Testimony and Expressive Behaviour Matthew Parrott (University of Oxford) 20 October 2023, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: People often directly tell us about their thoughts, feelings, and desires. This common practice has led some philosophers to claim that testimony can be a […]
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Pietro Gori IFILNOVA Questões da Metafísica e Prática de Ação em William James 17 October 2023, 16h00 (Lisbon Summer Time — GMT+1) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon Abstract A palestra focar-se-á na obra Alguns problemas de filosofia de William James, publicada […]
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Can AI Help Humeans? The Laws of Nature Debate in Light of Automated Scientific Discovery Robert Michels (LanCog, Centre of Philosophy, University of Lisbon) 13 October 2023, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: According to the standard Humean theory of the laws of […]
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On Being in Two Places at Once Gabriel Uzquiano (University of South California) 6 October 2023, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: We will discuss the question of whether a material object may be in two places at once. More precisely, the question […]
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Nota de pesar: O Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa manifesta o seu profundo pesar perante a morte do Professor Tomas Calvo Martinez, membro associado do CFUL, e associa-se ao luto e à dor sentida pela família e amigos mais próximos.
Deprivation and Historical Closeness: A Reply Diogo Santos (LanCog, Centre of Philosophy, University of Lisbon) 29 September 2023, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: The aim of the paper is to address three recent objections made by Yi (2022) against our strategy of […]
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The LanCog group at the University of Lisbon and the Philosophy of Physics group at Warsaw University of Technology are happy to announce the launch of the online Lisbon-Warsaw reading group in the philosophy of physics. The reading group will meet on Zoom monthly to discuss newly published papers or work-in-progress drafts on timely […]
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Sceptical, Complacent, Critical: How Should the Conceptual Engineer Engage with Concepts? Delia Belleri (LanCog, Centre of Philosophy, University of Lisbon) 15 September 2023, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: Conceptual engineering is a method dealing with the assessment and revision of conceptual […]
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Congratulations to Hugo Luzio, who has just won the Essay Prize of the Portuguese Philosophical Society! More info: https://www.spfil.pt/premio_2022_resultado
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LanCog Day 2023 Argument Rodizio 30 June 2023, 15:30 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) The Argument Rodizio is a session in which each participant presents a short, desirably surprising, argument in 5-10 minutes, to be discussed in the following 5-10 minutes. Abstract: […]