Colloquia

Presentations by guest philosophers, followed by discussion.  Open to all.  Supported by MU.

ottobah cugoano
"Ottobah Cugoano on Rights Forfeiture, Piracy, and Slavery," Antonia LoLordo
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explanatory reasoning
"Explanatory Reasoning & Informativeness", Ted Poston
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open secrets
"The Structure of Open Secrets" by Samantha Berstler
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conversational relevance
"Cognitive and Conversational Relevance", Ray Buchanan
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experimentation
"The Epistemological Significance of Exploratory Experimentation: Why Practices Matter, Philosophically" by Kent Staley
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polymorphism
Ron Mallon, "Could Morality be Polymorphic?"
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rationalization
Jake Quilty-Dunn, “Unconscious Rationalization, or: How (Not) to Think About Awfulness and Death”
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gender norms
"Playful Resistance: Gender Norms as Games" by Rowan Bell
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twin painting
"Does what you should have known matter to what you’re (epistemically) justified in believing?" by Matt McGrath
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alternative possibilities
"Two Routes to the Principle of Alternative Possibilities" by Philip Swenson
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