From debbie.castle at sydney.edu.au Mon Aug 30 09:09:30 2021 From: debbie.castle at sydney.edu.au (Debbie Castle) Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2021 23:09:30 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] NEW DATE - HPS SEMINAR ALEX PEREIRA NOW 6TH SEPTEMBER Message-ID: [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/LIIPCANpgjCNgk0BZUGa_51?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com] PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE - SCHOOL OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE RESEARCH SEMINAR SEMESTER TWO 2021 MONDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2021 FROM 5PM Zoom URL: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/88205073216 [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8K-wCBNqjlC71Yq0DU6px5k?domain=mcusercontent.com] ALEXANDER PEREIRA School of History and Philosophy of Science Psychiatry, Natural Kinds, and Pathological Fear Abstract: Philosophers and clinicians often ask whether mental disorders are, or can be, natural kinds. I want to focus on a different question: which kinds of mental disorder (if any) are natural? This ?which? question is important partly because it is concerned with solving practical problems: asking which mental disorders are natural kinds helps clarify which of our current diagnoses are trustworthy, and which might need radical revision. It also switches focus from abstract theorising about a philosophical term-of-art to some interesting questions at the intersect of philosophy and psychiatry. For example, how can stable kinds of mental disorder crystallise out of complex interactions between biology, psychology, and society? and, what would a natural kind of mental disorder actually look like? In this talk I argue that specific phobia is psychiatry?s best bet at a natural kind of mental disorder. I claim that specific phobia springs from a broad type of fear dysregulation and I put forward a general account of phobia that employs a mixture of biological, psychological, and social causal factors. If phobia is a natural kind, it is one pitched at a higher explanatory level than genes and brain circuits. By sketching specific phobia as a natural kind I aim to address the questions above, and to demonstrate how natural kind concepts can help us make sense of mental illness. Finally, I think specific phobia shows how a scientific program of psychiatry ? an attempt to understand, investigate, and treat mental distress using the techniques of science and medicine ? can go right. Whether it will go right in general is unclear. Perhaps specific phobia is a special case. WHEN: MONDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2021 START: 5.00PM Meeting URL: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/88205073216 All Welcome | No Booking Required | Free 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 louise at lexacademic.com Tue Aug 31 19:48:26 2021 From: louise at lexacademic.com (Louise Chapman) Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:48:26 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Specialist Philosophy Editing & Translation Services In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear list-members, I am again writing to let you know about Lex Academic?s editing, translation, and indexing services for philosophers and classicists. We have considerable experience editing history of philosophy in particular, and now spearhead a select team of Ph.D.-educated editors, most of whom have advanced Latin and/or ancient Greek. My own University of Cambridge Ph.D. is on Kant?s moral psychology. I also hold a master?s degree from the University of Oxford in ancient Greek philosophy (supervised with Distinction by Professor Terence Irwin). Our co-founder, Professor Constantine Sandis, is himself a world-renowned philosopher with hundreds of publications to his name. We have consistently received five-star reviews. Lex Academic?s editorial support has helped thousands of academics worldwide (along with postdoctoral researchers and Ph.D. students) publish their work with the leading journals and publishing houses in our discipline, including Mind, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, European Journal of Philosophy, and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, as well as many of the top ancient philosophy journals. We have recently edited manuscripts (including multi-authored edited volumes) for Oxford University Press, Bloomsbury, and Harvard University Press. We have, in addition, created bespoke indexes for Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Palgrave Macmillan, amongst others. It would be our pleasure to extend these services to new members of the international philosophical community. We look forward to exceeding your expectations and providing exceptional value for money. All the best, Louise Chapman Managing Editor [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/68o_CoV1kpfr7BBGGUz5PCy?domain=lexacademic.com] Tel +44 020 3754 4166 Email louise at lexacademic.com Web https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/FYu2Cp81lrtnjvvLLsY20PM?domain=lexacademic.com [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/2143Cr81nyt8511jjcjXKc0?domain=lexacademic.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/9yvsCwV1vMfGDAAQQfxMlnG?domain=lexacademic.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/bRUTCyojxQTrl00WWUxugp4?domain=lexacademic.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Mav7CANpgjCNvnnoocwLtaD?domain=lexacademic.com] ________________________________ This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Lex Professional Services Ltd.: The Studio, 59 Ifield Road, Chelsea, London, SW10 9AU, United Kingdom. Registered VAT Number: 372 5042 13. Lex Professional Services Ltd. is a company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales with company number 12241241. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arts.cave at mq.edu.au Wed Sep 1 14:27:02 2021 From: arts.cave at mq.edu.au (Centre for Agency, Values, and Ethics) Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 04:27:02 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] CAVE Seminar: Cynthia Forlini (Deakin), "Clearing the ethical stalemate in the cognitive enhancement debate"- Tuesday 7 Sept Message-ID: Hi all, You are invited to the next Macquarie University Research Centre for Agency, Values, and Ethics (CAVE) seminar by Dr. Cynthia Forlini (Deakin). Date: Tuesday 7 September 2021 Time: 13:00 - 14:30 AEST Venue: Zoom seminar (password seminar) Title: Clearing the ethical stalemate in the cognitive enhancement debate Stakeholder and community engagement is a mainstay of modern ethics scholarship. This engagement is credited with the ability to provide empirical data that identifies areas of contention and consensus on issues with social and regulatory implications that, in turn, can guide appropriate practice and policy. Cognitive enhancement will be used as a case study to discuss how stakeholder engagement has both advanced our understanding of and contributed to blind spots in the ethics of human enhancement. Successes of stakeholder engagement on the ethics of cognitive enhancement include: (1) delimiting the boundaries of acceptability, (2) identifying specific areas of contention among stakeholders, and (3) demonstrating ambivalence on some ethical issues. Blind spots that are hindering progress in the area are: (1) minimal representation of diverse communities among stakeholders, (2) few options for regulation of enhancement, and (3) lack of consensus on who is responsible for regulation. Clarifying the blind spots will require the concerted effort of researchers and policymakers to determine what evidence is useful and how it can be underpinned by normative work to yield the promised practical impact. All welcome! Macquarie University Research Centre for Agency, Values and Ethics (CAVE) Department of Philosophy Macquarie University Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia CAVE website: mq.edu.au/cave www.facebook.com/MQCAVE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From calendar-notification at google.com Thu Sep 2 15:30:09 2021 From: calendar-notification at google.com (Google Calendar) Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:30:09 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Notification: Philosophy Seminar: Luke Russell @ Wed 8 Sept 2021 15:30 - 17:00 (AEST) (Seminars) Message-ID: <000000000000ed68c305cafc796e@google.com> This is a notification for: Title: Philosophy Seminar: Luke Russell The next philosophy department seminar will take place on 8 September at 3:30pm on Zoom. The speaker will be Sydney's own Luke Russell. Please find more details about the talk and the Zoom link below.----------How Stable is Forgiveness? / How is Forgiveness Stable?Luke RussellAbstract. Imagine a case in which you think you have forgiven P for ?, and you say to P ?I forgive you?, but within a couple of days you find yourself getting angry again and repeatedly blaming and rebuking P for having done ?. Many of us think that in this scenario you have not actually forgiven P for ?. One possible explanation for this is that forgiveness is essentially a stable, reliable, or robust state. You have forgiven P only if you have moved into this stable state. But how stable does this state have to be in order to count as forgiveness? What kind of stability must it possess?----------Michael Nielsen is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/88492025329Or iPhone one-tap :    US: +16699006833,,88492025329# or +12532158782,,88492025329# Or Telephone:    Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location)?        US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 646 558 8656     Meeting ID: 884 9202 5329    International numbers available: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/u/kyDbvhnC6Or an H.323/SIP room system:    Dial: 88492025329@@zmau.us    or SIP:88492025329 at zmau.us    or 103.122.166.55    Meeting ID: 88492025329Or Skype for Business (Lync):    https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/skype/88492025329Need help using Zoom? Visit the Zoom Help Center: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZlVIC1WLPxcM7Rjj9cLxql6?domain=support.zoom.us When: Wed 8 Sept 2021 15:30 ? 17:00 Eastern Australia Time - Sydney Where: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/88492025329 Calendar: Seminars Who: * man4060 at gmail.com- creator Event details: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ra_9C2xMQzipNjxx9F1N9Oy?domain=calendar.google.com Invitation from Google Calendar: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Y1oyC3QNPBip5B88EF2HoBo?domain=calendar.google.com You are receiving this email at the account sydphil at arts.usyd.edu.au because you are subscribed for notifications on calendar Seminars. To stop receiving these emails, please log in to https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Y1oyC3QNPBip5B88EF2HoBo?domain=calendar.google.com/ and change your notification settings for this calendar. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send a response to the organiser and be added to the guest list, invite others regardless of their own invitation status or to modify your RSVP. Learn more at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZSLRC4QOPEiBpojjviW_lPv?domain=support.google.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: