[CamPhilEvents] Pragmatism reading group (Brandom)

[Céline Henne]

Dear all,

Next Monday the Pragmatism Reading Group will be discussing Chapter 6 
("Objectivity and the Normative Fine Structure of Rationality") of Articulating 
Reasons. The full text is accessible online via iDiscover: 
https://idiscover.lib.cam.ac.uk/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9780674028739&context=PC&vid=44CAM_PROD&lang=en_US&search_scope=SCOP_ONLINE&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=online_res&query=any,contains,brandom%20articulating%20reasons&offset=0

We will meet, as usual, at 11.00-12.00 on Zoom.
You should be able to access the meeting through this link:

https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92271487299

Meeting ID: 922 7148 7299

We hope to see you on Monday!

Best,
Oscar and Céline




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Céline Henne
PhD Candidate in History and Philosophy of Science
Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge

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[CamPhilEvents] Today @ CamPoS: Ariane Hanemaayer on Nominalism in Social Science

[Dr Matt Farr]

Dear all

The fourth CamPoS seminar of Michaelmas term will be given by Ariane Hanemaayer 
>, Assistant Professor of Sociology at 
Brandon University, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Research in Arts, 
Social Science, and Humanities at Cambridge. Details as follows:

Time: Today, 1-2:30pm

Place: Online via Zoom: details below.

Title: Nominalism in the Social Science: Promises and Pitfalls

Abstract: Nominalism is typically defined in philosophical analysis as a 
metaphysics that rejects the existence of universal and abstract entities. It 
emerged during a period of unrest in medieval Europe in response to criticisms 
within theology. There is a lesser known set of nominalist commitments, 
however, that have been inflected into social science theories and practice: a 
split between words and things, and the romantic specter of the Will. This 
presentation discusses work from two forthcoming co-authored projects (with 
Ronjon Paul Datta, Windsor) that posit nominalism as the defining commitments 
of the social sciences. Insufficient attention has been paid to these 
commitments by social theorists and philosophers, I argue, since nominalism 
offers critical sensibilities while also raising serious questions regarding 
theoretical coherence. I discuss two key classical theoretical terrains and 
conclude with the normative pitfalls of holding nominalist commitments.

Zoom details: 
https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91255487170?pwd=cFp6Z1l6OGNHUEwwTFVHaDZvSXNhZz09 


Meeting ID: 912 5548 7170
Passcode: 283220

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All the best
Matt

Dr Matt Farr  •  Research & Teaching Associate in Philosophy of Science
University of Cambridge  •  Department of History & Philosophy of Science
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