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Experimental Philosophy Group
Meeting time: The experimental philosophy discussion group does not have a regular meeting time. We plan to meet three or four times during the summer and a couple of times each semester during the academic year.
Meeting place: Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science Conference Room, Heller Hall 737, West Bank Campus, University of Minnesota.
The experimental philosophy discussion group will read and discuss work that employs experimental approaches to advance discussion of various philosophical topics including topics in metaphysics, moral philosophy, and epistemology. The group will begin on a cautionary note, by reading and discussing Kwame Anthony Appiah’s Experiments in Ethics (Harvard 2008).
Faculty and graduate students from the University of Minnesota and area colleges and universities are welcome to attend whenever they would like (without invitation) and without giving advanced notice. Undergraduates are included by invitation. (If you know of an undergraduate who is well-suited and possibly interested, please contact Valerie Tiberius or Ken Waters so an invitation can be extended.)
Discussion topic for Summer 2008: Kwame Anthony Appiah’s Experiments in Ethics (Harvard 2008).
May 16, 1:30 pm (Friday)
Prologue
Chapter 1, Introduction: The Waterless Moat, pp. 5–32
Chapter 2, The Case Against Character, pp. 33–72June 5, 1:30 pm (Thursday)
Chapter 3, The Case Against Intuition, pp. 73–120July 10, 1:30 pm (Thursday)
Chapter 4, The Varieties of Moral Experience, pp. 121–163
Chapter 5, The Ends of Ethics, pp. 164–206
For more information (including parking information*): contact Janet McKernan* (612-625-6635 / mcps@umn.edu), Valerie Tiberius (tiberius@umn.edu) or Ken Waters (ckwaters@umn.edu).
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Created: May 6, 2008
Updated: May 6, 2008
