[CamPhilEvents] REMINDER: HUGH MELLOR at the Serious Metaphysics Group *Today* 8th of November

[C. Rossi]

Dear all,

A reminder that our own Hugh Mellor (Cambridge) will be giving a paper 
entitled “Chances and Conditionals” this afternoon at the Serious 
Metaphysics Group (abstract below).

The seminar will take place at the Philosophy faculty Board Room from 
4.30 to 6.00pm. The talk should last about 45 minutes followed by 
questions and discussion.

Hope to see you there,
Carlo


Abstract:

In his projected book, 'Most Counterfactuals Are False', Alan Hájek 
infers the truth of its title from the ubiquity of chance. I argue in 
this talk that he's wrong: the ubiquity of chance doesn't verify his 
title. Chances are perfectly compatible with determinism, I.e. with the 
existence of ‘hidden variables', and hence with the relevant 
counterfactuals. They don’t even stop us knowing which counterfactuals 
are safe (i.e. truth-preserving) when there are hidden variables, and 
often when there aren’t.



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[CamPhilEvents] Fwd: Talk on Trust and Europe's Crisis of Representation

[Emma Whyles]

> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: "A. Sandham" >
>> Subject: Talk on Trust and Europe's Crisis of Representation
>> Date: 7 November 2017 13:42:48 GMT
>> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
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>> Talk on Trust and Europe's Crisis of Representation
>> An interdisciplinary workshop
>> 
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>> 7-8 December 2017
>> 
>> The Woolf Institute, Madingley Road, CB3 0UB, Cambridge.
>> 
>> Registration is now open at 
>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-on-trust-and-europes-crisis-of-representation-tickets-39392319488
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>>  
>> Keynote speakers
>> 
>> Geoffrey Hosking, UCL
>> 
>> Paul Weller, Coventry University
>> 
>> Chris Bickerton, University of Cambridge
>> 
>>  
>> Across Europe, the economic, political, and social realities established in 
>> the aftermath of the Second World War have come under strain. Anti-migration 
>> rhetoric and the rejection of multiculturalism, as well as the success of 
>> far-right parties and movements, have shocked observers. Globalisation, open 
>> markets, diversity, and growing interconnectedness have also given way to 
>> publically articulated demands for protection and national isolation. In 
>> most debates and analyses, the 'decline of trust' is cited as a key reason 
>> for recent challenges and changes in public perception.
>> 
>> This workshop explores the talk on trust, and what it reveals about social 
>> challenges and understandings of democracy, free market capitalism, and 
>> living with ethnic, religious, and cultural difference. We examine why 
>> 'trust' features so prominently in debates about social change, discontent, 
>> and new political orders. We aim to understand the role of trust talk in 
>> attempts to explain our current condition, and its implications for living 
>> with difference and uncertainty in increasingly interconnected and 
>> globalising societies.
>> 
>>  
>> Convenors
>> 
>> Jan-Jonathan Bock, Woolf Institute and St Edmund's College
>> 
>> Caroline Humphrey, King's College Cambridge
>> 
>> Jonathan White, LSE
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>> More information and the full programme can be found here:
>> 
>> http://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/whats-on/events/workshop-on-trust-and-europes-crisis-of-representation
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>> Places are limited, so please book early.
>> 
>>  
>> Any questions? Email Jan-Jonathan Bock at jj...@cam.ac.uk 
>> 
>>  
> 

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[CamPhilEvents] James Hutton @ Moral Sciences Club

[Moral Sciences Club]

Dear All,

The next meeting of the Moral Sciences Club will be held on Tuesday 14th
November. We are delighted to welcome James Hutton (Cambridge), a former
Moral Sciences Club Secretary, who will be giving a talk entitled 'Killing
and Aggregation'. The abstract is below:


In the ‘Second Analogy’, Kant examines the relation between time and
causation. He argues that, unless mental contents involve the concept of
causation, they cannot represent an objective temporal sequence. According
to Kant, deploying the concept of causation renders a certain temporal
ordering of representations *necessary*, thus enabling objective
representational purport. One exegetical question, neglected by recent
scholarship, is this: in what sense does deploying the concept of cause
render certain temporal judgments *necessary*? I argue that this
necessitation is a matter of epistemic normativity: with certain causal
presuppositions in place, the individual is obliged to make a judgment with
certain temporal contents, on pain of irrationality. This interpretation
fits Kant’s text; his argumentative aims; and his broader views about
causal inference, better than rival interpretations can. This result has
important consequences for understanding the role of normativity in Kant’s
theory of the understanding.


The meeting will be held at 2:30 until 4:15, in the Barbara White Room at
Newnham College, and will be followed by tea and coffee.

If you would like to have dinner with James Hutton in the evening following
his talk at the Moral Sciences Club, please email the secretaries of the
club (mscsecretar...@gmail.com) by midday on Monday.

This dinner is open to anyone who has attended the talk and it will take
place at around 7pm at a location to be determined (those who sign up for
dinner will be notified of the details by email closer to the time).

--
Karamvir Chadha and Cathy Mason
Secretaries of the Moral Sciences Club
Faculty of Philosophy
University of Cambridge
msc...@hermes.cam.ac.uk
http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/seminars-phil/seminars-msc
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Re: [CamPhilEvents] James Hutton @ Moral Sciences Club

[Moral Sciences Club]

*CORRECTION*

The title of James Hutton's talk is in fact 'Epistemic Normativity in
Kant's "Second Analogy"'.

Apologies.

--
Karamvir Chadha and Cathy Mason
Secretaries of the Moral Sciences Club
Faculty of Philosophy
University of Cambridge
msc...@hermes.cam.ac.uk
http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/seminars-phil/seminars-msc

On 8 November 2017 at 16:13, Moral Sciences Club 
wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> The next meeting of the Moral Sciences Club will be held on Tuesday 14th
> November. We are delighted to welcome James Hutton (Cambridge), a former
> Moral Sciences Club Secretary, who will be giving a talk entitled 'Killing
> and Aggregation'. The abstract is below:
>
>
> In the ‘Second Analogy’, Kant examines the relation between time and
> causation. He argues that, unless mental contents involve the concept of
> causation, they cannot represent an objective temporal sequence. According
> to Kant, deploying the concept of causation renders a certain temporal
> ordering of representations *necessary*, thus enabling objective
> representational purport. One exegetical question, neglected by recent
> scholarship, is this: in what sense does deploying the concept of cause
> render certain temporal judgments *necessary*? I argue that this
> necessitation is a matter of epistemic normativity: with certain causal
> presuppositions in place, the individual is obliged to make a judgment with
> certain temporal contents, on pain of irrationality. This interpretation
> fits Kant’s text; his argumentative aims; and his broader views about
> causal inference, better than rival interpretations can. This result has
> important consequences for understanding the role of normativity in Kant’s
> theory of the understanding.
>
>
> The meeting will be held at 2:30 until 4:15, in the Barbara White Room at
> Newnham College, and will be followed by tea and coffee.
>
> If you would like to have dinner with James Hutton in the evening
> following his talk at the Moral Sciences Club, please email the secretaries
> of the club (mscsecretar...@gmail.com) by midday on Monday.
>
> This dinner is open to anyone who has attended the talk and it will take
> place at around 7pm at a location to be determined (those who sign up for
> dinner will be notified of the details by email closer to the time).
>
> --
> Karamvir Chadha and Cathy Mason
> Secretaries of the Moral Sciences Club
> Faculty of Philosophy
> University of Cambridge
> msc...@hermes.cam.ac.uk
> http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/seminars-phil/seminars-msc
>
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[CamPhilEvents] BSA Aesthetics talk

[Derek . Matravers]

The British Society of Aesthetics Cambridge Lecture Series
Venue: Seminar Room, Newnham Terrace Seminar Room, Darwin College.
Time: Wednesday 22nd November, 5.00pm to 7.00pm
Robert Good (Artist and author of A New Dictionary of Art): 'What is 
Contemporary Art - and How Did We Get Here?'
Admission is free, and all are welcome.
For further information, contact Derek Matravers 
(derek.matrav...@open.ac.uk)

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