Scientific Realism Under Fire Michele Pizzochero (University of Bath & Harvard University)   13 December 2024, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia)   Abstract: Structural realism and entity realism are two widely discussed forms of scientific realism that seek to identify those claims within scientific […]

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Moral Dimensions of Offsetting Luxury Emissions Stearns Broadhead   6 December 2024, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia)   Abstract: This work addresses moral aspects of using carbon offsets for counteracting individuals’ luxury emissions. After introducing and outlining the main topics and terms related to […]

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Francisco Felizol Praxis-CFUL Entre rei sagrado e vítima microcósmica, bobo judicial e carrasco executivo: Os vértices antropológicos da soberania ante a ameaça populista 3 December 2024, 17h00 (Lisbon Time — GMT+0) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon   Abstract Em 1975, Foucault entronizava […]

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Physicalist, Reductive Definitions of Concepts Arvid Båve (LanCog, University of Lisbon)   29 November 2024, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia)   Abstract: I have previously argued that Bealer’s argument against reductive functionalism does not affect a version of the latter which incorporates a functionalist […]

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What is it to Use a Word? Indrek Reiland (University of Viena)   29 November 2024, 12:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia)   Abstract: What is it, in producing a noise (mark, bodily movement), to use a word, sentence, or other expression? The most common […]

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Constitutivism in Ethics and Epistemology University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal September 4–6, 2025   Constitutivism is the view that the normative standards for something are based in its nature. In ethics, the view is that the standards for human action are based in the nature of our action. In epistemology, the view is that the standards for […]

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Structural Essentialism as an Ontology of the Physical World Tomasz Bigaj (University of Warsaw)   15 November 2024, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia)   Abstract: In this talk I will introduce and discuss a structural version of essentialism with respect to the identification of […]

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How to Start Changing Your Mind Elise Woodard (King’s College London)   8 November 2024, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia)   Abstract: Is it ever rational to change your mind based on others changing theirs? This talk answers affirmatively. Changes of mind are doubly […]

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Sjoerd van Tuinen Erasmus University Rotterdam Frogs in the Swamp: A Critique of Menno ter Braak and other Liberal Discourses on Ressentiment 5 November 2024, 17h00 (Lisbon Time — GMT+0) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon   Abstract As the post-2016 boom in […]

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Gonçalo Marcelo University of Coimbra Hermeneutics as Critical Social Theory 29 October 2024, 17h00 (Lisbon Time — GMT+0) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon   Abstract In this talk I will briefly present the fertile intersection between the tradition of philosophical hermeneutics and […]

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