Talk: No empty names, no problem?
Title: No empty names, no problem? By Chris Tillman (Manitoba, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025 Time: 1530-1700 Room: H232 Snacks and refreshments will be available from 1500. Abstract: Puzzles of nonexistence are ancient and philosophically central. In analytic philosophy, these issues are typically examined through the lens of "empty" (i.e., non-referring) names. E.g. if 'Vulcan' is empty, then how […]
Talk: How (not) to argue against meritocracy
Title: How (not) to argue against meritocracy By Lars Vinx (Cambridge University, Law) Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025 Time: 1530-1700 Room: H232 Abstract: The ideal of meritocracy has recently come under considerable pressure in political theory. Critics of meritocracy like Michael Sandel and Daniel Markovits argue not merely that existing societies fail to live up to meritocratic standards. Like the sociologist Michael Young, […]