Philosophy Spring Workshop and Study Day
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck Main Building, Malet Street
No booking required
Description
The Birkbeck Department of Philosophy will be hosting a workshop and social event on February 24th starting at 1pm. The event will feature talks by Constantine Sandis, Anneli Jefferson, and Sophie Archer along with comments from our very own students. After an afternoon of talks and discussion, please join us at the George Birkbeck Bar for pizza catered by Franco Manca and some drinks on the deparment. All current and prospective Birkbeck Philosophy students are welcome.
(Please RSVP via Eventbrite to help us place sensible food orders: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/birkbeck-spring-workshop-and-study-day-tickets-42314413550)
Schedule:
In Room 416, Malet Street
13:00-13:30: Coffee/arrival
13:30-14:30: Sophie Archer (Oxford) - 'Is 'Believes' a Vague Predicate?'
14:30-14:45: short break
14:45-15:45: Anneli Jefferson (Birmingham) - "Instrumentalism about Moral Responsibility Revisited"
15:45-16:30: Coffee and snacks
16:30-18:00: Constantine Sandis (Hertfordshire/Microsoft Research) - 'Action Explanation for Robots"
In George Birkbeck Bar (4th floor Malet Street)
18:00-21:00: Pizza and drinks
Contact name:
Alexander Greenberg