The Philosophy of Money Workshop at the University of Groningen 1 | THEME New forms of money raise a number of puzzles: How can money have a virtual existence? Can the institution of money function without state support and if so how? Is it possible to develop a unified theory of commodity, fiat and electronic … Continue reading Workshop: the Philosophy of Money →

Registration is now open for the second Groningen Metaethics Workshop, which will take place at the University of Groningen on 6 November 2019. Programme: 09:00–10:00   Farbod Akhlaghi-Ghaffarokh (Oxford): "An Argument for the Metaphysical Necessity of Moral Principles”. First commenter: Luke Elson (Reading). 10:15–11:15   Philip Stratton-Lake (Reading): "Self-Evidence and Basic Justifiers: A Revised Intuitionist Epistemology”. First … Continue reading 2nd Groningen Metaethics Workshop →

Symposium Ancient Buddhist Meditation: Historical, Philosophical and Comparative Perspectives   6 November 2019 Faculty of Philosophy, room ALPHA Oude Boteringestraat 52, 9717 GL Groningen    Programme 9:30-10:15 - Marieke van Vugt (Groningen): Bridging philosophy and meditation: analytical meditation in Tibetan monasteries 10:15-11:00 - Tatjana Kochetkova (O.P. Jindal Global University, India): Vipassana and Neurofeedback EEG alertness … Continue reading Symposium Ancient Buddhist Meditation →

Daniel Brooks (University of Cincinnati) Abstract: ‘Levels of organization’ is a major organizing principle in the special sciences that purports to provide a broad overarching thesis about the basic structure of the natural world. However, ontological accounts of levels have not met with wide acceptance, leaving open the question of what levels are. Building on … Continue reading The Ontological Significance of Levels of Organization →

"The principle of ‘doing-one’s-own’ in the Platonic-Stoic tradition"   Dr. Tomohiko Kondo University of Hokkaido/Utrecht University   All are welcome! Date: Thursday 7 November, 15:00-17:00 uur Plaats: Drift 6, room 0.07, Utrecht Abstract: In Book IV of Plato’s Republic, the concept of justice is explicated through the principle of ‘doing one’s own’ (ta hautou prattein), whose historical background and … Continue reading Colloquium Geschiedenis van de Filosofie →

The Center for Political Philosophy in Leiden is pleased to announce a talk by   Eamon Aloyo (Leiden University)   ‘Effective Altruism, Over-demandingness, and a Defense of a Progressive Giving Principle’   Date:                  Thursday, 7 November 2019 Time:                  15:15-17:00, followed by drinks Venue:                Institute of Philosophy, Lecture Room 0.07, P.J.Veth Building, Nonnensteeg 1-3, Leiden   Abstract:  How much should … Continue reading CPP Colloquium: Effective Altruism, Over-demandingness, and a Defense of a Progressive Giving Principle →

Date:    Thursday, 7 November 2019 Time:    16:00-17:00, followed by drinks Venue:  Marie Lokezaal, Harmony Building, Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 26, Groningen, the Netherlands How do people reason in the face of complex and contradictory information? Legal cases are particularly challenging: people must decide between competing stories, integrating a wide range of evidence from sources with … Continue reading Explaining the evidence: Causal models in legal reasoning →

Explaining the evidence: Causal models in legal reasoning David Lagnado (University College London)   Date:    Thursday, 7 November 2019 Time:    16:00-17:00, followed by drinks Venue:  Marie Lokezaal, Harmony Building Abstract How do people reason in the face of complex and contradictory information? Legal cases are particularly challenging: people must decide between competing stories, integrating a wide … Continue reading Explaining the evidence: Causal models in legal reasoning →