Dear resisters of reality, Don't we all "have an interest in carving logical space in order to coordinate with each other, to draw distinctions that serve our purposes as social beings and to realize our values"? And haven't we all wondered how best to go about this carving of logical space? "How best to do this changes as we develop new technologies and as we come to appreciate new and different values." And this is where we would sure like some sensible strategies for reworking our concepts. Luckily for us, in the next session of the Meaning Reading Group, we'll be joined by the inimitable Sally Haslanger to discuss her recent work on epistemic and semantic amelioration.
We will be discussing a paper called "Going On, Not in the Same Way". But if you're craving for more ameliorative analysis after reading that paper, you're very welcome to have a look at the forthcoming "How Not to Change the Subject", which expands on the distinction between 'ameliorating' and 'replacing' concepts. You'll find both these papers (as well as a handy handout covering the first one) here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a50bng7dyy0e391/Meaning%20Reading%20Group%20feat.%20Sally%20Haslanger.zip?dl=0 Please join us on Wednesday, July 15th, from 4.00 to 5.30pm UK time, for the discussion. And please find the Zoom invitation below: Meaning Reading Group https://zoom.us/j/95270195257 Meeting-ID: 952 7019 5257 The very best, Nikki _____________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CamPhilEvents mailing list, or change your membership options, please visit the list information page: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEvents List archive: https://lists.cam.ac.uk/pipermail/phil-events/ Please note that CamPhilEvents doesn't accept email attachments. See the list information page for further details and suggested alternatives.
