Julia Markovits (Cornell)
Seminar
Julia Markovits (Cornell) 12–1PM 10 June 2022 Location: RSSS room 6.71 or online via this Zoom link Paper title, details for accessing the paper and session details will be circulated through the…
Can We Step into the Same Algorithm Twice? Examining the Metaphysical Problem of Identity in the Context of Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Regulation - Yves Saint James Aquino (University of Wollongong)
Seminar
Speaker: Yves Saint James Aquino Artificial intelligence (AI), specifically machine learning (ML), systems hold great potential in improving clinical processes, from diagnosis and screening to targeted therapy. One of the key challenges of implementing ML systems is the regulation of something…
The making of emotional habits: A top-down approach - Elena Walsh (University of Wollongong)
Seminar
Speaker: Elena Walsh Abstract: Adaptations that trade false positives for speed are ubiquitous in evolutionary design. Many, like blinking, are inflexible. Other types of adaptive response appear to be influenced by an individual’s early learning environment. Emotion may be one such case.…
Modelling as an Epistemic Activity in Ecology - Eden Smith (University of Melbourne)
Seminar
Speaker: Eden Smith In addition to representing knowledge, models function as tools that contribute to generating new knowledge during investigative practices. This knowledge-generating capacity of models has been demonstrated across a range of scientific practices, and forms part of the…
Agency: Who is Morally Responsible? - Monima Chadha (Monash University)
Seminar
Speaker: Monima Chadha Abstract: In the Abhidharmakośa-Bhāṣya, Vasubandhu defends a no-agent view. Actions, he argues, can be explained in terms of causal relations between mental and physical states. In classical Indian debates, the main objection against Vasubandhu’s view is that such an account…
Kieran Setiya (MIT)
Seminar
Kieran Setiya (MIT) 12–1PM 13 MAY 2022 Location: RSSS room 6.71 or online via this Zoom link Paper title, details for accessing the paper and session details will be circulated through the Philsoc-l mailing list, which you can…
What Makes a Behavior “Cognitive”? - Nick Brancazio (University of Wollongong)
Seminar
Speaker: Nick Brancazio Active materials are self-propelled non-living entities which, in some circumstances, exhibit a number of cognitively interesting behaviors such as gradient-following, avoiding obstacles, signaling and group coordination. A live proposal across both scientific and…