From tristan.bradshaw at me.com Mon Nov 9 10:42:20 2020 From: tristan.bradshaw at me.com (Tristan Bradshaw) Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2020 10:42:20 +1100 Subject: [SydPhil] Critical Antiquities Network Message-ID: <7CA86348-184E-472D-95B9-D6E1EC298282@me.com> Dear all, The Critical Antiquities Workshop is pleased to announce a special double book launch for Michael della Rocca?s The Parmenidean Ascent (OUP 2020) and Dimitris Vardoulakis? Spinoza, the Epicurean (EUP 2020), with comments presented by the authors and distinguished guests Andr? Laks (Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City) and Russ Leo (Princeton University). The event will take place this Friday, November 13 from 11am till 1pm Sydney time. Here are the Zoom link and password: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/91399776942 Password: 468011 Details on the books can be found here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/-YZjCD1vlpTlyxyAtWPQk2?domain=sophi-events.sydney.edu.au We hope to see you there. 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Message-ID: [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8RUvCgZ0N1iZ97pXHN2jB0?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com] SCHOOL OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE in conjunction with The Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science RESEARCH SEMINAR ZOOM PRESENTATION Join Zoom Meeting US: +13462487799,,85175106117# or +16465588656,,85175106117# https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/85175106117 851 7510 6117 MONDAY 16th NOVEMBER 2020 from 5.30pm DR TAMARA BROWN Lecturer in Health Ethics and Professionalism DEAKIN UNIVERSITY [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YjT7CjZ1N7iQ8vPLFR6vhY?domain=mcusercontent.com] ?Gender disappointment? is the feeling of sadness when a parent?s strong desire for a child of a certain gender is not realised. It is frequently mentioned as a reason behind parents? pursuit of sex selection for social reasons. It also tends to be framed as a mental disorder on a range of platforms including the media, sex selection forums and among parents who have been interviewed about sex selection. Our aim in this paper is to investigate whether gender disappointment justifies access to sex selection. We argue that ?gender disappointment? does not represent a specific separate diagnosis, but that parents? distress is real and requires psychological treatment. We observe that parents? distress is rooted in gender essentialism, which can be addressed at both the individual and societal level. We also question the logic of stating that a mental disorder is best treated physiologically and through the instrumentalisation of a future person, rather than working on the distressed mind. Join Zoom Meeting US: +13462487799,,85175106117# or +16465588656,,85175106117# https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/85175106117 851 7510 6117 MONDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 2020 FROM 5.30 PM Copyright ? *2016* *HPS, All rights reserved. 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 calendar-notification at google.com Thu Nov 12 15:29:53 2020 From: calendar-notification at google.com (Google Calendar) Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 04:29:53 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Notification: Philosophy Department Seminar: Luara Ferracioli & Sam Shpall @ Wed 18 Nov 2020 15:30 - 17:00 (AEDT) (Seminars) Message-ID: <00000000000005175205b3e15de6@google.com> This is a notification for: Title: Philosophy Department Seminar: Luara Ferracioli & Sam Shpall The next philosophy department seminar will take place on 18 November at 3:30pm on Zoom. Please find more details about the talk and the Zoom link below.--------------Scepticism about Cultural AppropriationLuara Ferracioli & Sam Shpall (University of Sydney)Abstract: The charge of cultural appropriation is frequent in contemporary culture, and its effects are consequential. Upon reflection, however, the charge is difficult to understand. In this talk, we argue against two of the main views in the (small) philosophical literature on cultural appropriation, paying special attention to overlooked assumptions about the nature of cultural goods, group agency, and the right of free association. After showing that neither view vindicates the idea that cultural appropriation is a distinctive moral wrong, we argue that this is no surprise, because paradigm instances of the cultural appropriation charge concern heterogeneous moral wrongs such as exploitation, silencing, misrepresentation, and stereotyping. This diversity, we suggest, undermines the utility of "cultural appropriation" as a conceptual tool in social critique. We conclude by exploring a specific test case for our arguments, which we take from the world of literary fiction. When is "story appropriation" wrong? We show how the best answer to this question is friendly to our sceptical position.  --------------Hi there, michael.nielsen at sydney.edu.au is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. 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The project lies at the intersection of logic, decision theory, and philosophy of probability. Central questions include: how should we approach risky decisions (especially those with a small probability of a catastrophic outcome)?; is standard probability theory the best way to represent uncertainty?; how should we represent uncertainty about uncertainty (e.g., ?unknown unknowns?)? Such questions are central to philosophical work on risk but they?re also important for applications of decision theory to public policy, management decisions, and public perceptions of risk. Relevant examples include: the recent Australian bushfires, the COVID-19 pandemic, the current mass extinction crisis, and climate change. We would welcome project proposals that explore the social relevance of risk as well as more technical proposals looking at philosophical and mathematical issues in risk management. To be successful in your PhD application you will have (i) a strong background in philosophy generally and especially in the more technical areas of philosophy (e.g., logic, decision theory, and formal epistemology), (ii) a well-developed and feasible research proposal, (iii) strong letters of reference and (iv) an ability to undertake original research. Full details can be found at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/KBQvC3QNPBiKRjNQfg1rkV?domain=sydney.edu.au The second scholarship is to work on a project on Time, Consciousness and Rationality. Our lives are lived in, and across time. Almost all aspects of our experiences are tied to temporality in some way, including, perhaps, the very ways that we reason about our future. The project, housed within the Department of Philosophy and the interdisciplinary Centre for Time , lies at the intersection of metaphysics and mind. It focuses on the connection between the temporal dimension, our temporal experiences, the structure of our cross-temporal preferences and the ways we reason about our future. It asks, first, what is the nature of temporal phenomenology? Second, what is the connection between features of the temporal dimension and our temporal experiences? Third, how does our experience of time impact our cross-temporal preferences? This project is one of the first to bring together empirical methods from psychology and experimental philosophy to begin to answers these questions. To be successful in your PhD application you will have a major in philosophy. 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