Dear all, The last Women in Philosophy talk of Lent term is on Monday 13th March, 12-1pm, in the Board Room of the History and Philosophy of Science Department. Everyone is welcome!
Dr Anna Alexandrova (Cambridge) - "What do the scientists of well-being know?" Scientists are experts in their field. There is a now a science of well-being. Does that mean there are now experts on well-being? If so, what exactly do these experts know? I tackle these questions in two parts. First I consider whether these experts's knowledge is of facts or of values? I argue that, if they know anything, they know value-laden facts. Secondly, I consider whether this science provides knowledge about well-being of individuals or of social kinds, and suggest that the latter is more plausible. These two conclusions imply important constraints on the expertise of well-being scientists and point to two ways in which laypersons with their own knowledge about well-being can be justified in disagreeing with the experts. After the talk we will have lunch at The Mill with the speaker. If you would like to join us, please email Elina ([email protected]) by Sunday 12th. We are looking forward to seeing you all there! Best wishes, Cate, Elina, Jess and Laura _____________________________________________________ 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.
