Dear all,
This term the Serious Metaphysics Group seminars will start this Thursday, Oct 8 at 1.00-2.30pm at the Philosophy faculty Board Room. Bence Nanay will be speaking on Affective Considerations in Meta-metaphysics (abstract below). The talk should last about 45 minutes followed by questions and discussion. All graduate students are welcome. For the rest of the Michaelmas termcard, please do have a look here: http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/seminars-phil/SMG Hope to see you there, Li Li - Abstract Metametaphysics is about the methodology of metaphysics. If we have two competing metaphysical theories, how should we choose between them? Normally, this choice depends on which theory matches our ordinary language and beliefs, on which theory provides a better integration with other philosophical disciplines (for example, logic) as well as considerations of simplicity. I want to explore the differences between these metametaphysical considerations and affective ones: considerations about how a metaphysical theory makes one feel. Arguably, affective considerations have played and may still play an important role in metametaphysics, but few would deny that they shouldn't. I argue that if we have reason to dismiss affective considerations in metametaphysics, we have equally strong reason to dismiss all the standard considerations that make up the metametaphysical arsenal: considerations of simplicity, match with ordinary language and integration with other disciplines. _____________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CamPhilEvents mailing list, or change your membership options, please visit the list information page: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEvents List archive: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEventsArchive Please note that CamPhilEvents doesn't accept email attachments. See the list information page for further details and suggested alternatives.
