[SydPhil] Steve Yablo (MIT) TOMORROW at Sydney Uni

[Brian Hedden]

One last reminder:

Steve Yablo (MIT) will be speaking at Sydney Uni on Wed, 20 July from 4-6pm. The location is New Law School Lecture Theatre 106 (building F10).

Yablo is the David D. Skinner Professor of Philosophy at MIT, the author of Thoughts (OUP 2009), Things (OUP 2010), and Aboutness (PUP 2014), as well as the author of dozens of influential papers in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophical logic.

Below is his title and abstract.  Hope to see you there!



Title: "Relevance."

Abstract:

What does it mean for X to be wholly positively relevant to Y?

Answer 1:  X is sufficient for Y.

           No,  because p is

​not sufficient for
  p&q

Answer 2:  X is necessary for Y.

          No, because p is

​not necessary for​
   pvq.

Answer 3:  X is part of a sufficient condition Z for Y.

          No, because r is part of a sufficient condition for p, namely p&r

Answer 4:  X is part of a minimal sufficient condition Z  for Y.

          No, because

​minimally sufficient conditions​
  do not exist for, say,  “some things take time”

Answer 5:  X is part of a sufficient Z that is minimal

​​
 where the subject matter of Y is concerned.
​

         Hmmmmm……
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