Recent Events

Fri Dec 8, 2023
Evans 60
4–6 PM
Logic Colloquium
John Wright (UC Berkeley)
Nonlocal games, MIP* = RE, and the Connes Embedding Problem
Fri Dec 1, 2023
12:15–2:30 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Murad Idris (University of Michigan)
Re-Orienting Luther: Soldiers, Missionaries, and Second-Comings
Thu Nov 30, 2023
Howison Library
4–6 PM
Graduate Research Colloquium
Joseph Kassman-Tod (UC Berkeley)
Aesthetic Humility as ‘Remembrance’: A Critical Virtue
Mon Nov 20, 2023
12–1 PM
Work in Progress Talk
Ezra Rubenstein
Fri Nov 17, 2023
Evans 60
4–6 PM
Logic Colloquium
Alexander Kechris (Caltech)
The compact action realization problem
Fri Nov 17, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Bryan Garsten (Yale University)
Thu Nov 16, 2023
Howison Library
4–6 PM
Graduate Research Colloquium
Guillaume Massas (UC Berkeley)
Galileo’s Paradox and a Fork in the Road Not Taken
Thu Nov 9, 2023
Howison Library
4–6 PM
Philosophy Colloquium
Béatrice Longuenesse (NYU)
Conflicting logics of the mind: Lessons from Kant and Freud
Wed Nov 8, 2023
Alumni House
4:10–6:15 PM
Howison Lectures in Philosophy
Béatrice Longuenesse (NYU)
Self-Consciousness and ‘I’ – Anscombe and Sartre in Dialogue
Fri Nov 3, 2023
Evans 60
4–6 PM
Logic Colloquium
Meng-Che "Turbo" Ho (California State University Northridge)
Word problems of groups as ceers
Fri Nov 3, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Eric Nelson (Government, Harvard University)
Fri Oct 27, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Shannon Stimson (Government, Georgetown University)
‘A New Instrument of Government’: Sir William Petty and the Fiscal Constitution of Restoration England
Fri Oct 20, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Melvin Rogers (Brown University)
The Darkened Light of Faith: An Introduction
Thu Oct 19, 2023
Howison Library
4–6 PM
Philosophy Colloquium
Thomas Icard (Stanford University)
What are cognitive costs?
Fri Oct 13, 2023
Evans 60
4–6 PM
Logic Colloquium
Valeria de Paiva (Topos Institute)
War Time Proofs and Futuristic Programs
Fri Oct 13, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Susanne Sreedhar (Boston University)
Thomas Hobbes on Sex Difference and Gender Equality
Fri Oct 6, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Olivia Bailey (Philosophy, UC Berkeley)
Adam Smith and Sophie de Grouchy on Sympathy, Economic Inequality, and the Corruption of Moral Sentiments
Wed Oct 4, 2023
Philosophy 234
6–8 PM
Note special time
Working Group in the History and Philosophy of Logic, Mathematics, and Science
Stephan Hartmann (LMU Munich)
Bayesian Coherentism
Tue Oct 3, 2023
7205 Dwinelle Hall
5–7 PM
Working Group in Ancient Philosophy
Satoshi Ohigara (Tohoku University)
Vague for Reasons: The Argument in Plato, Philebus 28c6-31a4
Fri Sep 29, 2023
Evans 60
4–6 PM
Logic Colloquium
Antonina Kolokolova (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Reasoning about Complexity
Fri Sep 29, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
William Clare Roberts (Political Science, McGill University)
Ideology and Social Opacity: Destutt de Tracy, Marx, and the Fate of Enlightenment
Tue Sep 26, 2023
Banatao Auditorium in Sutardja Dai Hall
4–6 PM
Tanner Lectures on Human Values
David Whorton (Tugboat Institute)
Underappreciated Evergreen Companies: Capitalism at Its Best
Fri Sep 22, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Daniel Lee (Political Science, UC Berkeley)
The Grotian Rights Revolution
Fri Sep 15, 2023
Evans 60
4–6 PM
Logic Colloquium
Scott Mutchnik (University of Illinois Chicago)
Perspectives on NSOP3
Fri Sep 15, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Dhananjay Jagannathan (Philosophy, Columbia University)
Defending Aristotelian Justice
Thu Sep 14, 2023
Howison Library
4–6 PM
Philosophy Colloquium
Justin Khoo (MIT)
Judging for Ourselves
Fri Sep 8, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Andreja Novakovic (Philosophy, UC Berkeley)
Hegel’s Answer to the ‘Academy’ Question: Is it Permissible to Deceive a People?
Fri Sep 8, 2023
Newton Room, Sutardja Dai Hall
10–11 AM
Semiautonomous Seminar
Wesley Holliday (UC Berkeley)
Philosophical and computational perspectives on preference aggregation
Fri Sep 1, 2023
7205 Dwinelle Hall (AGRS Conference Room)
5–7 PM
Working Group in Ancient Philosophy
Eric Sanday (University of Kentucky)
Tyrant and Statesman: Knowledge and Accountability in Plato’s Political Philosophy
Fri Sep 1, 2023
60 Evans
4:10–6 PM
Logic Colloquium
Snow Xueyin Zhang (UC Berkeley)
Imaging and Conditionalization Revisited
Fri Sep 1, 2023
141 Law Building
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Stephen Darwall (Philosophy, Yale University)
The Beginnings of Analytic Metaethics and the Analytic/Continental Divide
Fri May 19, 2023–Sat May 20, 2023
Howison Library
9 AM–5 PM
Conference
Berkeley London Conference
Sat May 13, 2023
Faculty Glade
4–6 PM
Philosophy Department Graduation
Fri May 5, 2023
223 Philosophy Hall
10 AM–5 PM
Conference
The Promise and Problems of Political Realism
Thu May 4, 2023
223 Philosophy Hall
10 AM–5 PM
Conference
The Promise and Problems of Political Realism
Fri Apr 28, 2023
Dennes Room, Philosophy 234
3–5 PM
Working Group in Ancient Philosophy
Allan Silverman (Ohio State University)
Reason and the Good in Plato’s Republic
Wed Apr 26, 2023
Room 60, Evans Hall
4:10–5 PM
Alfred Tarski Lectures
Richard Shore (Cornell University)
Reverse Mathematics: A Global View
Mon Apr 24, 2023
Room 3, Physics
4:10–5 PM
Alfred Tarski Lectures
Richard Shore (Cornell University)
Reverse Mathematics: A Multiverse
Fri Apr 21, 2023
60 Evans
4–6 PM
Logic Colloquium
Noah Schweber (Proof School)
Ceers (on omega and above)
Fri Apr 21, 2023
Dennes Room, Philosophy 234
3–5 PM
Working Group in Ancient Philosophy
Jessica Gelber (University of Toronto)
Necessity from an Assumption
Fri Apr 21, 2023
141 Law Building
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Ayelet Shachar (University of Toronto)
TBA
Wed Apr 19, 2023–Fri Apr 21, 2023
Tanner Lectures on Human Values
Philippe Descola
Mon Apr 17, 2023
Social Science Building Room 129
4–6 PM
Cosmopolitan Philosophy at Berkeley
Helen De Cruz
How to be authentic (or not) – ancient Daoism and French existentialism in dialogue
Fri Apr 14, 2023
Howison Library
4–6 PM
Townsend Visitor
Ursula Coope
Discussion
Fri Apr 14, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Ronit Stahl (History, UC Berkeley)
Strings Attached? Government Funding and Religious Hospitals
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Howison Library
4–6 PM
Townsend Visitor
Ursula Coope
Movement as incomplete: benefits and challenges for an Aristotelian account
Wed Apr 12, 2023
4:10–6 PM
Working Group in the History and Philosophy of Logic, Mathematics, and Science
Paul Skokowski (Stanford)
Superpositions and beliefs about superpositions
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Howison Library
4–6 PM
Townsend Visitor
Ursula Coope
Aristotle on movement and the present
Mon Apr 10, 2023
Howison Library
4–6 PM
Townsend Visitor
Ursula Coope
Aristotle’s distinction between movement and activity: ancient criticisms, modern distortions
Fri Apr 7, 2023
4:10–6 PM
Logic Colloquium
Zeynep Soysal (University of Rochester)
The Metalinguistic Construal of Mathematical Propositions
Fri Apr 7, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Nelson Tebbe (Law, Cornell University)
Reestablishing Religion
Mon Apr 3, 2023
Social Science Building Room 129
4–6 PM
Cosmopolitan Philosophy at Berkeley
Dalitso Ruwe
The Colonial System Unveiled: Towards New Perspectives of Studying Slavery in Africana Philosophy
Mon Apr 3, 2023
12–1 PM
Work in Progress Talk
John MacFarlane
Fri Mar 31, 2023
60 Evans
4:10–6 PM
Logic Colloquium
Ralf Schindler (WWU Münster)
The definability of the nonstationary ideal
Fri Mar 24, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
Khaled Abou El Fadl (Law, UCLA)
The Aborted Spring and Islamic Exceptionalism
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Howison Library
4–6 PM
Philosophy Colloquium
Thi Nguyen
Value Capture
Wed Mar 22, 2023
470 Stephens
4:10–5:30 PM
Working Group in the History and Philosophy of Logic, Mathematics, and Science
Theodore M. Porter (UCLA Department of History)
Unacknowledged Sites of Science Gain Dignity as Data
Tue Mar 21, 2023
12–1 PM
Work in Progress Talk
John Campbell
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Social Sciences 129
4–6 PM
Cosmopolitan Philosophy at Berkeley
Nicholaos Jones
Contemplating Indra’s Net: Metaphysics for Interdependence in Huayan Buddhism
Mon Mar 20, 2023
TBA
4–6 PM
Reception for prospective graduate students
Fri Mar 17, 2023
12:15–2 PM
Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory
David Hollinger (History, UC Berkeley)
Christianity’s American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular
Wed Mar 15, 2023
234 Moses
4:10–6 PM
Working Group in the History and Philosophy of Logic, Mathematics, and Science
Ivano Caponigro (UCSD Linguistics)
Logic and Grammar: Richard Montague’s Turn towards Natural Language
Mon Mar 13, 2023
Social Science Building Room 129
4–6 PM
Cosmopolitan Philosophy at Berkeley
Allison Aitken
Turtles all the Way Down? Madhyamaka Buddhist Anti-foundationalism