Who we are
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.
Meetings and Announcements
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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. -
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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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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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)!
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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 us
Phone: | (860) 486-8123 |
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E-mail: | stefan.kaufmann@uconn.edu |
Address: | c/o Stefan Kaufmann Department of Linguistics 365 Fairfield Way, Unit 1145 Storrs, CT 06269-1145 |