From debbie.castle at sydney.edu.au Mon Sep 9 09:24:02 2019 From: debbie.castle at sydney.edu.au (Debbie Castle) Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2019 23:24:02 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] =?utf-8?q?Reminder_Tonight_HPS_Research_Seminar_-_Prof?= =?utf-8?q?essor_Giora_Hon_-James_Clerk_Maxwell=E2=80=99s_Methodological_O?= =?utf-8?q?dyssey_in_Electromagnetism=3A_A_Philosophical_Perspective?= Message-ID: View this email in your browser [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/p8DDCk8vAZtEwY9NUVdjhp?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com] SCHOOL OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SYDNEY CENTRE FOR THE FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE PRESENTS SEMESTER TWO 2019 RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/sYLKClxwB5CrMOx7tydwM3?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com] PROFESSOR GIORA HON UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA James Clerk Maxwell?s Methodological Odyssey in Electromagnetism: A Philosophical Perspective Einstein (1931): ?The greatest alteration in the axiomatic basis of physics?in our conception of the structure of reality?since the foundation of theoretical physics by Newton, originated in the researches of Faraday and Maxwell on electromagnetic phenomena.... Since Maxwell?s time Physical Reality has been thought of as represented by continuous fields, governed by partial differential equations, and not capable of any mechanical interpretation. This change in the conception of Reality is the most profound and fruitful that physics has experienced since the time of Newton.? We ask, then, What was Maxwell?s key to this fundamental change in the conception of Physical Reality? By following closely the trajectory of Maxwell?s several contributions to electromagnetism, which we characterize as an odyssey, we uncover one fundamental aspect of this success?innovative methodologies. When: Monday 9th September 2019 From 5.30pm Level 5 Function Room, Administration Building (F23) [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/bk-OCmOxDQtxM1z2f9ZI3I?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Website] Copyright ? *|2019|* *|School of HPS*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: *|hps.admin at sydney.edu.au|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This email was sent to debbie.castle at sydney.edu.au why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Unit for History and Philosophy of Science ? University of Sydney ? Sydney, NSW 2006 ? Australia [Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alex.lefebvre at sydney.edu.au Mon Sep 9 16:05:41 2019 From: alex.lefebvre at sydney.edu.au (Alexandre Lefebvre) Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 06:05:41 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Machiavelli seminar Message-ID: <8CE61CDD-368B-47DA-A6F9-8641C662CCD4@sydney.edu.au> Dear colleagues, This seminar may be of interest. All the best, Alex A/Prof Alexandre Lefebvre Associate Dean (Student Affairs) Department of Government and International Relations, and Department of Philosophy Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY S205 Quadrangle | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 T +61 2 9351 4945 The Italian Studies Research Seminar Series and the Medieval and Early Modern Centre are pleased to introduce Machiavelli Against the Italian Theory: A Reassessment Pier Paolo Portinaro, Universit? degli Studi di Torino Date: Thursday, 3rd of October 2019 Time: 4-5:30pm Venue: SLC Common Room 536, Level 5, Brennan MacCallum Building A18, The University of Sydney Abstract This paper has four purposes: 1) To show how Machiavelli punctually reproduced the realistic approach to the problem of history and politics elaborated in the ancient world by Thucydides, by going beyond a simple theory of material interests and placing on the anthropological level the question of the identity of the stakeholders. 2) To argue how Machiavelli elaborates a reflexive theory of politics, centered on a real theory of conflicts: conflicts that, when they are not driven by greed for wealth or private reputation ambitions, generate institutional innovations that widen the access to public affairs, therefore working in favor, at the same time, of the freedom of individuals and the power of the collective. 3) Discuss the question, placed at the center of the contemporary theoretical debate, of how Machiavelli can provide useful elements for a re-establishment of contemporary democracy (or of a populist democracy? Or of a new republicanism? Or of a constitutional dictatorship?). 4) To highlight some misunderstandings of Machiavelli?s thought originating from a radical reading of his theory of conflict ? misunderstandings that seem to have made the fortune of the so-called Italian Theory. About the speaker Pier Paolo Portinaro studied in Turin with Norberto Bobbio, specialized in Germany with studies on Max Weber and Carl Schmitt with Roman Schnur, Friedrich Tenbruck and Wilhelm Hennis. He taught political science in Freiburg, sociology in Mainz, political philosophy in Pisa and since 1992 political philosophy at the University of Turin. He is a member of the Turin Academy of Sciences. Among his research objects the history and the theory of the State and of democracy in the most diverse meanings (summarized in the volume The labyrinth of institutions in European history, il Mulino, 2007); genocide studies; transitional justice. He dedicated a volume to Political Realism published by Laterza in 1999. He is the author of many studies on the history of Italian political thought, from Marsilio da Padova to elite theorists. Among his most recent books: Breviario di politica, Morcelliana, Brescia 2009, I conti con il passato. Vendetta, amnistia, giustizia, Feltrinelli, Milano 2011, La giustizia introvabile, Celid, Torino 2012, L?imperativo di uccidere. Genocidio e democidio nella storia. Laterza, Roma-Bari 2017, Le mani su Machiavelli. Una critica dell?Italian Theory, Donzelli, Roma 2018, Italia incivile. La guerra senza fine tra ?lites e popolo, Ananke, Torino 2019. For more information, contact: A/Prof Francesco Borghesi ? francesco.borghesi at sydney.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From invite at eventbrite.com Mon Sep 9 22:51:00 2019 From: invite at eventbrite.com (A/ Prof. Goetz Richter, convenor) Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 05:51:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [SydPhil] You're invited to Philosophy of Music Study Group (Repeating Event - 21/11/2019) Message-ID: <20190909125100.5211649942@prod-task-app4.aws-us-east-1.evbops.com> The Philosophy of Music Study Group meets at the Sydney Conservatorium to discuss selected readings from the philosophy and aesthetics of music.? In semester 2 2019 we will meet on September 26, October 24 and November 21 (6 pm, Seminar Room 2164 @ Conservatorium of Music). Relevant readings as basis for discussion are:? September 26 R. Scruton.?The Aesthetics of Music.?Chapters 1 - 4. (Sound, Tone, Imagination and Metaphor, Ontology). Oxford: Oxford University Press October 24 T. Adorno.?Beethoven- The Philosophy of Music?Cambridge: Polity Press 1998 November 21 Plato.?Timaeus All welcome?-?for further enquiries please contact convenor A/Prof Goetz Richter goetz.richter at sydney.edu.auShare this event on Facebook and Twitter.We hope you can make it!Cheers,A/ Prof. Goetz Richter, convenor ------------------------------ Event Summary: ------------------------------ Event: Philosophy of Music Study Group Date: Thursday, 26 September 2019 at 6:00 pm - Thursday, 21 November 2019 at 7:30 pm (AEST) Location: <b>Sydney Conservatorium of Music</b><br />1 Conservatorium Road<br />Seminar Room 2164<br />Sydney, NSW 2000<br />Australia ------------------------------ Event Details: ------------------------------ The Philosophy of Music Study Group meets at the Sydney Conservatorium to discuss selected readings from the philosophy and aesthetics of music.? 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Parker The theoretical foundations of climate science have received little attention from philosophers thus far, despite the relevance of work on these foundations to representing our uncertainty about climate and despite a number of outstanding issues. We provide a brief, non-technical overview of several of these issues ? related to theorizing about climates, climate change, internal variability and more ? and attempt to make preliminary progress in addressing some of them. In doing so, we hope to open a new thread of discussion in the emerging area of philosophy of climate science, focused on theoretical foundations When: Monday 16TH September 2019 From 5.30pm Level 5 Function Room, Administration Building (F23) [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/a4--C6X13RtN67pGhmcIrf?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Website] Copyright ? *|2019|* *|School of HPS*, All rights reserved. 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While there are various ways of clarifying what it means to observe a phenomenon on a particular temporal or spatial scale, it is less clear what it means for a phenomenon to occur on one scale rather than another. Drawing on discussions of scale in ecology, I distinguish between a variety of attitudes toward scale in this ?phenomenal? sense, ranging from eliminitivism (which holds that scale should only be associated with observation, description and the like, and not with phenomena themselves) to realism (which holds that phenomenal scale should be understood independently of observation). I then assess the prospects for realist views of phenomenal scale. NB: Tea starts at 15:00! 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