Events at: BUCH A203

Jan 30 Colloquia – Jennifer Nagel: “Epistemic self-consciousness”

Jennifer Nagel will be giving her talk on Friday, January 30, 2015 in BUCH A203 and 3pm. TITLE: Epistemic self-consciousness ABSTRACT: One of the main divisions in contemporary epistemology concerns the importance of the first-person perspective in knowledge.  Internalists and externalists disagree about the significance of what we can grasp when we become self-conscious about […]

Philosophy Colloquium – Dr. François Claveau: ‘Mediated Testimony, or the Epistemology of Reporting the Words of Others’

  Abstract: (coauthored with Maëlle Turbide) In epistemology, the analysis of testimony has traditionally centered on the interplay between speaker and hearer. This focus overlooks the complexity of many real-world testimonial exchanges. This article introduces the role of the mediator, distinct from speaker and hearer, and at work in diverse testimonial settings (e.g., journalism, social […]

Philosophy Colloquium – Dr. Suze Berkhout: ‘The Devil’s Work: Politics of Cure and the Ontological Choreography of Diagnosis in First Episode Psychosis’

Abstract: Within a biomedical worldview, the processes and practices of psychiatric diagnosis aim to achieve objectivity, reliability, and neurobiological veracity in the codification of mental illness. Yet these same practices are cultural, socio-material achievements that have profound effects on the individuals being categorized, especially because diagnostic considerations frequently inform prognostication as well as direct a […]