Of interest to those interested in rational decision etc. Best, Jeremy B
------ Jeremy Butterfield: Trinity College, Cambridge CB2 1TQ: Tel: 07557-668413 (mobile) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Butterfield Visit the journal, Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13552198 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:13:34 +0000 From: Marta Halina <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], phd students <[email protected]> Subject: HPS Departmental Seminar: Marion Vorms Marion Vorms (Birkbeck, University of London) will speak at the History and Philosophy of Science Departmental Seminar Thursday, 16 February at 3:30pm On reasonable doubt Jurors in criminal trials are instructed to bring a verdict of 'guilty' if and only if they estimate that guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt (BARD). This standard of proof raises intriguing epistemological and psychological issues, in addition to judicial ones. In this talk, I will take the juror's situation as a model for everyday reasoner and decision-maker, and try to extend the notion of reasonable doubt as a norm of reasoning and decision-making under uncertainty more generally. One important, and hard question, is how to draw a clear boundary between reasonable, and unreasonable doubts. After proposing a basic decision-theoretic account of 'reasonable doubt', I will challenge it on several grounds, which will lead me to clarify the picture of belief states and dynamics we need in order to account for this notion. Tea and biscuits will be available from 3pm in Seminar Room 1 Seminar Location: Seminar Room 2 Department of the History and Philosophy of Science Free School Lane Cambridge CB2 3RH Following the talk we will go to the pub, and on to dinner. All are welcome! If you would like to join dinner, please contact Jacob Stegenga ([email protected]). ...brought to you by HPS-discussion. To subscribe or to be removed please send mail to [email protected]. _____________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CamPhilEvents mailing list, or change your membership options, please visit the list information page: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEvents List archive: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEventsArchive Please note that CamPhilEvents doesn't accept email attachments. See the list information page for further details and suggested alternatives.
