Philosophy Talks: Oct. 28, 29 and 30, 2015

[Vicki Brett]

Jennifer Saul (University of Sheffield, UK), Brian Rudrick Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, will be giving three
additional talks the week of Oct. 26-30, 2015. These talks will be held Oct. 28, 29 and 30 following her public lecture
on Oct. 26, 2015.


October 28, 2015
10:00 am  HH 373
Generics Don't Essentialise People; People Essentialise People

In some circles generic terms (nouns or phrases that refer to a whole class) are regarded as especially pernicious politically.  Dr. Saul will consider this view and argue against it.


October 29, 2015

10:00 am  HH 373
Misleading and Morality

Most people find it natural to think that one who merely misleads is doing something not quite as bad as someone who outright lies.  Dr. Saul will explore some difficult and politically interesting cases to argue that this is wrong, but that there are far more
complicated distinctions to be drawn between various different sorts of deception.

October 30, 2015

11:00 am  HH 373
Stereotype Threat and Women in Academia
One thing that stands in the way of increasing the numbers of women in academia is that discussions of equity often bog down in questions about whether the people making hiring and promotion decisions have bad intentions. Dr. Saul will consider research which shows why such discussions miss the point because discrimination doesn't require bad intentions. Attending to such results might help show the way towards fairer and better universities.


https://uwaterloo.ca/philosophy/events

Vicki Brett
Undergraduate Coordinator
Philosophy Department - HH 365
200 University Avenue W.
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
Tel:  519-888-4567  x32449
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