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Hasan Dindjer (University of Oxford): ‘The Law’s False Promise’
Abstract coming soon. Hasan Dindjer is an Associate Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law and the Blanesburgh Fellow and Tutor in Law at Balliol College. This event will take place in person on LSE’s campus. However, those unable to attend in person will have the option of taking part online. To join online just follow these instructions: Download Zoom…
Find out more »Choice Group Seminar by Somayeh Tohidi (LSE Philosophy)
The title and abstract will be announced on the day and via the Choice Group mailing list. Sign up for more information about this event. This event will take place in person on LSE’s campus. However, those unable to attend in person will have the option of taking part online. To join online just follow these instructions: Download Zoom Zoom link for…
Find out more »JB Manchak (UC Irvine): ‘Spacetime Asymmetry’
Abstract: I will present a hierarchy of spacetime asymmetry conditions within the context of general relativity. The weakest condition -- known as "rigidity" (Geroch 1969) -- captures a sense in which a spacetime is free of symmetry “holes” of a certain type. The rigidity condition is necessary for some strong forms of determinism (Belot 1995). Because all standard models of general relativity…
Find out more »David Enoch (University of Oxford): ‘Foreseeing Intended Harm’
Abstract coming soon. David Enoch is a Professor of Philosophy of Law at the University of Oxford. This event will take place in person on LSE’s campus. However, those unable to attend in person will have the option of taking part online. To join online just follow these instructions: Download Zoom Register in advance for this meeting: https://lse.zoom.us/j/86242529302?pwd=TumP6qcFVPzbNiGW7OgdhlShdC5k7K.1 Please note that these events are…
Find out more »Choice Group Seminar by Mike Otsuka (Rutgers University)
The title and abstract will be announced on the day and via the Choice Group mailing list. Sign up for more information about this event. This event will take place in person on LSE’s campus. However, those unable to attend in person will have the option of taking part online. To join online just follow these instructions: Download Zoom Zoom link for…
Find out more »LSE Festival 2025: The future of Truth
Join the LSE Philosophy panel on 'The Future of Truth' at the LSE Festival 2025. Date: Saturday 21 June 2025 Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm Venue: Marshall Building, LSE Campus The event is free and open to all. Register for your ticket via the official LSE event page. In a world of mass information, and misinformation, truth seems both easier and harder to…
Find out more »Jingyi Wu (LSE Philosophy): ‘Rigor Capture’
Abstract: In the foundations of physics and other formal disciplines, women and some racial minorities often feel a need to meet an elevated standard for rigor in their work. This is plausibly an adaptive response to negative stereotypes about technical competence based on their social identities. This phenomenon is arguably an instance of respectability politics: a political strategy wherein members of a…
Find out more »Karen Kovaka (University of California): TBA
Title and abstract coming soon. Karen Kovaka is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. This event will take place in person on LSE’s campus. However, those unable to attend in person will have the option of taking part online. To join online just follow these instructions: Download Zoom Register in advance for this meeting: https://lse.zoom.us/meeting/register/-GSZT5kJTGaZuGRoZvzkZQ Please note…
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