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SUMMARY:Ethics and Political Philosophy Group Talk (Rowan Mellor)
DESCRIPTION:The Ethics and Political Philosophy Research Group is pleased to welcome Rowan Mellor\, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. \nTalk Title\nJoint Ought \nTalk Abstract\nThis talk focuses on the following kind of puzzle case. Several people each have two options: A or B. It would be best if they all did A\, significantly worse if they all did B\, and worst of all if they did different things. As it happens\, each is going to do B\, regardless of what the others do. There seems to be something wrong with this result. But what? Each person\, it seems\, ought to choose B: since\, given what the others are going to do\, choosing A would bring about the worst possible result. I’ll argue that we should resolve this puzzle by positing irreducibly joint ‘oughts’. What these people jointly ought to do is all pick A. But\, given how the others will act\, what each individually ought to do is pick B. \nAbout the Ethics and Political Philosophy Group\nThe Ethics and Political Philosophy Group meets periodically throughout the year to discuss topics in value theory and related fields\, including meta-ethics\, normative ethics\, applied ethics\, social and political philosophy\, philosophy of law\, moral psychology\, practical reason\, agency\, and identity.
URL:https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/ethics-and-political-philosophy-group-talk-rowan-mellor/
LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building\, Room 418\, 170 St. George Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5R 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Graduate,St. George,UTSC
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SUMMARY:Kant & Post-Kantian German Philosophy Group Workshop (Karl Schafer\, Texas & Colin McLear\, Nebraska)
DESCRIPTION:The Kant & Post-Kantian German Idealism Group is delighted to host a two-day workshop to discuss book manuscripts by Karl Schafer (Texas at Austin) and Colin McLear (Nebraska). \nIf you would like to attend\, please contact Dave Suarez\, who can also send you a copy of the manuscripts. Note that attendees need not read the manuscripts beforehand to attend the workshop. \nProgram\nMay 19\, 2022\nThe first day of the workshop will focus on Karl Schafer‘s writing. His book has the tentative title Kant’s Reason: The Unity of Reason and the Limits of Comprehension in Kant’s Philosophy. \nSchafer Abstract\nKant’s Reason presents a systematic account of Kant’s conception of reason\, its unity\, and the significance of that unity for his philosophy. In doing so\, it focuses on two topics. First\, it argues that Kant develops a powerful account of the unity of theoretical and practical reason as two manifestations of a unified capacity for theoretical and practical understanding (what Kant calls “comprehension”). As it argues\, thinking of reason in this “understanding-” or “comprehension-first” manner allows us to do justice to the deep commonalities between theoretical and practical rationality\, without reducing either to the other. So\, for example\, by thinking of reason in these terms\, we can see why the activities of both theoretical and practical reason are governed by something like a version of the Principle of Sufficient Reason. But\, at the same time\, we can also see why we should be cautious about the use that rationalist metaphysicians have made of this principle in attempting to construct a determinate conception of the fundamental nature of reality. \nAt the same time\, and this is the book’s second main theme\, it argues that by thinking through Kant’s meta-normative commitments we can arrive at an account of fundamental norms that apply to us as rational beings which treats as explanatorily fundamental – not a substantive conception of objective reasons and values\, nor a structural conception of the “requirements of rationality” – but instead a robust conception of reason as a power or capacity. I argue that the result is a form of what we might call “reason-first” or “rationalist constitutivism” – one which contrasts both with the forms of “reasons fundamentalism” that are currently fashionable and the forms of “agency-first constitutivism” that have dominated much of Kantian metaethics. In this sense\, the ultimate aim of the book is to vindicate Kant’s insistence that his philosophy represents nothing more or less than reason’s implicit self-understanding coming to explicit and systematic self-consciousness – or\, in other words\, that Kant’s form of “constitutivism” is simply one aspect of the self-consciousness of reason in a philosophical form. \nMay 20\, 2022\nThe workshop’s second day will be on Colin McLear’s book\, tentatively titled Reason’s Order: Kant on the Conditions of Rational Agency. \nMcLear Abstract\n\nThe aim of Reason’s Order is to give an account of Kant’s conception of rational activity that clarifies and explains both the scope and nature of such activity\, and elucidates the centrality of Kant’s account of rational agency for his mature critical philosophy. \nThough much has been said concerning Kant’s view of morality\, and the connection between morality and rational agency\, there is no comprehensive or synoptic interpretive work that engages in a detailed examination of Kant’s metaphysics of mind and its relation to the overall structure of the critical philosophy. In Reason’s Order I provide a historically contextualized but nevertheless rigorous metaphysical framework for understanding Kant’s conception of the mind. I also provide a detailed explanation of Kant’s theory of freedom and its importance for his philosophy of mind. I thereby argue that Kant has a control-centered or “enkratic” account of rational activity and agency. Building on this structure I then show how his conception of attention forms the basis for his account of the various forms of activity of the rational mind (i.e. conception\, judgment\, inference\, and comprehension). I then put this account to work with respect to longstanding disputes regarding Kant’s views on self-consciousness\, reason\, and alienation in the rational human being. \n\n  \nThe Kant & Post-Kantian German Idealism Group is a a subgroup of the History of Philosophy Research Group\, which focuses on European philosophy in Kant and post-Kantian traditions.
URL:https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/workshop-karl-schafer-texas-colin-mclear-nebraska/
LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building\, Room 401\, 170 St. George St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5R 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Graduate,St. George
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SUMMARY:Global Philosophy Research Interest Group Talk (Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa\, Vassar)
DESCRIPTION:The Global Philosophy Research Interest Group is delighted to welcome Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa\, an assistant professor of Philosophy who teaches in both the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Latin American and Latino/a Studies at Vassar College. She specializes in contemporary philosophy of mind\, philosophy of cognitive science and psychology\, and metaphysics. Read her piece on diversifying the canon\, published on the Blog of the APA in 2018. \nJoin the meeting: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/82978639161 \nPasscode: 365752 \nTalk Title \nA Dream to Know Everything: On Curiosity and Pursuing Irrational Questions \nTalk Abstract \nAccording to an epistemic utilitarian theory posed by the late Sylvain Bromberger\, it is rational to confine one’s curiosity to a narrow range in order to maximize the value and minimize the costs of decreasing one’s ignorance. Not trying to answer every question is a precondition on successfully undertaking inquiry\, one could say. I will suggest that in her masterpiece and epistemological poem\, First Dream\, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz subtly champions even wanton curiosity and the overall pursuit of a desire to know everything\, while acknowledging their high costs. She gives us reason to think that perhaps the desire to know everything is not irrational – or\, if it is irrational\, that this may not be a sufficient reason not to pursue the desire. \nThe Global Philosophy Research Interest Group explores the benefits of drawing on diverse traditions of thought in approaching philosophical questions. These include novel insights into familiar problems\, new questions and research directions\, and fresh methodologies. We work to deprovincialize and decolonize all aspects of philosophy in the academy. The group currently has strengths in Sanskrit philosophy\, and Chinese philosophy\, Indian philosophy in English\, and classical Islamic philosophy.
URL:https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/global-philosophy-research-interest-group-talk-sofia-ortiz-hinojosa-vassar/
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CATEGORIES:Graduate,St. George
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Saturday 2022
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Philosophy has once again teamed up with the Ontario Philosophy Teachers’ Association to present this year’s edition of Philosophy Saturday\, a workshop for high school educators on teaching philosophy. \nWhile the workshop is designed for area high school philosophy teachers\, we encourage all members of the U of T philosophy community to attend. The event is free and lunch will be served. \nSchedule\n10:30 – 11:00 AM Coffee/Greetings \n11:00 – 11:45 AM Session 1: Alex Koo on philosophy of science \n11:45 – 12:45 PM Lunch/Session 2: Jim John on philosophy of cognitive science \n12:45 – 1:30 PM  Session 3/Coffee: William Paris on Africana philosophy \n1:30 – 2:15 PM    Session 4/Wrap-Up: Steve Coyne of philosophy\, technology\, and AI
URL:https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/philosophy-saturday-2022/
LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building\, Room 100 (Main Floor Lecture Hall)\, 170 St. George Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5R 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Graduate,St. George,Undergraduate,UTM,UTSC
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