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Jason M. Alexander, Inaugural Lecture: “Game Theory and the Evolution of Language”
Join us for this important event for the department, celebrating the inauguration of Prof. Jason M. Alexander.
Find out more »Roman Frigg (LSE): “How Models Work” (Inaugural Professorial Lecture)
Abstract: Models are crucial in many scientific contexts, and many investigations are carried out on models rather than on reality itself. How can models inform us about the properties of something beyond themselves? The answer is that they are representations of their respective target systems. But what does it mean for a model to represent something else? In this lecture I…
Find out more »Alex Voorhoeve (LSE): “Pleasure, the Complete Life, and Death” (Inaugural Professorial Lecture)
This inaugural professorial lecture offers a new defence of the Epicurean ideal of the pleasurable life and explains how by following this ideal, we can render death harmless.
Find out more »Inaugural Lecture Anna Mahtani (LSE Philosophy): ‘From probabilities to decisions’
Join us for Anna Mahtani's inaugural lecture! About the lecture: The idea of probabilities – and in particular ‘degrees of belief’ or ‘credences’ – is prevalent. It is used by scientists, economists and political theorists, and it plays a central role in policy choice: in deciding whether to carry out a particular health-care policy for example, the process for reaching…
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