From calendar-notification at google.com Tue Oct 31 12:59:46 2017 From: calendar-notification at google.com (Google Calendar) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 01:59:46 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Notification: John Broome @ Wed 1 Nov 2017 13:00 - 14:30 (Seminars) Message-ID: <001a114451aaff7dfd055cce1b6e@google.com> This is a notification for: Title: John Broome Reason Philosophers often fail to separate rationality from normativity as sharply as they should. One reason is that the word 'reason' can be used to refer to either; I shall spend some time on the different meanings of this word. Another reason is that some substantive arguments aim to show that rationality and normativity are identical. I shall criticize these arguments. 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URL: From john.sutton at mq.edu.au Wed Nov 1 09:07:10 2017 From: john.sutton at mq.edu.au (John Sutton) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:07:10 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Carl Craver talk, Consent without memory - Macquarie Uni, Wed 8 Nov 11am Message-ID: Consent without memory. Speaker : Professor Carl Craver, Department of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, USA. Date : 8th of November 2017, 11:00AM until 12:00PM Location : Australian Hearing Hub, 3.610, Macquarie University. http://www.ccd.edu.au/events/seminars/abstract.php?abstract=660 Can someone with episodic amnesia consent to participate in a scientific experiment? What, if anything, does episodic memory contribute to the fact that persons can, and so deserve the right to, consent? These questions have taken center stage in recent historical reflections on the life of H.M., his central role in the advancement of the neuroscience of memory, and his treatment at the hands of Brenda Milner and Sue Corkin (Dittrich 2016). Yet this discussion has thus far been carried out without any sustained discussion of why it seems so plausible that memory, and episodic memory in particular, are required for one to have the right to speak for one?s self about participation in scientific experiments. I argue that ?dual consent? approaches, common in research on amnesia, are in fact little improvement over consent by proxy models. I then show that several ordinary facts about consent are inconsistent with the intuition that memory of any sort, let alone episodic memory, is required for one properly to give consent. I then consider some empirical evidence about the residual capacities of individuals with episodic amnesia to understand relevant features of the consent process, to reason about their decisions, and to avoid forms of coercion during the consent encounter. In doing so, I argue that even individuals with complete episodic amnesia might well deserve the right to speak for themselves about whether they want to participate in scientific experiments. Professor John Sutton Department of Cognitive Science Macquarie University Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia john.sutton at mq.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/EM1LB5UAo6r2hR?domain=johnsutton.net https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Rv1VB2f8OVbehQ?domain=mq.academia.edu https://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=237 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This relation is plausibly a priori tractable, and can naturally (if more contentiously) be thought of as broadly semantic. When: Thu 2 Nov 2017 15:00 ? 16:30 Eastern Time - Melbourne, Sydney Where: The Muniment Room, The University of Sydney Calendar: Current Projects Who: * Kristie Miller- creator Event details: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/nbpeB1U6YArXi0?domain=google.com Invitation from Google Calendar: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/1RkoBZsnG0KlCZ?domain=google.com You are receiving this email at the account sydphil at arts.usyd.edu.au because you are subscribed for notifications on calendar Current Projects. To stop receiving these emails, please log in to https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/1RkoBZsnG0KlCZ?domain=google.com and change your notification settings for this calendar. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to modify your RSVP response. 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On a naturalist approach to philosophy, our metaphysical theories can and should be informed by our best scientific theories. In this paper I argue that if we are naturalists, we need to be more transparent about how this process works. I draw on recent attempts by Andy Clark and Jakob Hohwy to 'read off' the metaphysics of perception from the scientific theory of hierarchical predictive processing, and argue that further justification is required for our naturalist metaphysical conclusions, and further elucidation of the nature of the metaphysical claims being made. Aimed at staff and postgraduates, but open to all. Best wishes, *Dr. Michael D. Kirchhoff * Lecturer in Philosophy School of Humanities and Social Enquiry Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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[he University of Sydney] 16-17 February 2018 2nd Australian Political Theory and Philosophy Conference 2018 School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney [ttps://wordvine.sydney.edu.au/images/preview/18002/images/custom/83414_Alex-crop.jpg] Invitation The University of Sydney is proud to host the 2nd Annual Australian Political Theory and Philosophy Conference. Papers on any theme or topic within political theory are welcome for submission ? from normative to critical, historical to contemporary, and interpretive to applied. Post-graduate students and junior scholars are especially encouraged to apply, as are scholars working from interdisciplinary perspectives. Keynote speakers this year will be: * Professor Philip Pettit (ANU/Princeton University) * Professor Danielle Celermajer (University of Sydney) For more information, contact: A/Prof Alexandre Lefebvre alexandre.lefebvre at sydney.edu.au 16-17 February 2018 9am - 6pm Abercrombie Business School, corner of Codrington St & Abercrombie St, University of Sydney RSVP Registration is open now and will close on 6 January, 2018. Abstract submission is open now and will close on 20 November, 2017. To register and submit your abstract for the conference please click here. [ttps://wordvine.sydney.edu.au/images/preview/18002/images/logo/university_sydney_logo_footer.png] Copyright ? 2017 The University of Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia. Phone +61 2 9351 2222 ABN 15 211 513 464 CRICOS Number: 00026A To make sure you continue to see our emails in the future, please add ssps.enquiries at sydney.edu.au to your address book or senders safe list. 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The conference specifically aims to foster interaction between scholars in the universities and scholars in theological colleges. It also encourages young scholars. Keynote Speaker: Vrasidas Karalis, Sir Nicholas Laurantos Chair in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies. The University of Sydney. Author of Reflections on Presence (2016) and Realism in Greek Cinema (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cejQuREMC4 TITLE OF KEYNOTE TALK: "Only Beauty Will Save the World" By discussing a variety of sources, in this lecture we will try to explore what legitimises the quest for beauty and why its definition remains so elusive and ambiguous. Does beauty save us or we save beauty? Do we search for beauty because we want to seem beautiful? Are there beautiful things and moments or beauty as a universal principle? Or maybe beauty is temporal quality of convergence and consilience? Friday 28th to 30th September 2018 Catholic Institute of Sydney, 99 Albert Rd, Strathfield NSW 2135 Convenors: Peter Forrest (UNE), Jim Harrison (SCD); Shane Mackinlay (CTC/UD), Matthew Del Nevo (CIS) Richard Colledge (ACU); Angus Brook (UND); Ian Tregenza (Macquarie) John McDowell (UD). Proposal submission deadline 20 June 2018. For further details, contact Matthew Del Nevo at Catholic Institute of Sydney mdelnevo at cis.catholic.edu.au Web: http://www.cis.catholic.edu.au/news-a-events/biennial-conference Matthew Del Nevo Associate Professor Department of Philosophy Catholic Institute of Sydney 99 Albert Rd Strathfield NSW 2135 Australia Phone: + 612 9752 9504 Fax: + 612 9746 3998 http://www.cis.catholic.edu.au/faculty/faculty-staff-whos-who/99 A Member Institute of the Sydney College of Divinity SCD CRICOS Registration 02948J -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Author of Reflections on Presence (2016) and Realism in Greek Cinema (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cejQuREMC4 TITLE OF KEYNOTE TALK: "Only Beauty Will Save the World" By discussing a variety of sources, in this lecture we will try to explore what legitimises the quest for beauty and why its definition remains so elusive and ambiguous. Does beauty save us or we save beauty? Do we search for beauty because we want to seem beautiful? Are there beautiful things and moments or beauty as a universal principle? Or maybe beauty is temporal quality of convergence and consilience? Friday 28th to 30th September 2018 Catholic Institute of Sydney, 99 Albert Rd, Strathfield NSW 2135 Convenors: Peter Forrest (UNE), Jim Harrison (SCD); Shane Mackinlay (CTC/UD), Matthew Del Nevo (CIS) Richard Colledge (ACU); Angus Brook (UND); Ian Tregenza (Macquarie) John McDowell (UD). Proposal submission deadline 20 June 2018. For further details, contact Matthew Del Nevo at Catholic Institute of Sydney mdelnevo at cis.catholic.edu.au Web: http://www.cis.catholic.edu.au/news-a-events/biennial-conference Matthew Del Nevo Associate Professor Department of Philosophy Catholic Institute of Sydney 99 Albert Rd Strathfield NSW 2135 Australia Phone: + 612 9752 9504 Fax: + 612 9746 3998 http://www.cis.catholic.edu.au/faculty/faculty-staff-whos-who/99 A Member Institute of the Sydney College of Divinity SCD CRICOS Registration 02948J -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arts.cave at mq.edu.au Fri Nov 3 12:24:54 2017 From: arts.cave at mq.edu.au (Centre for Agency, Values, and Ethics) Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 01:24:54 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] CAVE Public Lecture: Tim Soutphommasane, "Moral Psychology and Race, " 9 November, Macquarie Message-ID: Hi all, Registrations close on Monday! Register here: Form. You are invited to the annual Macquarie University Research Centre for Agency, Values, and Ethics (CAVE) public lecture. This year, we are pleased to have Dr. Tim Soutphommasane (Australian Race Discrimination Commissioner) as our speaker. He will be talking about moral psychology and race. Tim Soutphommasane, "Moral Psychology and Race" Date: Thursday 9 November 2017 Time: 18:00 - 20:00 Venue: Australian Hearing Hub Theatre, 16 University Avenue, Macquarie University All welcome, but please register as spaces are limited! Register here: Form. About our speaker: Dr Tim Soutphommasane has been Race Discrimination Commissioner since August 2013. Prior to joining the Australian Human Rights Commission, Tim was a political philosopher and held posts at The University of Sydney and Monash University. His thinking on multiculturalism, patriotism and national identity has been influential in shaping debates in Australia and Britain. Tim is the author of four books: I?m Not Racist But ? (2015), The Virtuous Citizen (2012), Don't Go Back To Where You Came From (2012), and Reclaiming Patriotism (2009). He was co-editor (with Nick Dyrenfurth) of All That's Left (2010). He has been an opinion columnist with The Age and The Weekend Australian newspapers, and presented the documentary series Mongrel Nation on ABC Radio National (2013). Tim is an adjunct professor at the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University and chairs the Leadership Council on Cultural Diversity. Born in France and raised in southwest Sydney, Tim holds a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy (with Distinction) from the University of Oxford, and is a first-class honours graduate of The University of Sydney. All welcome! 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When explaining this phenomenon theories so far have mainly focused on either emergent coordination (lower-level cognitive processes) or planned coordination (higher-level cognitive processes). With some exemptions, most theories take either to be sufficient to explain the joint action phenomenon of dancing. Analyzing my own experience as a ballroom dancer and teacher, I suggest that we enrich our explanatory theories with a 'level' of cognitive processes. Furthermore, I will argue that all these processes can only be understood as recursively interrelated, functioning interdependently. Contact: Adam Hochman (adam.hochman at mq.edu.au) or Mike Olson (michael.olson at mq.edu.au) A google calendar with details of other events in this series is available for viewing and subscription by following this link: goo.gl/3Iu7hk --- Adam Hochman Lecturer in Philosophy & Macquarie University Research Fellow Department of Philosophy | W6A, Room 733 Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia Staff Profile | http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/faculties_and_departments/faculty_of_arts/department_of_philosophy/staff/adam_hochman/ Academia.edu Page | https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/5vY4BRfWzzNKT8?domain=mq.academia.edu Philpapers Page | https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/gn9mBLU8GGrQSx?domain=philpapers.org Personal Website | adamhochman.com [Macquarie University] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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