Hi!
We're very lucky to have Professor Paul Griffiths (Department of
Philosophy, University of Sydney) talk about evolution in Darwin Year
- this is the first major event of the year for Russellian Society,
It will be held on Wednesday 25th March, 6 - 8 pm in General Lecture
Theatre 205 in the Quadrangle Building at the University of Sydney.
Its easy to find - there'll be signs and people directing as well.
Entry is free for Russoc Members, $5 for Access Card holders
(membership is included with that) and $7 for Non Access Card holders.
We'll have food (pizza, wine and cheese) during the night.
Below is an abstract of the speech.
Dan Dennett has described evolution as a "universal acid" which eats
away traditional beliefs. But how universal, and how acidic, is
evolutionary thought? Philosopher of religion Alvin Plantinga argues
that if our minds are devices designed by natural selection to
maximise our biological fitness, then we have no reasonable grounds
for supposing that any of our beliefs are actually true. Most
philosophers reject this argument. But they accept similar arguments
for specific kinds of beliefs. Some argue that evolutionary
explanations of religion debunk religion. Others argue that
evolutionary explanations of morality debunk morality. I evaluate the
merits of evolutionary scepticism about knowledge in general,
religion, and morality.
Thanks,
Abhijit
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