4pm Friday 17th December in Coombs Seminar room D.
We'll discuss two short pieces, one by Branden Fitelson and another by Branden Fitelson and Kenny Easwaran. The theme: some worries about `accuracy-based` arguments for probabilism. As an added bonus, Branden will join us!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Formal Semantics - Meeting 6
Next meeting: Friday 17.12., 11am - 1pm.
Location: Tea balcony (or Seminar Room F).
Reading: Pauline Jacobson: Towards a Variable-Free Semantics (Sections 1&2).
The paper can be found here or in Wolfgang's pigeon hole.
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Location: Tea balcony (or Seminar Room F).
Reading: Pauline Jacobson: Towards a Variable-Free Semantics (Sections 1&2).
The paper can be found here or in Wolfgang's pigeon hole.
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Mathematics Reading Group - Session 7
Hi all,
The last session for the year will be Tuesday 14 December, 11 AM, Coombs Seminar Rm F.
The reading is Chapter 7, "Sequences & Series of Functions" from Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis. Supplementary reading is Chapter 4, "Function Spaces" from Pugh's Real Mathematical Analysis. Electronic copies available upon request.
Plans are afoot to reconvene in February with a new topic - possibilities include linear algebra, measure theory & probability, point-set topology...
Contact: Stephan Kubicki (stephan.kubicki{at}anu.edu.au)
The last session for the year will be Tuesday 14 December, 11 AM, Coombs Seminar Rm F.
The reading is Chapter 7, "Sequences & Series of Functions" from Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis. Supplementary reading is Chapter 4, "Function Spaces" from Pugh's Real Mathematical Analysis. Electronic copies available upon request.
Plans are afoot to reconvene in February with a new topic - possibilities include linear algebra, measure theory & probability, point-set topology...
Contact: Stephan Kubicki (stephan.kubicki{at}anu.edu.au)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Formal Semantics - 5. Meeting
Next meeting: Friday 10.12., 11am - 1pm.
Location: Tea balcony (or Seminar Room F).
Reading: Maxwell Cresswell: Entities and Indices; Chapter 13 & 14.
copies can be found in Wolfgang's pigeon hole (i.e. in front of Steph's, Adam's, Luc's office).
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Location: Tea balcony (or Seminar Room F).
Reading: Maxwell Cresswell: Entities and Indices; Chapter 13 & 14.
copies can be found in Wolfgang's pigeon hole (i.e. in front of Steph's, Adam's, Luc's office).
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Practical Cognition -- meeting 8
The next meeting will be at 4pm on Wednesday, December 8th on the Tea Room balcony.
The reading is Marta Vidal's "Agency and Intentional Action". Please email me (john.bengson@anu.edu.au) if you would like a copy of the paper.
This will be our final meeting of 2010.
The reading is Marta Vidal's "Agency and Intentional Action". Please email me (john.bengson@anu.edu.au) if you would like a copy of the paper.
This will be our final meeting of 2010.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Probability meeting
Tuesday December 7th 2pm. Location: Tea Room / Balcony.
We'll be reading Leon Leontyev's paper "Disagreement and Credence-Credence Principles."
The paper can be downloaded here.
We'll be reading Leon Leontyev's paper "Disagreement and Credence-Credence Principles."
The paper can be downloaded here.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Evolution of Cognition Reading Group
This group is taking a break until the new year.
Contact: rachael.brown{at}anu.edu.au
Contact: rachael.brown{at}anu.edu.au
Practical Cognition -- meeting 7
The next meeting will be at 2pm on Friday, December 3rd on the Tea Room balcony.
We will continue discussing John Bengson and Marc Moffett's "Non-propositional Intellectualism", focusing on sections 4-5.
We will continue discussing John Bengson and Marc Moffett's "Non-propositional Intellectualism", focusing on sections 4-5.
Mathematics Reading Group - Session 6
The next session will be Tuesday 7 December, 11 AM, Coombs Seminar Rm F.
The reading is Chapter 6, "Riemann-Stieltjes Integration" from Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis. Supplementary reading is Chapter 7, "The Riemann Integral" from Abbott's Understanding Analysis. (Sections 7.6 and 8.1 of Abbott contain useful discussion of integration topics not discussed by Rudin). Electronic copies available upon request.
A reminder that the final session for the year is:
14/12 - Function spaces & uniform convergence
Contact: Stephan Kubicki (stephan.kubicki{at}anu.edu.au)
The reading is Chapter 6, "Riemann-Stieltjes Integration" from Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis. Supplementary reading is Chapter 7, "The Riemann Integral" from Abbott's Understanding Analysis. (Sections 7.6 and 8.1 of Abbott contain useful discussion of integration topics not discussed by Rudin). Electronic copies available upon request.
A reminder that the final session for the year is:
14/12 - Function spaces & uniform convergence
Contact: Stephan Kubicki (stephan.kubicki{at}anu.edu.au)
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Formal Semantics - 4. Meeting
Next meeting: Friday 03.12., 11am - 1pm.
Location: Tea balcony
Reading: Maxwell Cresswell: Semantic Indexicality; Chapter 1.
copies can be found in Wolfgang's pigeon hole (i.e. in front of Steph's, Adam's, Luc's office).
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Location: Tea balcony
Reading: Maxwell Cresswell: Semantic Indexicality; Chapter 1.
copies can be found in Wolfgang's pigeon hole (i.e. in front of Steph's, Adam's, Luc's office).
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Probability meeting
2pm Wednesday 1 December 2010, Coombs seminar room D.
David Christensen, "Rational Reflection"
To download the paper, you can go to the author's website (here) and click on "online papers".
David Christensen, "Rational Reflection"
To download the paper, you can go to the author's website (here) and click on "online papers".
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Social and Political Philosophy meetings on again next year
Social and Political Philosophy reading group will not meet for the rest of the year.
I will make further announcements when we resume.
I will make further announcements when we resume.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Probability meeting
2pm Wednesday 24 November 2010, Coombs seminar room D.
Christopher J. G. Meacham (2005). Three Proposals Regarding a Theory of Chance. Philosophical Perspectives 19 (1):281–307.
The paper is available here.
Christopher J. G. Meacham (2005). Three Proposals Regarding a Theory of Chance. Philosophical Perspectives 19 (1):281–307.
The paper is available here.
Evolution of Cognition Reading Group
This week's meeting is a rather different affair to normal. We shall attend the following Author-Meets-Critic session in the RSSS.
Public and Private Reasoning Theme: Special Event
Friday, November 26
On Friday, November 26th, Paul Seabright, the author of The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life, will be visiting the RSSS for an Author-Meets-Critics session on his books.
The critics are: Geoff Brennan, Kim Sterelny and Ben Fraser. Paul will respond, and there will be an opportunity for questions and comments from the audience.
This will take place at the Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre, from 2pm-5pm.
Public and Private Reasoning Theme: Special Event
Friday, November 26
On Friday, November 26th, Paul Seabright, the author of The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life, will be visiting the RSSS for an Author-Meets-Critics session on his books.
The critics are: Geoff Brennan, Kim Sterelny and Ben Fraser. Paul will respond, and there will be an opportunity for questions and comments from the audience.
This will take place at the Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre, from 2pm-5pm.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Mathematics Reading Group - Session 5
The next session will be Tuesday 30 November, 11 AM, Coombs Seminar Rm F.
The reading is Chapter 5, "Differentiation" from Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis. Supplementary reading is Chapter 5, "The Derivative" from Abbott's Understanding Analysis. (Sections 5.4 and 5.5 of Abbott contain useful discussion of the relationship between continuity and differentiability). Electronic copies available upon request.
A reminder that the schedule for the remaining sessions is:
7/12 - Integration
14/12 - Function spaces & uniform convergence
Contact: Stephan Kubicki (stephan.kubicki{at}anu.edu.au)
The reading is Chapter 5, "Differentiation" from Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis. Supplementary reading is Chapter 5, "The Derivative" from Abbott's Understanding Analysis. (Sections 5.4 and 5.5 of Abbott contain useful discussion of the relationship between continuity and differentiability). Electronic copies available upon request.
A reminder that the schedule for the remaining sessions is:
7/12 - Integration
14/12 - Function spaces & uniform convergence
Contact: Stephan Kubicki (stephan.kubicki{at}anu.edu.au)
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Social and Political Philosophy meeting cancelled
As some people are out of town, we are not meeting tomorrow.
I will make an announcement later as to whether we will meet for the rest of the year. Cavit
I will make an announcement later as to whether we will meet for the rest of the year. Cavit
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Practical Cognition -- meeting 6
The next meeting will be at 4pm on Monday, November 22 on the Tea Room balcony. (Note the day/time change!)
We will be discussing John Bengson and Marc Moffett's "Non-propositional Intellectualism".
We will be discussing John Bengson and Marc Moffett's "Non-propositional Intellectualism".
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Formal Semantics Group - 4. Meeting
Next meeting: Friday 03.12., 11am - 1pm.
Location: Tea balcony
Reading: Maxwell Cresswell: Semantic Indexicality; Chapter 1.
copies can be found in Wolfgang's pigeon hole (i.e. in front of Steph's, Adam's, Luc's office).
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Location: Tea balcony
Reading: Maxwell Cresswell: Semantic Indexicality; Chapter 1.
copies can be found in Wolfgang's pigeon hole (i.e. in front of Steph's, Adam's, Luc's office).
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Monday, November 15, 2010
Social and Political Philosophy meeting
When: Friday, 19 November, 2010 11.30am-1pm
Where: Coombs Seminar Room F (3233)
Reading: Scheffler, Samuel. "Relationships and Responsibilities" in Boundaries and Allegiances pp.97-110
Contact: Cavit.Hacihamdioglu@anu.edu.au
Where: Coombs Seminar Room F (3233)
Reading: Scheffler, Samuel. "Relationships and Responsibilities" in Boundaries and Allegiances pp.97-110
Contact: Cavit.Hacihamdioglu@anu.edu.au
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Practical Cognition -- meeting 5
The next meeting will be at 2pm on Friday, November 12 on the Tea Room balcony.
We will continue discussing Susanna Schellenberg's "Action and Self-Location in Perception".
We will continue discussing Susanna Schellenberg's "Action and Self-Location in Perception".
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