Dear all The fourth CamPoS seminar of Michaelmas term will be given by Ariane Hanemaayer <https://people.brandonu.ca/hanemaayera/ <https://people.brandonu.ca/hanemaayera/>>, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Brandon University, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Research in Arts, Social Science, and Humanities at Cambridge. Details as follows:
Time: Wednesday 2 December, 1-2:30pm Place: Online via Zoom: details below. Title: Nominalism in the Social Science: Promises and Pitfalls Abstract: Nominalism is typically defined in philosophical analysis as a metaphysics that rejects the existence of universal and abstract entities. It emerged during a period of unrest in medieval Europe in response to criticisms within theology. There is a lesser known set of nominalist commitments, however, that have been inflected into social science theories and practice: a split between words and things, and the romantic specter of the Will. This presentation discusses work from two forthcoming co-authored projects (with Ronjon Paul Datta, Windsor) that posit nominalism as the defining commitments of the social sciences. Insufficient attention has been paid to these commitments by social theorists and philosophers, I argue, since nominalism offers critical sensibilities while also raising serious questions regarding theoretical coherence. I discuss two key classical theoretical terrains and conclude with the normative pitfalls of holding nominalist commitments. Zoom details: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91255487170?pwd=cFp6Z1l6OGNHUEwwTFVHaDZvSXNhZz09 Meeting ID: 912 5548 7170 Passcode: 283220 You can also follow us at https://twitter.com/CamPhilSci <https://twitter.com/CamPhilSci> All the best Matt Dr Matt Farr • Research & Teaching Associate in Philosophy of Science University of Cambridge • Department of History & Philosophy of Science Free School Lane | Cambridge | CB2 3RH w mattfarr.co.uk <http://www.mattfarr.co.uk/> | e [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> | t 01223334559 _____________________________________________________ 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.
