Events

Zurich Epistemology Group on Rationality

Oct 1

Neutrality, Inquiry and Reasons for Belief

Emir Gicic Time: 09:30 - 16:00 Conferences and Workshops

Dear colleagues and friends, This is to announce the closing colloquium of our 4-years research project on suspension of judgement that will take place on Tuesday the 1st of October at the university of Zürich (room: KOL-N-1). The colloquium is intended to cover a variety of topics in epistemology that we had the…

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May 29

Thomas Schmidt – Paradoxes of Supererogation

Emir Gicic Time: 14:15 - 15:45 Research Colloquium

The penultimate session of this semesters research colloquium will feature a talk and Q&A by Thomas Schmidt on the topic “Paradoxes of Supererogation”. 

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May 22

Glenn Anderau – The Importance of Narratives for Inquiry, Laura Ponti – What is Understanding?

Emir Gicic Time: 14:15 - 15:45 Research Colloquium

This week’s session will feature a presentation and Q&A by Glenn Anderau, topic TBA. 

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May 15

Léna Mudry – On the role of moral considerations on our epistemic lives, Benoit Guilielmo – The Value of Suspension of Judgment (Preread)

Emir Gicic Time: 14:15 - 15:45 Research Colloquium

This week’s session will feature two preread presentations again. Benoit Guilielmo will be discussing comments on his project titled “The Value of Suspension of Judgment”, followed by a discussion on a project by Léna Mudry, topic TBA. 

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Apr 17

Xian He – When to Believe Against the Evidence, Atay Kozlovski – Alignment and Explainability in Meaningful Human Control (Preread)

Emir Gicic Time: 14:15 - 15:45 Research Colloquium

This week’s research colloquium will feature two preread presentations. First, Xian He will be discussing comments on his project titled “When to Believe Against the Evidence”, followed by Atay Kozlovski’s discussion on “Alignment and Explainability in Meaningful Human Control”. 

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Apr 15

Decolonial Epistemic-Authority Reparations (Online-Talk by Veli Mitova)

Sebastian Schmidt Time: 17:00 - 18:30 Conferences and Workshops

 The African Philosophy Reading Group is pleased to announce a guest talk by Veli Mitova from the University of Johannesburg, who will present a short paper on “Decolonial Epistemic-Authority Reparations” Everyone is invited! The meeting takes place on Zoom on Monday, 15th April, 5-6.30pm.  I will distribute the paper (10…

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Apr 10

Tony Booth – The Duty to Understand Others

Emir Gicic Time: 14:15 - 15:45 Research Colloquium

In this week’s session, Tony Booth will be giving a presentation followed by a Q&A on the topic “The Duty to Understand Others”. 

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Mar 27

Kurt Sylvan – Respect for Truth: A Kantian Account

Emir Gicic Time: 14:15 - 15:45 Research Colloquium

This week’s session features a talk and Q&A by Kurt Sylvan on the topic “Respect for Truth: A Kantian Account”. 

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Mar 20

Jörg Löschke – Forgiving Benefits (Postponed)

Emir Gicic Time: 14:15 - 15:45 Research Colloquium

The session is postponed to a later date TBA.  This week’s session Jörg Löschke will be giving a talk followed by a Q&A on “Forgiving Benefits”, a collaborative project with Laurent Jaffro.

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Mar 13

Alexander Belak – Restructuring Understanding’s Object (One Last Time), Sebastian Schmidt – How Evidence Justifies Suspension

Emir Gicic Time: 14:15 - 15:45 Research Colloquium

For this week’s session featurtes two preread presentations. Alexander Belak will be giving a talk on “Restructuring Understanding’s Object (One Last Time)” and Sebastian Schmidt on “How Evidence Justifies Suspension”. 

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