[SydPhil] Current Projects: Nick Smith—Problems of Precision

[Kristie Miller]

Next Thursday Nick Smith will be presenting in the current projects seminar series, 3.00 to 4.30 in the Muniment Room, on the following:

Problems of Precision in Bayesian Epistemology and Fuzzy Theories of Vagueness

A common objection to theories of vagueness based on fuzzy logics centres on the idea that assigning a single numerical degree of truth -- a real number between 0 and 1 -- to each vague statement is excessively precise.

A common objection to Bayesian epistemology centres on the idea that assigning a single numerical degree of belief -- a real number between 0 and 1 -- to each proposition is excessively precise.  In this talk I explore possible parallels between these objections.  In particular I argue that the only good argument along these lines against fuzzy theories of vagueness does not translate into a good argument against Bayesian epistemology.

Everyone is welcome.


Associate Professor Kristie Miller
Senior ARC Research Fellow
Joint Director, the Centre for Time
School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry and
The Centre for Time
The University of Sydney
Sydney Australia
Room S212, A 14

kmiller at usyd.edu.au
kristie_miller at yahoo.com
Ph: +612 9036 9663
http://www.kristiemiller.net/KristieMiller2/Home_Page.html

















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