This weeks session features two pre-read presentation. The first by Leonardo Flamini titled “From Epistemic States to Duties Not to Enquire”. Followed by a talk by Dominique Kuenzle titled “Dealing with Denials of Normative Motivation”.

This week’s session features a pre-read presentation of a master thesis by Andrin Kohler, titled “Moral Responsibility in Systemic Crises – Beyond Responsibility as Liability”.

Cameron Boult will present a talk titled “Relation-Based Epistemology”, followed by a Q&A session.

Chris Kelp presents a joint paper, co-authored with Miloud Belkoniene, titled “Understanding and Conjunction Closure”, followed by a Q&A. 

Sebastian Schmidt will give a presentation titled “Doxastic Morality and Epistemic Sociality”. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A. 

Lilith Mace will give a presentation on the topic “Kinds of Doubt”, followed by a Q&A. 

Severin Frohofer will present his paper “Media as an Epistemic Source”, followed by a Q&A. 

Benoit Gaultier will present “Blame, Underperformance, and Personal Weakness” at the third session of this semester’s research colloquium, followed by a Q&A session.

(Session has been postponed to Wednesday, 09.10.2024) The fictionalist account of virtual reality (VR) is an anti-realist position, asserting that the things we perceive in VR are not real but fictional. While metaphysically parsimonious, this view raises questions about whether the beliefs of those engaging in VR are coherent and…

The opening session of this semester’s research colloquium will feature a presentation by Claire Field titled “Evaluative Injustice?” followed by a Q&A.