Conferences

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    Philosophy, Politics and Economics Conference in honour of Luc Bovens

Philosophy, Politics and Economics Conference in honour of Luc Bovens

8 November 2017|

On 7 December, this conference will bring together scholars from around the world to celebrate the work of Prof Bovens and his contributions to philosophy, politics and economics.

The Ant Trap: An Expert Workshop

2 November 2017|

On 10 November, this half-day workshop will explore some of the issues raised by Brian Epstein’s award-winning book, The Ant Trap.

Biological Identity: An Expert Workshop

16 October 2017|

On 10 November, this half-day expert workshop will look at issues of biological identity.

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    Foundations of Quantum Theory Book Workshop: Cats, Fleas and Symmetries

Foundations of Quantum Theory Book Workshop: Cats, Fleas and Symmetries

9 October 2017|

On 4 December, a workshop will be held to launch Klaas Landsman’s new Open Access book, Foundations of Quantum Theory, with talks by Landsman, Butterfield, Feintzig and Roberts.

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Reasons, Rationality, and Intentional Agency

18 September 2017|

On 29 September, this two-day interdisciplinary workshop will bring together philosophers, economists, and scholars from neighbouring disciplines to discuss issues ranging from new approaches to rational choice theory at one end of the spectrum to contributions concerning the metaphysics of intentionality and agency at the other.

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    Quantum Investigations: A Conference in Honour of Miklós Rédei

Quantum Investigations: A Conference in Honour of Miklós Rédei

12 September 2017|

On 27 October this workshop will bring together philosophers and physicists inspired by the work of Miklós Rédei to discuss new work on the foundations of quantum physics.

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    Bridging the Gap: Scientific Imagination Meets Aesthetic Imagination

Bridging the Gap: Scientific Imagination Meets Aesthetic Imagination

12 June 2017|

On 5–6 October, this 2-day conference aims to connect work on artistic and scientific imagination, and to advance our understanding of the epistemic and heuristic roles that imagination can play.

Determinism, Probability and Agency

16 May 2017|

On 16 May, this workshop will bring together faculty and graduate students to investigate the connections between probability, determinism and agency.

The Origins of Consciousness

26 April 2017|

This one-day, interdisciplinary workshop will bring together philosophers, neuroscientists, experimental biologists and evolutionary biologists to discuss the origins of consciousness. Pre-registration is required.

Philosophy of Language for Decision Theory

12 January 2017|

On 25–26 May, this two-day workshop will explore the connections between philosophy of language and decision theory.