Hi all,
The next meeting of the Evolution of Cognition reading group is Friday 4th March, 2:30 PM, Seminar Rm F.
The reading is up to the end of chapter 2 of Brian Skyrms' monograph Signals.
Electronic copies of the texts mentioned are available upon request.
Contact: Stephan Kubicki (stephan.kubicki{at}anu.edu.au)
Monday, February 28, 2011
Formal (Meta)-Semantics - Meeting 14
Location: Seminar Room F.
Reading: Brian Skyrms: Signals. Chapter 1&2.
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Probability meeting
2pm on Wednesday 2 March, in Coombs seminar room E.
We'll discuss three sevenths (see below) of Antony Eagle's 'Twenty-One Arguments against Propensity Analyses of Probability', which is available here.
The parts we'll discuss: Section 3, Arguments 1, 2, 5, 6 and 13-17 (inclusive)
For those not too familiar with propensity accounts of probability, it might also be helpful to look at the introductory parts of the paper - Sections 1 (Analysing probability) and 2 (Propensity analyses), excluding subsection 2.5, which is about a version of the propensity view that isn't targeted by the arguments we'll be discussing.
We'll discuss three sevenths (see below) of Antony Eagle's 'Twenty-One Arguments against Propensity Analyses of Probability', which is available here.
The parts we'll discuss: Section 3, Arguments 1, 2, 5, 6 and 13-17 (inclusive)
For those not too familiar with propensity accounts of probability, it might also be helpful to look at the introductory parts of the paper - Sections 1 (Analysing probability) and 2 (Propensity analyses), excluding subsection 2.5, which is about a version of the propensity view that isn't targeted by the arguments we'll be discussing.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Practical Cognition -- meeting 11
We will meet Friday, 25th February, at 2pm on the tea room balcony to discuss part two, "Naive Action Theory", of Michael Thompson's Life and Action. We'll focus on chapters 7 and 8.
A copy of the reading available for photocopying is in the pigeon hole bearing the name "John Bengson", located among the pigeon holes located near the elevator (the one by the tea room) on the second floor of Coombs.
A copy of the reading available for photocopying is in the pigeon hole bearing the name "John Bengson", located among the pigeon holes located near the elevator (the one by the tea room) on the second floor of Coombs.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Mathematics Reading Group
Despite popular demand, the Mathematics reading group will not run this semester. Plans to study measure theory & the mathematical foundations of probability may come to fruition in the next semester.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Evolution of Cognition reading group, meeting 2
Hi all,
The next meeting of the Evolution of Cognition reading group is Friday 25th February, 2:30 PM, Seminar Rm F.
The reading is Merlin Donald, 1999, "Preconditions for the evolution of protolanguages", in Michael Corballis & Stephen Lea (eds.), The Descent of Mind: Psychological Perspectives on Hominid Evolution, Oxford UP, 138--154.
Following this we'll be reading Brian Skyrms' monograph Signals.
Electronic copies of the texts mentioned are available upon request.
Contact: Stephan Kubicki (stephan.kubicki{at}anu.edu.au)
The next meeting of the Evolution of Cognition reading group is Friday 25th February, 2:30 PM, Seminar Rm F.
The reading is Merlin Donald, 1999, "Preconditions for the evolution of protolanguages", in Michael Corballis & Stephen Lea (eds.), The Descent of Mind: Psychological Perspectives on Hominid Evolution, Oxford UP, 138--154.
Following this we'll be reading Brian Skyrms' monograph Signals.
Electronic copies of the texts mentioned are available upon request.
Contact: Stephan Kubicki (stephan.kubicki{at}anu.edu.au)
Friday, February 18, 2011
Formal Semantics - Meeting 13
Location: Seminar Room D.
Reading: Avery Andrews: Model Theory for Antirealists.
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Ethics & International Public Policy - Tue 22 Feb
Next meeting: Tuesday, 22 Feb, 12.30-1.30 pm
Location: Coombs Seminar Room C.
Informal presentation: Holly Lawford-Smith and Anne Schwenkenbecher on 'Climate change: does fairness matter?'
Contact: jonathan dot pickering at anu etc
Location: Coombs Seminar Room C.
Informal presentation: Holly Lawford-Smith and Anne Schwenkenbecher on 'Climate change: does fairness matter?'
Contact: jonathan dot pickering at anu etc
Probability meeting
Next meeting: 2pm Wednesday 23 Feb, in Coombs seminar room E, to discuss:
Abstract:
This paper discusses partial belief updates and simultaneous belief updates. Contrary to what many probabilists think, it is shown here that belief updates can be modeled by using Jeffrey conditionalization (JC) and that the modeling results so obtained are similar to those obtained by using Maximal Entropy Principle. With the help of these results, it is argued that Kullback-Leibler distance measure in Maximal Entropy Principle is more plausible than other distance measures.
This paper discusses partial belief updates and simultaneous belief updates. Contrary to what many probabilists think, it is shown here that belief updates can be modeled by using Jeffrey conditionalization (JC) and that the modeling results so obtained are similar to those obtained by using Maximal Entropy Principle. With the help of these results, it is argued that Kullback-Leibler distance measure in Maximal Entropy Principle is more plausible than other distance measures.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Practical Cognition -- meeting 10
We will meet Friday, 18th February, at 2pm on the tea room balcony to discuss part two, "Naive Action Theory", of Michael Thompson's Life and Action. We will focus on chapters 5 and 6.
A copy of the reading available for photocopying is in the pigeon hole bearing the name "John Bengson", located among the pigeon holes located near the elevator (the one by the tea room) on the second floor of Coombs.
A copy of the reading available for photocopying is in the pigeon hole bearing the name "John Bengson", located among the pigeon holes located near the elevator (the one by the tea room) on the second floor of Coombs.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Moral and Political Philosophy - 16 Feb
The next meeting of the Moral and Political Philosophy Reading Group will continue our discussion of Part II of Justice as Fairness. Particular emphasis will be placed on sections discussing the difference principle. Details are as follows:
Wednesday 16th February
2:30-3:45pm
Seminar Room F, Coombs Building
Those wishing to attend can obtain an electronic copy of the reading from Jon Herington
Friday, February 11, 2011
Formal Semantics - Meeting 12
Location: Seminar Room D.
Reading: Pauline Jacobson: Towards a Variable-Free Semantics (Sections 1&2).
The paper can be found here.
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Probability meeting
We'll meet at 2pm Wednesday 16 Feb in Coombs seminar room E, to discuss:
Brian Weatherson, The Bayesian and the Dogmatist. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society Volume 107, Issue 1pt2, pages 169–185, August 2007
The paper is available here.
Moral and Political Philosophy Reading Group
The Moral and Political Philosophy Reading Group focuses on foundational readings in moral and political philosophy.
Our primary goal is to give students in the School of Philosophy a broad understanding of ethical theory and related fields. We are currently reading book-length treatments of ethics and political philosophy, with a particularly focus on classics within the field.
For students within CAPPE, the reading group is compulsory, but others within the School are welcome to attend.
Those interested in participating should contact Jonathan Herington (use Outlook look-up for email address)
During the second semester of 2011 we will be meeting at 2:30-3:45pm on Wednesdays, in Seminar Room F of the Coombs Building. The tentative schedule for the first half of teh semester is as follows:
| Date | Title | Chapter | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug | What We Owe to Each Other (TM Scanlon) | Reasons 1-9 (pp. 17-49) | 31 |
| 10 Aug | Reasons 10-14 (pp. 50-77) | 27 | |
| 17 Aug | Values (pp. 78-107) | 29 | |
| 24 Aug | Well-Being (pp. 108-146) | 38 | |
| 31 Aug | Wrongness and Reasons (pp. 147 - 188) | 41 | |
| 7 Sept | The Structure of Contractualism 1-6 (pp. 189-218) | 29 | |
| 14 Sept | The Structure of Contractualism 7-10 (pp. 218-247) | 29 | |
| 21 Sept | Responsibility 1-3 (pp. 248-294) | 46 | |
| 28 Sept | Promises (pp. 295-327) | 32 | |
| 5 Oct | Relativism (pp. 328-361) | 33 |
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Evolution of Cognition reading group, meeting 1
Hi all,
The Evolution of Cognition Reading Group is starting up again. The first meeting for the semester is Friday 18th February, 2:30 PM, Seminar Rm F.
The reading is Ruth Garrett Millikan, 2010, "On Knowing The Meaning", Mind 119(473): 43-81. Electronic copy available upon request.
Contact: Stephan Kubicki (stephan.kubicki{at}anu.edu.au)
The Evolution of Cognition Reading Group is starting up again. The first meeting for the semester is Friday 18th February, 2:30 PM, Seminar Rm F.
The reading is Ruth Garrett Millikan, 2010, "On Knowing The Meaning", Mind 119(473): 43-81. Electronic copy available upon request.
Contact: Stephan Kubicki (stephan.kubicki{at}anu.edu.au)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Formal Semantics - Meeting 11
Location: Seminar Room D.
Reading: Chapter 3 & 4 of Johan van Benthem: Language in Action.
Please contact me if you need the text.
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Ethics & International Public Policy RG - Tue 8 Feb
Next meeting: Tuesday, 8 Feb, 12.30-1.30 pm
Location: Coombs Seminar Room B.
Informal presentation: Jon Herington on health security
Contact: jonathan dot pickering at anu etc
Location: Coombs Seminar Room B.
Informal presentation: Jon Herington on health security
Contact: jonathan dot pickering at anu etc
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Probability meeting
2pm Wednesday 9 February, seminar room E. Reading:
Christopher J. G. Meacham, 'Unravelling the Tangled Web: Continuity, Internalism, Uniqueness and Self-Locating Belief'
The paper is available here.
The paper is available here.
Formal Semantics - Meeting 10
Location: Seminar Room D.
Reading: Section 1&2 of Michael Moortgat: Categorial Type Logics.
The paper can be found here.
Contact: Clas.Weber@anu.edu.au
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Practical Cognition -- meeting 9
We will be discussing Michael Thompson's Life and Action: Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought over the course of the next several weeks. Everyone is warmly invited to participate.
The first meeting will be held Friday, 11th February, at 2pm on the tea room balcony. We will discuss the introduction and part one, "The Representation of Life".
Copies of the reading will be made available in advance of each meeting. Please check the pigeon hole bearing the name "John Bengson", located among the pigeon holes located near the elevator (the one by the tea room) on the second floor of Coombs.
Please send an email to john.bengson@anu.edu.au if you are interested in participating yet are unable to attend on the specified day/time.
The first meeting will be held Friday, 11th February, at 2pm on the tea room balcony. We will discuss the introduction and part one, "The Representation of Life".
Copies of the reading will be made available in advance of each meeting. Please check the pigeon hole bearing the name "John Bengson", located among the pigeon holes located near the elevator (the one by the tea room) on the second floor of Coombs.
Please send an email to john.bengson@anu.edu.au if you are interested in participating yet are unable to attend on the specified day/time.
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