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“Laws Loosened: How to make Way for Freedom in a Law-Governed World”,Helen Steward (Leeds, Philosophy)
Title: Laws Loosened: How to make Way for Freedom in a Law-Governed World By Helen Steward (Leeds, Philosophy) Date: Thursday May 6, 2021 Time: 1530-1650 (GMT+3) Abstract: In this paper, I shall consider a number of different ways in which philosophers in recent years have attempted to offer conceptions of natural law which in various respects suggest that the grip […]
Live Q&A Session with Peter Singer on Bilkent Philosophy Youtube Channel
Live Q&A Session with Peter Singer on Bilkent Philosophy Youtube Channel Wednesday May 5, 2021 12:30–13:30 (GMT+3) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzij4ZE6X-bu1d9t6DJhlLA The Turkish translation of Peter Singer's influential book "The Life You Can Save" (10th Year Edition, 2019) will be out in May 2021. The translation is edited by Tufan Kıymaz (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy) and the translation committee includes Bilkent University […]
“Artifacts and the Limits of Human Creative Intentions”,Kathrin Koslicki (Neuchâtel, Philosophy)
Title: Artifacts and the Limits of Human Creative Intentions By Kathrin Koslicki (Neuchâtel, Philosophy) Date: Thursday April 29, 2021 Time: 1530-1645 (GMT+3) Abstract: According to Amie Thomasson’s author-intention-based account of artifacts, an artifact of kind K is essentially a product of a largely successful intention to create something of kind K (see, e.g., Thomasson (2003), “Realism and Human Kinds”, Philosophy […]