Upcoming talks in the Philosophy Departmental Seminar Series are listed below. Seminars are held on Thursdays (unless indicated on the schedule) from 3:30-5:00 pm in the Auditorium, Level 1, RSSS Building. They are followed by drinks and a casual dinner within walking distance of campus. All are welcome.
The 2025/2026 seminar convenor is Dr Nuhu Ossman Attah.
Other philosophy seminars at ANU
- The ANU Philosophy Society (Philsoc), which is run by ANU Philosophy students, also operates a seminar series on Tuesdays. Papers are read by students, staff and visitors, and there is wine and snacks.
The Centre for Consciousness has regular seminars, most of which are part of the RSSS Thursday Seminar Series or the ANU Philosophy Society series.
Seminar announcements
Announcements of forthcoming meetings of all seminar series are distributed by means of the philsoc list. To join the philsoc mailing list or unsubscribe from it, click here.
Contact
- Dr Nuhu Osman Attah
Upcoming Events
A-lieving that ChatGPT loves you
Marco Facchin-Clerici (University of Antwerp)
We increasingly form enduring and emotionally salient bonds with AI-powered technologies. Yet, arguably, most of the users don’t actually believe…
Wonder upon Wonder
Brandon Yip (Singapore Management University)
Brandon Yip proposes a framework for wonder that accounts for its heterogeneity and explains and clarifies disputes about the ethics of wonder. The…
Counterfactual Skepticism Reloaded (and Refuted?)
Josua Pearson (ANU)
According to Counterfactual Skepticism, we know next to none of the counterfactuals we assert in ordinary life. The most influential argument for…
Past Events
Aesthetic Appreciation, Aesthetic Judgments, and Love (coauthored with Joel Van Fossen) - Daniel Star
Daniel Star
Aesthetic appreciation is a mental process, while aesthetic judgment is a mental state. This paper explores some interesting mistakes that arise in…
Liberalism as a Way of Life - Alexandre Lefebvre
Alexandre Lefebvre
This presentation is based on Professor Lefebvre's new book, Liberalism as a Way of Life, and about how liberal values and practices can be the…
How Many Empathies Are There? A Puzzle About Co-Experienced Emotions - Heidi Maibom
Heidi Maibom
Anybody familiar with the empathy literature will know that everybody’s busy distinguishing one form of empathy from others. And whereas it would…