptake in Conversational Self-Narration: An Attentional Phenomenon UID:20260321T134326Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Australia/Melbourne LOCATION:Monash Clayton Campus\, Melbourne\, Australia DESCRIPTION:Self-narration is an important practice for knowledge- and meaning-making. Most people frequently engage in self-narration in their everyday conversations. In recent years\, empirically informed philosophical research on situated cognition and affectivity has made substantial contributions to our understanding of the possibilities and limitations of socio-culturally shaped conversational self-narration. Yet\, this research has left an important question unanswered: how can we understand cases in which self-narrators do not receive appropriate uptake for their self-narrative contributions to conversational exchanges? The aim of this talk is to start answering this question. To this end\, I will propose that the problem of uptake is\, at least to a substantial degree\, an attentional phenomenon. Bringing together research on situated self-narration\, attention\, and epistemic injustice\, I will argue that the problem of uptake can be primarily understood as the manifestation of epistemically unjust attention deficits that can perpetuate various forms of structural oppression. I will end this talk with a brief discussion of the implications of this attentional account of the problem of uptake for theoretical and empirical research on conversational self-narration.
\nJoin Zoom meeting:
\nhttps://monash.zoom.us/j/86351045263?pwd=1gHMLhmDnXiFJIV0Jl8s6GxhgBgylb.1 \;
\nMeeting ID: 863 5104 5263 // Passcode: 184791
ORGANIZER;CN=Sandra Leonie Field: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T123000 SUMMARY:What 'We' Can Mean UID:20260321T134327Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Polysemy in the Evalutive Sphere \;is a seminar pertaining to the project \;Slurs and the Lexicon: A Rich-Lexicon Approach to Slurs and Other Evaluative Expressions - LEXISLUR \;(https://danzeman.weebly.com/lexislur.html) featuring monthly talks by specialists in polysemy. We cordially invite you to a talk by \;Katarzyna Kijania-Placek &\; Maciej \;Tarnowski \;(Jagiellonian University) \;entitled \; \;"What 'We' Can Mean" (see the abstract below). The event takes place online on \;Friday\, MARCH 27\, 11.00-12.30 Western European Time (WET). Please write to danczeman@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
\nAll welcome!
\nASBTRACT:
\nIn this talk\, we present \;a semantic account of the first-person plural pronoun - "we" in English - that comprises all systematic kinds of use of this expression. We argue that "we" exhibits five systematic types of meaning - directly referential\, descriptive\, deferred\, anaphoric\, and bound - each associated with a distinct Kaplan-style character. We show that these different meanings of "we" satisfy standard diagnostics for systematic polysemy\, including non-zeugmatic co-predication across different senses\, cross-linguistic robustness\, and productivity across other plural pronouns and singular terms. Building on this\, we introduce a two-dimensional model of polysemy in which lexical meaning consists of a set of rule-based characters capable of generating context-sensitive contents. This framework\, which naturally extends to other singular terms\, including demonstratives and proper names\, preserves the Kaplanian treatment of indexicality while explaining descriptive and deferred uses of indexicals.
ORGANIZER;CN=Alba Moreno Zurita;CN=Dan Zeman: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T133000 SUMMARY:Deepanwita Dasgupta - Introducing A Wisdom Framework for Science in the 21st-century: The Idea of a Two-Track Scientific Community UID:20260321T134328Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Center for Philosophy of Science invites you to our Featured Former Fellow online lecture presented by: \; \;
\nFeatured Former Fellow: \; \;Deepanwita Dasgupta
\nFriday\, March 27th @ 12:00 pm \;- \;1:30 pm \;EST
\nTitle: \;Introducing A Wisdom Framework for Science in the 21st-century: The Idea of a Two-Track Scientific Community
\nAbstract: \;
\nIn \;this talk\, my task will be to show how wisdom\, which is an integrated form of multi-level skills\, could be incorporated into the research/ teaching practices of contemporary science with some good effects. Additionally\, such wisdom can allow us to use our intellectual breakthroughs to serve our existential ends. Our science today is built on the idea of developing expertise in multiple narrow domains\, which then would be scaled up to yield quick flows of innovations. While a science based on this kind of narrow expertise can bring us rapid flows of novel things\, it can also lead us to a crisis of sustainability\, commodification of research\, and a slide towards inequality. To improve matters\, I suggest that our narrow practices be scaffolded by a wider and more expansive practice that could function as scaffolds to our current sets of expertise.This combination of a faster and a slower track will allow us to address the blind spots that often lie embedded in our expertise and later gives rise to evidence-in-use problems.Setting up a link between these two tracks may be called wisdom\, which we badly need today to engage with our current exponential technologies and their effects on us. This of course needs the inclusion of some new members into the peer community.\nAdding a wisdom track in this way to our system can help us develop new sets of research questions\, training procedures\, or research protocols. It can thus allow us to explore our areas of ignorance. While there is much discussion about the Freudian kind of ignorance that makes us blind to various things\, there is also a Socratic form of ignorance that can be used as a springboard for new ways of thinking. \;In true Socratic spirit then\, I claim that this wisdom approach might help us in three specific areas &ndash\; in gatekeeping decisions\, building trust in science\, and in setting up consiliences with other knowledge communities and their traditions.\nThis talk will be available online only:
\nZoom: \; \;https://pitt.zoom.us/j/92652920133
\n\;YouTube at \;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.
ORGANIZER;CN=Edouard Machery: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T153000 SUMMARY:On Sustainability Research Without Sustainability UID:20260321T134329Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:TEERC\, CETE-P &\; UPCE PRESENT: EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY SERIES (EEPS)
\nTurku Environmental Ethics Research Centre\, Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics Prague and University of Pardubice Centre for Ethics present a bi-semester online talk series on environmental philosophy. The talk series supports and promotes research and networks in European environmental philosophy. The series is accessible to all but represents a scholarly academic approach.
\nWELCOME TO OUR FIRST ONLINE TALK
\nMarch 27 1-2.30PM CET
\nON SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH WITHOUT SUSTAINABILITY \;
\nBy Markku Oksanen Senior Lecturer\, University of Eastern Finland
\nAbstract
\n"Ever since the emergence of sustainable development and sustainability discourses in the 1980s\, some people have decided to swim upstream and commenced a search for alternative concepts and frameworks. Among the most cited authors within (philosophical) sustainability research are researchers who avoid using sustainability concept and/or who unequivocally reject it. These authors relate to a large variety of disciplines and approaches\, from such major figures as Bruno Latour\, Donna Haraway and Timothy Morton to many less known environmental philosophers. A secondary purpose of the paper is to present a typology of these researchers: there are &ldquo\;rejectionists&rdquo\;\, &ldquo\;indifferent&rdquo\;\, &ldquo\;originalists&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;revisionists&rdquo\;\, to name some. The main purpose is to reflect whether their inclusion in the &ldquo\;canon&rdquo\; of the research (such as a textbook) can be justified. First\, textbook-like works are highly selective and there is a continuous battle what/who to include/exclude and to what extent\, it is necessary to cover the theoretical underpinnings. Of course\, a textbook can gain theoretical credibility by covering at least some of the main sources of inspiration for self-identified sustainability researchers. The problem is then whom to exclude because concepts\, values and inspiration tend to come from several\, even contradictory sources. Second\, there is a problem with writing a history of the field. With inclusion\, is their anti-sustainability message being distorted or even tarnished (a sort of sustainability-washing)? Third\, is it ethically sound to convert an anti-sustainability thinker into a full-blooded sustainability researcher? However\, as the typology of different stances to sustainability conveys\, a textbook without them lacks something\; nevertheless\, one should be cautious to not be guilty of &ldquo\;sustainability-washing.&rdquo\;
\nSign up for the talk and get the zoom-link by messaging lamakou[at]utu.fi.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T153000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of science of decision making UID:20260321T134330Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Dear All\, \; \;
\nYou're cordially invited to the FINAL installment of the \;Philosophy of Science of Decision Making \;seminar series. \; \;
\nSpeaker: \;Angelica Kaufmann (University of Milan)
\nTitle: \;&ldquo\;An empirical approach to studying joint commitment in animals&rdquo\;
\nDate: \;27 March 2026\, \;14:00 CET
\nFormat: \;Online\, in English \;
\nAbstract: The ability to form joint commitments has been highlighted as a crucial factor stabilizing joint actions among humans\, and thereby underpinning characteristically human forms of sociality. While similar abilities in animals may shed light on the evolution of joint commitment\, they remain challenging to detect unambiguously. We revisit joint commitment in non-human animals\, and suggest that progress in identifying homologous or analogous abilities has been hampered by the adoption of an approach which builds human-specific cognitive mechanisms into the definition of joint commitment. To move forward\, we propose a framework which does not presuppose characteristically human forms of cognition\, communication\, or awareness. The framework specifies a series of criteria\, each of which can be operationalised\, investigated empirically\, and must be met for joint commitment to be demonstrated. Our framework is sufficiently broad to include paradigmatic cases of joint action in humans as well as cases of joint commitment in non-human animals. This will enable us to identify mechanisms which humans share with other animals\, as well as to home in on uniquely human mechanisms\, as well as differences across species. \;
\nRegistration: \;If you would like to join this seminar and have not previously registered\, please send an email to \;james.grayot@gmail.com \;with the subject line "PhilSciDec". Video links will be shared only with those who register at least 24 hrs in advance of the seminar.
Info: \;For more information about the seminar series\, including future speakers and topics\, please visit the website below. \; \; \;
ORGANIZER;CN=James Grayot: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T183000 SUMMARY:RTAIM 26 Online | "Dialogical Models and Counterfactual Questions for Epistemic Robustness in XAI" UID:20260321T134331Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:rTAIM \;(Rebuilding Trust in AI Medicine) \;Monthly Seminars
\n\;
\nSeminar #26
\nDialogical Models and Counterfactual Questions for Epistemic Robustness in XAI
\nRocí\;o Martí\;n Istilart (Universidad Nacional del Sur\, Argentina)
\nWe are happy to announce the forthcoming 26th rTAIM \;Online Seminar\, \;with the participation of Rocí\;o Martí\;n Istilart on the 27th March 2026\, \;17h00-18h00 Lisbon Time Zone\, via Microsoft teams.
\nhttps://teams.live.com/meet/9378537563070?p=6c27AWdBD7eGSN48wB
\nID Teams: \; \;9378537563070 | Password: \;uT7jS3]
\n# Seminar 26: Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) faces the challenge of providing explanations that are not only technically accurate but also epistemically robust and meaningful for users. This paper proposes a normative-epistemological framework for the formalization of counterfactual explanations within a dialogical setting. Building on the Explanation&ndash\;Question&ndash\;Response (EQR) protocol and Walton&rsquo\;s dialog theory\, the work introduces a structured set of critical counterfactual questions designed to test whether automated inferences remain stable across alternative contexts or depend on spurious correlations. The proposal integrates counterfactual reasoning into human&ndash\;machine dialogues as new locutions\, enabling explanations to be dynamically scrutinized in a way analogous to human argumentative practices. This approach aims to strengthen the causal\, contextual\, and selective dimensions of XAI explanations while improving their transferability and user alignment. An illustrative example in the domain of automated criminal decision-making shows how critical counterfactual questioning can help uncover hidden biases and enhance transparency. Although the framework is currently conceptual\, it outlines a promising path toward improving the epistemic quality and defensibility of automated decisions. The paper concludes that embedding counterfactual explanations within dialogical protocols such as EQR can contribute to more trustworthy\, context-sensitive\, and critically testable XAI systems\, while also identifying key technical and empirical challenges for future research.
\nShort bio: \;Rocí\;o Martí\;n Istilart is a PhD student in Philosophy at Universidad Nacional del Sur (Argentina) and a research fellow of CONICET (since 2026). Her work focuses on the epistemology of artificial intelligence\, particularly on bias detection\, explainable AI (XAI)\, and the philosophical analysis of automated decision-making. She holds a teaching degree in Philosophy from Universidad Nacional del Sur.
\nrTAIM \;Seminars: https://ifilosofia.up.pt/activities/rtaim-seminars
\nhttps://trustaimedicine.weebly.com/rtaim-seminars.html
\nOrganisation:
Steven S. Gouveia (MLAG/IF)
Mind\, Language and Action Group (MLAG)
Instituto de Filosofia da Universidade do Porto &ndash\; UID/00502/2025
Fundaç\;ã\;o para a Ciê\;ncia e a Tecnologia (FCT)
____________________________________________
\nInstituto de Filosofia (UI&\;D 502)
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto
Via Panorâ\;mica s/n
4150-564 Porto
Tel. 22 607 71 80
E-mail: ifilosofia@letras.up.pt
http://ifilosofia.up.pt/
&ldquo\;New approaches to philosophy of mind and psychiatry&rdquo\; is a workshop organized by drd. Sandra Branzaru\, drd. Cătălin Teoharie\, Doctoral School of Philosophy\, Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Bucharest\, in collaboration with Alexandra Ciubotaru (resident in Psychiatry\, Alexandru Obregia Psychiatry Hospital)\, Alexandru Bî\;cu and Olguţa Barizi (alumni Cognitive Science BA\, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science). The event will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Bucharest\, March 28th-29th 2026.
\nThis workshop aims to explore\, but it is not limited to\, conceptual clarification of psychiatric concepts\, especially in light of new approaches in philosophy of mind\, such as embodied\, situated\, extended and enactive cognition\, but also predictive processing. We will also explore pluralistic approaches to the nature of psychiatry as ascience\, as well as ontological\, explanatory\, and value pluralism. Recent developments in bioethics and applied ethics also call for philosophical refection in regards to equal access to mental healthcare\, the autonomy and agency of patients\, and decision-making with respect to potential treatment schemas. \; AI (artificial intelligence) has also been integrated in mental healthcare\, so we are interested in understanding the risks and benefits of their use. On the one hand\, they might aid or enhance diagnostic precision\, personalized treatment and care option\, pre-evaluation of treatment efficacy. On the other hand\, this raises challenges such as privacy of highly sensitive patient data or regulatory\, policy and standardization issues that arise from the lack of regulation of mental health uses of AI.
ORGANIZER;CN=Sandra-Catalina Branzaru;CN=Alexandra Ciubotaru;CN="Cătălin Teoharie";CN=Olguta Barizi;CN="Alexandru Bîcu": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T003445Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260329T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260329T170000 SUMMARY:9th Bilkent International Undergraduate Philosophy Conference UID:20260321T134333Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:9th Bilkent Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
\nCalls for Abstracts:
\nWe invite undergraduate students from all departments and universities to take part in the 9th Bilkent International Undergraduate Philosophy Conference on Sunday\, March 29\, 2026\, which will be held online via Zoom.
\nThe purpose of this conference is to provide an academic platform for undergraduate students to share their philosophical views and arguments with their peers.
\nPresentations will be in the form of a 20-minute talk followed by a 10-minute question-answer session.
\nSubmission Guidelines:
\nThe deadline for submission is February 20\, 2026. \;
\nThere is no restriction on the subject matter\, as long as philosophical argumentation is presented.
\nParticipants should send an abstract of 300-500 words.
\nYour abstract should have the title on top\, but it should be anonymous and not in any way give away the identity of the author (this is necessary for the blind-review process).
\nPlease include in the body of the submission e-mail your full name\, university affiliation\, the title of your paper\, and your contact information (such as your e-mail address). \;
\nThe submitted abstracts and PowerPoint presentations should be in English. The conference language will be exclusively English.
\nFor submitting your abstract\, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/b1eAGVkGNXXedqaJ8
\nAll other inquiries should be sent by e-mail to philstudentconf@bilkent.edu.tr
\nAll presenters are expected to use PowerPoint (or similar) slides during their presentations. \;
\nAmong the accepted submissions that are presented successfully at the conference\, some of them will be selected by the conference committee to be published on Bilkent Philosophy YouTube Channel\, with the permission of the presenter. Also\, the longer version of their abstract of the selected presentations will have the chance for publication in Prokopton\, Bilkent University Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy (prokopton.bilkent.edu.tr)\, as part of the conference proceedings. The final decision about publication belongs to the Prokopton editorial board.
\nImportant Dates: \;
\nFebruary 20\, 2026: Abstract submission deadline
\nMarch 1\, 2026: Announcement of accepted abstracts
\nMarch 20\, 2026: Presentation slides submission deadline for speakers
\nMarch 29\, 2026: Conference
\nOrganizers: \;
\nBilkent University Department of Philosophy \;
\nBilkent Philosophical Society
\nOrganizing Committee: \;
\nFaculty Supervisor:
\nDr. Tufan Kıymaz (Bilkent University\, Department of Philosophy)
\nUndergraduate Committee Members: \;
\nBeyza Nur Taştemir (Bilkent University\, Department of Philosophy)
\nSermin Aydemir (Bilkent University\, Department of Philosophy)
\nEyşan Ezgi Gö\;kç\;ay (Bilkent University\, Department of Philosophy)
\nNil Deniz Yıldız (Bilkent University\, Department of Philosophy)
\n