Alan Hájek (ANU) - Would Work
Seminar
This Friday, June 25th, Alan Hájek (ANU) will present on "'Would' Work". Abstract: I have long argued that most counterfactuals are false. The chanciness of most counterfactuals’ consequents, and the unspecificity of their antecedents, entail their falsehood. A…
Mario Günther (ANU) - "Probabilities of Conditionals and Imaged Probabilities"
Seminar
This Friday, June 18th, Mario Günther (ANU) will present on "Probabilities of Conditionals and Imaged Probabilities". Abstract: Probabilities of conditionals are conditional probabilities. This equation has the ring of truth. And yet, Lewis has proven it to be false---trivial cases aside. We show…
PhilSoc: Ross Pain - "Stone tools, predictive processing and the evolution of language”
Seminar
Date and time: 25/05/21, 15:30-17:00 Location: RSSS 6.71 Zoom link: https://anu.zoom.us/j/89376839319?pwd=ZkFCMXNlQjN6N3dORkpXQytYNTA3UT09 Abstract: In this talk I argue that making stone tools was an important precursor to the evolution of language. Recent experimental work suggests a…
Seth Lazar (ANU) - "Legitimacy, Authority, and the Political Value of Explanations"
Seminar
This Friday, May 14th, Seth Lazar (ANU) will present on "Legitimacy, Authority, and the Political Value of Explanations". Abstract: As rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence and the rise of some of history's most potent corporations meet the diminished…
PhilSoc: Szymon Bogacz - "Buddhist epistemology and the liar paradox"
Seminar
Szymon Bogacz will present a paper titled “Buddhist epistemology and the liar paradox” at next Tuesday’s PhilSoc Seminar. More details below. You’ll find the paper attached; pre-read optional. Date and time: 11/05/21, 15:30-17:00 Zoom link: https://anu.zoom.us/j/89376839319?pwd=…
Claire Benn (ANU) -"Ethics Must Be Seen to Be Done: Signalling Compliance Under Interpersonal Uncertainty".
Seminar
This Friday, May 7th, Claire Benn (ANU) will present on "Ethics Must Be Seen to Be Done: Signalling Compliance Under Interpersonal Uncertainty". Abstract: Doing what is morally permissible is not the same thing as being seen to do what is morally permissible. In this…