LPW is an annual conference designed to foster reflection on the nature of law and the philosophical issues underlying its different areas. Our aim is to promote work that connects legal philosophy with other branches of philosophy (e.g., moral and political philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of language, epistemology, or philosophy of action) and to create a venue for the critical examination of different viewpoints about law.
The format of the workshop is pre-read. Each session will start with a very short presentation by the author (5-10 minutes). A commentator will then kick off the discussion; the author will respond to the comments, and then the remainder of the session will be dedicated to Q&A.
We are inviting abstracts (up to 1,000 words). Once we have received abstracts, we aim to put together a diverse program that we hope will be of interest to a wide range of people within legal philosophy.
If you would like to submit an abstract, volunteer to comment, or register to participate, you can do so here: https://legalphilosophyworkshop.typeform.com/to/SRNU3m
You can also find the CFA for this event on our website.
https://sites.google.com/site/legalphilosophyworkshop/home
Brooklyn Philosophy Reading and Discussion Group
Thursday, June 7 at 7:00 PM
This week we will discuss Part 2 of Spinoza’s Ethics, “On the Nature and “Origin of the Mind”.
The Department’s colloquium series typically meets on Thursdays in the Seminar Room at Gateway Bldg, 106 Somerset Street, 5th Floor.
- 2/27/18 Goldman Lecture, 4pm
- 3/1/18 Mesthene Lecture, Prof. Miranda Fricker (GC-CUNY), 3:00-6:30 pm
- 3/22/18 RU Climate Lecture, Prof. Sally Haslanger (MIT) 3:00-5:00 pm
- 4/8/18 Karen Bennett (Cornell University)
- 4/12/18 Sanders Lecture, Prof. Linda Zagzebski (University of Oklahoma)
- 4/13/18 Rutgers Chinese Philosophy Conference, 9:30 am-6:30 pm
- 4/13-4/14/18 Marilyn McCord Adams Memorial Conference
- 4/14-4/15/18 Rutgers-Columbia Undergraduate Philosophy Conference (held at Columbia University)
- 4/17/18 Class of 1970’s Lecture, Prof. Jeremy Waldron (NYU), Alexander Teleconference Lecture Hall, 4:30-7:30 pm
- 5/21-5/25/18 Metaphysical Mayhem
- 6/8-6/9/18 Pantheism Workshop
- 7/8-7/15/18 Summer Institute for Diversity in Philosophy (held at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center)
Brooklyn Philosophy Reading and Discussion Group
Thursday, June 14 at 7:00 PM
In this week’s discussion we will develop our exploration of Part 2,”On the Nature and Origin of the Mind” and hopefully begin a discussion of Part 3,…
- Saturday, June 16th, 11:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. @ the Democracy Lab at Grand Army Plaza
- Thursday, June 21st, 4:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. @ the Socrates Sculpture Park’s Solstice Celebration
- Sunday, July 1st, 12:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. @ the Flatbush Avenue Street Fair
- Sunday, July 15th, 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. @ the Jackson Heights Greenmarket
- Friday, July 27th, 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. @ the Union Square Greenmarket
Brooklyn Philosophy Reading and Discussion Group
Thursday, June 28 at 7:00 PM
This week we will continue our discussion of the Ethics by looking at Part 3 of this work. Participants are strongly encouraged to read the text befor…
- Saturday, June 16th, 11:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. @ the Democracy Lab at Grand Army Plaza
- Thursday, June 21st, 4:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. @ the Socrates Sculpture Park’s Solstice Celebration
- Sunday, July 1st, 12:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. @ the Flatbush Avenue Street Fair
- Sunday, July 15th, 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. @ the Jackson Heights Greenmarket
- Friday, July 27th, 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. @ the Union Square Greenmarket
Brooklyn Philosophy Reading and Discussion Group
Thursday, July 5 at 7:00 PM
This week we will continue our examination of the Ethics by discussing our reading of Part 4. Participants are strongly encouraged to read the text be…
PoPRocks (formerly known as ‘WoPoP’) is an ongoing series in the NYC area for early career researchers – typically grad students and postdocs – working on philosophy of psychology/mind/perception/cognitive science/neuroscience/… . We usually meet roughly once every 2 weeks to informally discuss a draft paper by one of our members. Typically presenters send a copy of their paper around 1 week in advance, so do join the mailing list (by emailing poprocksworkshop@gmail.com or one of the organizers) or email to ask for a copy of the paper. We aim for a friendly, constructive discussion with the understanding that the drafts discussed are typically work in progress.
Summer Program:
Friday May 25th – Stephan Pohl (NYU)
716 Philosophy Hall, Columbia (Morningside Heights Campus)
Friday July 13th – Kate Pendoley (CUNY)
716 Philosophy Hall, Columbia (Morningside Heights Campus)
“What’s So Special About Cognitive Reappraisal? Problems with the empirical work on emotion regulation”
If you find that you are despondent over a minor rejection, or excessively guilty about making an inconsequential mistake, you might try to reduce the intensity of your emotion by ‘looking on the bright side’ and taking a different perspective on the situation at hand. The empirical literature calls this strategy of emotion regulation cognitive reappraisal, and it is the most studied form of emotion regulation. Cognitive reappraisal is also widely lauded in the empirical literature as the most effective strategy for regulating emotions, and enjoys a foundational role in cognitive behavioral therapy partially on this basis. However, my paper argues that the experimental design of most of these studies is ecologically invalid: Experimenters prompt and train subjects such that the subjects are not performing the kind of cognitive reappraisal that we use outside the laboratory. Hence these studies fail to illuminate the target phenomenon. Moreover, the empirical literature’s notion of effectiveness is overly narrow and fails to appreciate the important relationship between effectiveness, ecological validity, and healthiness in the domain of emotion regulation. In light of these concerns I suggest improvements to experimental design and propose a more nuanced notion of effectiveness.
Friday August 3rd – Nicolas Porot (CUNY)
716 Philosophy Hall, Columbia (Morningside Heights Campus)
Friday August 24th – Olivia Odoffin (Rutgers)
Room TBA
Friday August 31st – David Barack (Columbia)
Room TBA
- Saturday, June 16th, 11:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. @ the Democracy Lab at Grand Army Plaza
- Thursday, June 21st, 4:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. @ the Socrates Sculpture Park’s Solstice Celebration
- Sunday, July 1st, 12:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. @ the Flatbush Avenue Street Fair
- Sunday, July 15th, 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. @ the Jackson Heights Greenmarket
- Friday, July 27th, 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. @ the Union Square Greenmarket