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Monthly Archives: October 2009

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CfP: 2010 Synthese Conference

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Gregory Wheeler
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Call for Papers: On April 15th and 16th of 2010, the Synthese Conference will take place at Columbia University. The 2010 edition of the Synthese Conference will focus on the theme of epistemology and economics. … Continue reading →

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Hendricks, Visiting Professor at Columbia

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Gregory Wheeler
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Vincent Hendricks, Professor of Formal Philosophy at The University of Copenhagen, is now  Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University. Congratulations, Vincent! … Continue reading →

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Philosophical Expertise, Again

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Sandy Goldberg
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As part of our Northwestern Epistemology brownbag series, Juan Comesana (Arizona) was in Evanston yesterday giving a talk, and in it he raised an issue I have been wondering about as well: the nature and existence of philosophical expertise.  (I … Continue reading →

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Prompting assertion

Posted on October 18, 2009 by John Turri
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The knowledge account of assertion (KA) says you may assert Q only if you know Q. KA’s defenders (e.g. Unger and Williamson) have frequently pointed to data on challenging assertions to support their view. For instance, when I assert Q, … Continue reading →

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Northern Institute of Philosophy

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Kvanvig Jon
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In case you missed it, take a look at the website for this institute here, directed by Crispin Wright and focusing on core areas, including epistemology both of the formal and more traditional varieties. Lots of interesting things happening there, … Continue reading →

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Does knowledge always suffice for action?

Posted on October 16, 2009 by John Turri
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There’s a lot of exciting work being done on epistemic norms lately, including the norms of action. What I’m about to discuss clearly relates, in one way or another, to a lot of that work. But I’m not going to … Continue reading →

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Dye-job donkeys wow Gaza children

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Ted Poston
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These kids don’t know, but they’re having loads of fun.  Check it out!  Link … Continue reading →

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Alison Gopnik on Colbert

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Gregory Wheeler
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Alison Gopnik (Berkeley) appeared on The Colbert Report last night to discuss her new book, The Philosophical Baby. … Continue reading →

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Betting on the new JFP

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Kvanvig Jon
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A more light-hearted post: what are the chances of a JFP significantly lighter than last year? I hereby stipulate: ‘lighter’ means 90% or less of the total number of ads for last year in the October issue. For the record, … Continue reading →

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7th Annual FEW

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Kvanvig Jon
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Call for Papers: Seventh Annual Formal Epistemology Workshop Konstanz, September 2-4, 2010 Organized by Franz Huber (Konstanz) and Branden Fitelson (UC Berkeley) Kindly funded by the Zukunftskolleg of the University of Konstanz and the German Research Foundation. Program: September 2, … Continue reading →

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