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Rachel Barney (U Toronto), “The Ethics and Politics of Plato’s Noble Lie” 3:30 pm
Rachel Barney (U Toronto), “The Ethics and Politics of Plato’s Noble Lie” @ Zoom, possibly in person
Mar 4 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
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Abstract. The Noble Lie proposed by Plato for the Just City in Republic III has been much misunderstood. Its agenda is twofold: to get the citizens of the City to see their society as a natural entity, with themselves as all ‘family’ and akin; and to get the Guardians in particular to make class mobility, on which the justice of the City depends, a top priority. Since the second is taken to depend on the[...]
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Fordham Workshop in Social and Political Philosophy 5:30 pm
Fordham Workshop in Social and Political Philosophy @ ZOOM - see site for details
Mar 8 @ 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm
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Meetings are held on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 6:45. For 2021-22, most of the meetings will take place on Zoom but we hope to have some in-person meetings in the spring.  All papers are read in advance. If interested in attending, contact  jeflynn@fordham.edu, sahaddad@fordham.edu, or eislekel@fordham.edu. Zoom details will be sent out prior to each meeting. ​ 2021-22 September 28 – Colin Koopman (Oregon), “Galton’s Pride: The Resilience of Data-Driven Inequality” October 26 – María del Rosario Acosta López (UC[...]
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The Causal Structure of Reality, David Papineau (KCL) 4:30 pm
The Causal Structure of Reality, David Papineau (KCL) @ Zoom
Mar 9 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
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The current pandemic has focused attention on the techniques used by epidemiologists and other non-experimental scientists to infer causal hypotheses from correlational data. I have previously argued* that we need to explain these techniques by reducing causal relationships to dependencies in systems of structural equations with probabilistically independent exogenous variables. In this talk I shall aim to use this account to cast light on (a) single-case counterfactual dependence and actual causation, (b) the content and[...]
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Olivia Branscum, “Fairness, Objectivity, and Grading Multimodal Assessments.” 4:10 pm
Olivia Branscum, “Fairness, Objectivity, and Grading Multimodal Assessments.” @ 716 Philosophy Hall
Mar 24 @ 4:10 pm – 6:00 pm
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LTF Event: Olivia Branscum,“Fairness, Objectivity, and GradingMultimodal Assessments.”
Cornel West, “Philosophy in Our Time of Imperial Decay” 4:30 pm
Cornel West, “Philosophy in Our Time of Imperial Decay” @ New School 12th St. Auditorium
Mar 24 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
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Please join Cornel West, 2021-2022 Presidential Visiting Scholar at The New School, for a public in-person lecture, “Philosophy in Our Time of Imperial Decay.” Welcome by Dwight A. McBride, New School President Moderated by Simon Critchley, Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy PLEASE NOTE: Proof of vaccination and a booster are required for campus access; no exceptions will be granted. You must remain masked during the event. You will receive additional information about this closer to the[...]
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