Title: The grounding problem in language and reality Abstract: Philosophy of language has long struggled with the symbol-grounding problem of meaning. If symbols are only...

Title: Activist Slogans and 'Reframing the Debate' Abstract: This talk will examine the role of slogans in social justice movements and how we should understand...

Title: Carnap on Metaphysics, Before and After 1932: The Importance of Tolerance Abstract: Late in 1932, Carnap accepts the Principle of Tolerance. This makes a fundamental...

Title: Why the History of Logic Should Matter to Modern Logicians Abstract: The starting point of this talk is the present-day state of logic, a...

We will be reading excerpts from José Medina's The Epistemology of Protest (2023).