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The UConn Meaning Group meets on a regular (mostly weekly) basis throughout the academic year to discuss recent and ongoing work in the areas of Semantics, Pragmatics, and Philosophy of Language. It consists primarily of faculty and graduate students in the Departments of Linguistics and Philosophy, but is open to anyone interested in the topics. Anyone who would like to be on the mailing list is invited to get in touch.

In Fall 2024, regular meetings will be held on Fridays 12:30am-1:30pm in Herbst (formerly Oak) Hall 338.

10/16 Brown Bag Seminar: Ananda Griffin

Brown Bag Seminar: Ananda Griffin

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

12:00 PM

A brown bag is a one hour, generally (though not exclusively) intra-departmental colloquium, starting with a twenty to twenty five minute talk by a faculty member or graduate student, filled from there to the end with lively questions and answers.

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10/23 Brown Bag Seminar: Mark Dickson

Brown Bag Seminar: Mark Dickson

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

12:00 PM

A brown bag is a one hour, generally (though not exclusively) intra-departmental colloquium, starting with a twenty to twenty five minute talk by a faculty member or graduate student, filled from there to the end with lively questions and answers.

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10/25 SEWing Circle: Dr. Arianna Falbo

SEWing Circle: Dr. Arianna Falbo

Friday, October 25th, 2024

04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Susan Herbst Hall

Title: Inquiry and Higher-Order Evidence

Abstract: What is the epistemic significance of higher-order evidence? Recently, philosophers have defended zetetic approaches to higher-order evidence, which appeal to factors related to inquiry and deliberation. According to these views, in response to higher-order evidence – for example, when you find out that an epistemic peer or superior disagrees with you concerning the answer to a question – you should open inquiry and deliberate upon the question further. While it can often be productive to deliberate or to double-check one’s reasoning when confronted with higher-order evidence, I argue that zetetic accounts are bound to be incomplete. They are unable to explain a range of important cases. Reflecting on these cases helps to make vivid a broader lesson concerning the relationship between inquiry and epistemic normativity. Epistemology never requires us to perform specific actions, such as evidence gathering, deliberation, or double-checking, even when these acts are required to settle the answers to our questions.

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Megha Arora (megha.arora@uconn.edu)

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10/30 Brown Bag Seminar: Amit Pinsker

Brown Bag Seminar: Amit Pinsker

Wednesday, October 30th, 2024

12:00 PM

A brown bag is a one hour, generally (though not exclusively) intra-departmental colloquium, starting with a twenty to twenty five minute talk by a faculty member or graduate student, filled from there to the end with lively questions and answers.

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11/1 Philosophy Department Colloquium: Heidi Grasswick (Middlebury College)

Philosophy Department Colloquium: Heidi Grasswick (Middlebury College)

Friday, November 1st, 2024

04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Susan Herbst Hall

Heidi Grasswick (Middlebury College)

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Lynne Tirrell (lynne.tirerll@uconn.edu)

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11/4 SEWing Circle: Alex Stamson

SEWing Circle: Alex Stamson

Monday, November 4th, 2024

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

The Social Epistemology Working Group (Also known as SEW or the SEWing Circle) investigates philosophical issues at the intersection of epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of technology and AI, and social and political philosophy. Activities include research presentations, reading groups, and external speakers.

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Megha Arora (megha.arora@uconn.edu)

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11/6 Brown Bag Seminar: Katie Peters

Brown Bag Seminar: Katie Peters

Wednesday, November 6th, 2024

12:00 PM

A brown bag is a one hour, generally (though not exclusively) intra-departmental colloquium, starting with a twenty to twenty five minute talk by a faculty member or graduate student, filled from there to the end with lively questions and answers.

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11/13 Brown Bag: Stewart Shapiro

Brown Bag: Stewart Shapiro

Wednesday, November 13th, 2024

12:00 PM

Manchester Hall

A brown bag is a one hour, generally (though not exclusively) intra-departmental colloquium, starting with a twenty to twenty five minute talk by a faculty member or graduate student, filled from there to the end with lively questions and answers.

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11/15 Logic Colloquium: Zeynep Soysal (Rochester)

Logic Colloquium: Zeynep Soysal (Rochester)

Friday, November 15th, 2024

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Hybrid: SHH 110 & Zoom

Join us in the Logic Colloquium for a talk by Zeynep Soysal (Rochester)!
Details t.b.a.
https://logic.uconn.edu/calendar/

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logic@uconn.edu

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11/18 SEWing Circle: Maria Genova

SEWing Circle: Maria Genova

Monday, November 18th, 2024

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Manchester Hall

The Social Epistemology Working Group (Also known as SEW or the SEWing Circle) investigates philosophical issues at the intersection of epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of technology and AI, and social and political philosophy. Activities include research presentations, reading groups, and external speakers.

Contact Information:
Megha Arora (megha.arora@uconn.edu)

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