October 2011 Issue
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Philosophy@LSE
The London School of Economics and Political Science
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Visitors

The Centre welcomes Conal Duddy (Choice Group), Elena Paduretu, Christophe Schinckus, and Deborah Mayo (returning visitor) as new visitors for the Michaelmas term 2011–2012.

 

New Hires

The Department appointed two new LSE Fellows, Amandine Catala from the University of Colorado at Boulder and Foad Dizadji-Bahmani from the LSE for 2011–12.

 

Events

Evelyn Fox Keller will give the first Friends of the Centre public lecture on 'What is a Rational Response to Catastrophic Risk?' on 17 November 2011, 6–7.30pm, Old Theatre, Old Building. Click here for more information.

 

Alex Broadbent will present 'From Prediction to Causation in Epidemiology' as part of our regular Popper Seminars on 22 November 2011, 2–3.30pm, LAK.2.06.

 

Prof Lorraine Daston will discuss 'The Passions of the Unnatural', as part of the Centre's Order Project on 4 November 2011, 2–4pm, LAK.2.06.

 

Ben Rogers and Roger Scruton will debate 'Architecture and Happiness' at the Forum for European Philosophy on 6 October 2011, 6.30–8pm, Old Theatre, Old Building. For a full programme of the Forum's events see here.

 

Huw Price will give a Sigma Club talk 'Retrocausality – What Would It Take' on October 31, 5–7pm, LAK.2.06.

 

News

Roman Frigg has taken over directorship of the Centre from Rom Harrι.

 

 


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