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Workshop on The Philosophy of Social Evolution
How does social behaviour evolve in the natural world? How can social evolution theory shed light on the origins of new levels of biological organization? How can W. D. Hamilton's concept of "inclusive fitness" help us to understand cooperation in microorganisms, insects and humans?
This half-day workshop on Friday 23 February will consider these questions with reference to Jonathan Birch's new book: The Philosophy of Social Evolution.
Find out more »Workshop on Risk and Aggregation in Ethics
This two-day workshop organised jointly with the Department of Philosophy, University College London will bring together philosophers to discuss problems of risk and aggregation in ethical theory. Further information is available on the conference webpage.
Find out more »Workshop on the Report of the International Panel on Social Progress
The International Panel on Social Progress unites many of the world’s leading researchers from social sciences and the humanities in a single effort: developing research-based, multi-disciplinary, non-partisan, action-driven solutions to pressing challenges of our time. This workshop will engage several authors of its first, comprehensive Report in a debate with policy-makers and researchers from UK and international organisations.
Find out more »Probability and the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
A workshop that brings together philosophers of physics exploring the nature of probability in quantum theory and in the Everett interpretation. Further information is available on the conference webpage.
Find out more »Lakatos Award Expert Workshop with Craig Callender
A half-day workshop addressing issues raised by Craig Callender’s Lakatos Award-winning book, What Makes Time Special? Featuring Craig Callender, Carl Hoefer, Huw Price, Heather Dyke and Alastair Wilson. Free and open to all.
Find out more »Lakatos Award Expert Workshop with Sabina Leonelli
A half-day workshop addressing issues raised by Sabina Leonelli’s Lakatos Award-winning book, Data-Centric Biology: A Philosophical Study. Featuring Sabina Leonelli, Samir Okasha, Samuel Schindler, James Nguyen and Michela Massimi. Free and open to all.
Find out more »Preference-based modeling in economics
The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences at the London School of Economics will host a one-day workshop on the interpretation of (revealed) preferences and preference-based modeling in economics. The methodology of revealed preference approaches and their associated behavioral interpretation of preference have been subject to seemingly devastating, long-standing criticisms from both philosophers and economists, but continue to be prevalent in economics. The talks in this workshop will explore both defenses of and alternatives to revealed preference approaches, and tackle larger questions about the methodology of economics, particularly questions around the nature and role of intention-based modeling.
Find out more »BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics Showcase
This summer, the first cohort of the BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics will graduate. This is an important occasion for our 4th year students. But it is also quite momentous for everybody involved in conceiving of, designing and delivering the programme. So to mark this occasion, there is going to be a PPE Showcase Event on Wednesday 1 May, 9:30am–12pm, in and…
Find out more »7th LSE-Bayreuth Student Philosophy Conference
The annual LSE-Bayreuth Student Philosophy Conference gives the opportunity for students from LSE and the University of Bayreuth to present their work in a friendly and supportive environment, and to receive commentary on their papers from LSE and Bayreuth academics. Further information is available on the conference webpage.
Find out more »Workshop on Individual and Collective Attitudes
This three-day interdisciplinary workshop will addresses attitudes in various ways, ranging from philosophical to formal aspects, and from normative to empirical aspects.
This event is jointly organised by the French-German research project Collective Attitude Formation (ColAForm) and by the LSE Choice Group, based at the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS). The named organisers are Mikael Cozic and Franz Dietrich.
The workshop is free to attend but registration is required. Please email the organisers to register.
Find out more »Lakatos Award Expert Workshop with Henk W. de Regt
This half-day workshop will address issues raised by Henk W. de Regt’s Lakatos Award-winning book, Understanding Scientific Understanding. Further information, including the full programme, can be found on the workshop web page.
Find out more »Postgraduate Conference on Science & Society
From 11–13 September this online student conference will address philosophical issues in science and society, and the interactions between them. Submissions are currently being accepted from postgraduate students from any university, with a deadline of 1 September. Further information is available on the conference webpage.
Find out more »8th LSE-Bayreuth Student Philosophy Conference
The 8th annual LSE-Bayreuth Student Philosophy Conference will take place 7-8 May 2021 online via Zoom, hosted by the University of Bayreuth. Further information is available on the conference webpage.
Find out more »Freedom and Reason: A workshop in honour of Christian List
This one-day workshop will bring together scholars from around the world to celebrate the work of Professor Christian List, who recently moved from LSE to the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at LMU Munich. Confirmed speakers include Jonathan Birch, Zsuzsanna Chappell, Franz Dietrich, Christian List, Philip Pettit, Bryan Roberts and Kai Spiekermann. Further details are available on the conference webpage.
Find out more »Book launch: John D. Norton – The Material Theory of Induction
On 13 January, LSE Philosophy will host the launch of the first volume in the BSPS Open book series: The Material Theory of Induction, by John D. Norton. Further information is available on the event web page.
Find out more »Natural Kinds in the Mind Conference
On 5–6 September 2022, this conference will bring together international researchers working in philosophy of science to examine the natural kind approach to mental phenomena. Recent years have seen the rise of a new methodology in philosophy of psychology, which starts from the claim that paradigmatic mental phenomena studied in philosophy of psychology – consciousness, perception, knowledge, concepts and emotion – form…
Find out more »Imre Lakatos Centenary Conference
On 2-4 November 2022, this conference will celebrate the life and work of Imre Lakatos, a central figure in the history of LSE Philosophy and a major influence on philosophy of science and philosophy of mathematics worldwide, on the centenary of his birth. All lectures and contributed paper sessions are open to the public, first come first serve on the…
Find out more »The Statistics Wars and Their Casualties – Part 3
We are delighted to announce the speakers for Sessions 3 & 4 of The Statistics Wars and Their Casualties workshop (https://phil-stat-wars.com). Both sessions will be held on Thursdays from 15:00 to 18:15 pm London time/10:00 am – 1:15 pm EST, on December 1 and 8 respectively. Session 3 (Moderator: Daniël Lakens, Eindhoven University of Technology) Daniele Fanelli (London School of Economics and Political Science) The neglected importance…
Find out more »The Statistics Wars and Their Casualties – Part 4
We are delighted to announce the speakers for Sessions 3 & 4 of The Statistics Wars and Their Casualties workshop (https://phil-stat-wars.com). Both sessions will be held on Thursdays from 15:00 to 18:15 pm London time/10:00 am – 1:15 pm EST, on December 1 and 8 respectively. Session 3 (Moderator: Daniël Lakens, Eindhoven University of Technology) Daniele Fanelli (London School of Economics and Political Science) The neglected importance…
Find out more »AI, Animals, and Digital Minds Conference
Where: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), LAK 2.06 When: Monday, June 3rd from 11-6pm After Effective Altruism Global: London, which many attendees are also attending What: This conference follows in the footsteps of the October 2023 Artificial Intelligence, Conscious Machines, and Animals: Broadening AI Ethics conference held at Princeton by Peter Singer, Tse Yip Fai, Leonie Bossert…
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