The Neglect of Micro-observers Ana-Maria Cretu (University of Bristol) 17 April 2026, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: This paper offers an analysis of the epistemic roles of micro-observers, a type of scientific worker hired at the Bristol Nuclear Research Group 1939-1959 […]
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School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon April 28 2026 16h-18h – Sala A201 Anfiteatro III April 29 2026 16h-18h – Sala B112.D (near the Library of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities) Against Intelligence Tim Crane, Central European University ABSTRACT These lectures aim to answer a simple question arising from Alan Turing’s famous 1950 paper, ‘Computing […]
The Naturefactual: Metaphysical and Normative Aspects Patrik Engisch (University of Geneva) 10 April 2026, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: We routinely describe artifacts as “natural”—e.g., natural food, remedies, gardens, or wine—but it is philosophically puzzling what this could amount to. Can something be […]
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Scientific Understanding as Dependency-Grasping Robert Michels (LanCog, University of Lisbon) 27 March 2026, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: Dellsén has recently proposed an account of scientific understanding that extends the well-established dependence-grasping account of objectual understanding. This proposal is attractive because […]
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Patterns of Truth: Location and Modality Gabriel Uzquiano (University of Southern California) 20 March 2026, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: When is a proposition true at a location, whether a time, a place or a world? And what is it for […]
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Questions in the Language and Logic of Thought Salvador Mascarenhas (École Normale Supérieure, Institut Jean-Nicod) 6 March 2026, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: When making decisions, humans manipulate mental representations of relevant accessible facts to produce new representations which support one or […]
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É com enorme prazer que informamos a comunidade académica do lançamento do canal de Youtube do grupo HPhil. Nele será possível seguir os eventos do nosso grupo, com especial destaque para as sessões do nosso seminário permanente – https://www.youtube.com/@HPhilCFUL It is with great pleasure that we announce to the academic community the launch of the […]
Primitivist Views of Belief and Knowledge Pascal Engel (EHESS, Paris) 27 February 2026, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: Two theses about belief and knowledge have dominated contemporary analytic philosophy: (A) Knowledge is a kind of higher-grade belief; (B) Propositional attitudes are […]
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Fashion Statements: Sartorial Communication and Common Ground Sanna Hirvonen (LanCog, University of Lisbon) 20 February 2026, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: We learn a great deal about others from what they wear. Outfit choices can signal profession, social class, culture, lifestyle, […]
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AI Art and Artists: What They Are, What They Could Be, What They Should Be Dominic McIver Lopes (University of British Columbia) 13 February 2026, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: Generative AI systems provoke important practical questions, but they also provoke […]
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