[SydPhil] Notification: Brian Hedden @ Thu 17 Aug 2017 15:00 - 16:30 (Current Projects)

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Title: Brian Hedden
Title: Rationality and Synchronic Identity

Abstract: Rational norms rely on the notion of identity at a time. It's  
irrational if one person believes P and also believes not-P, but it's not  
irrational if one believes P and another believes not-P. But there are  
puzzle cases where it is unclear whether we have one agent, or two or more:  
cases of multiple personality, split-brain patients, conjoined twins  
sharing part of their brain, and octopuses with highly distributed nervous  
systems. I criticise various criteria for identity at a time and propose a  
deflationary, conventionalist alternative. Whether to treat the situation  
as one where we have one agent vs. two or more is to be determined not by  
underlying metaphysical facts, but rather by our own goals and purposes in  
using rationally evaluative language.
When: Thu 17 Aug 2017 15:00 – 16:30 Eastern Time - Melbourne, Sydney
Calendar: Current Projects
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     * Kristie Miller- creator

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