Han van Wietmarschen
"Peer Disagreement"
Thursday, 23 September 2010
14:00 - 16:00
Venue: Van Wijkplaats 4 / room 006

Abstract
I'll present a problem that has received a lot of attention in epistemology lately, the problem of peer disagreement. The question is: how should you change your belief in p if someone disagrees with you about p who you justifiably take to have the same evidence about p, and who you justifiably take to be equally competent at evaluating that evidence? The 'conformists' argue that you should significantly reduce your confidence in p. The 'non-conformists' argue that you can, under various circumstances, stick to your original view. I'll present some of the arguments and some ideas for approaching the problem.  


Alan Thomas (Tilburg Hub for Ethics and Social Philosophy at Tilburg University)
"Taurek Cases and Non-comparative Justice"
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
15:00 - 17:00
Venue: Van Wijkplaats 4 / room 006


The Practical Philosophy Colloquia are organised by the Research-Cluster in Practical Philosophy at the Leiden Institute for Philosophy. They are open to all interested parties. Any enquiries to: Dr. Herman Siemens


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