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Events for 28 January 2020
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2:00 pm
Clayton Littlejohn (KCL): “N-1 Guilty Men”
In this talk, we'll look at a case that has been unjustly neglected in recent discussions of the criminal standard of proof. After a brief presentation of the case, we'll look to see if we can find a general normative framework that can vindicate our (hopefully shared) intuitions about what we ought to do, what we ought to believe, and who we ought to blame when it seems that we know perfectly we're wrong about who is guilty. My hope is that this discussion will shed some light on the relationship between reasons, oughts, and rationality.
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What’s the Point of Critique? (Forum for Philosophy)
Since Kant, scholars have tended to assume that the critical method is a fundamental part of doing philosophy. But can it help us address the challenges of the twenty-first century, such as globalization and climate change? Some scholars now suggest that the critical method is domineering and Eurocentric, hopelessly outdated and overly negative. So should we embrace different ways of thinking and knowing, and what might they be? Join us as we discuss whether critique can help us address our current political crises and what role it should play in philosophy.
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