Past Events

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MBB Distinguished Lecture
Oct 1, 2014
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5:00PM EDT
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Northwest Building, Room B-103
In Person
Professor Ernst Fehr (University of Zurich) "Neuroeconomics as a Unifying Approach Towards Understanding the Human Mind and Individual Behavior" post-talk commentary by Drazen Prelec (MIT)

MBB Distinguished Lecture
Sep 30, 2014
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5:00PM EDT
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Northwest Building, Room B-103
In Person
Professor Ernst Fehr (University of Zurich) "The Neurobiology of Human Altruism" post-talk commentary by Professor Joshua Greene (Harvard)

Department Colloquium
September 25, 2014
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4:00PM - 6:00PM EDT
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Emerson 305
In Person
Jack Spencer (MIT) "Able to Do the Impossible" A version of Professor Spencer's paper is available at the link above. Sponsored by the M&E Workshop Reception in Robbins Library to follow.

Harvard Logic Seminar
September 24, 2014
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4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT
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Logic Center, Room 408, 2 Arrow Street
In Person
Gil Sagi (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) "What is a Fixed Term?" In standard model-theoretic semantics, logical terms are said to be fixed in the system while nonlogical terms remain variable. Much effort has been devoted to characterizing...

PhD Informational Meeting for Juniors and Seniors
September 19, 2014
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1:00PM - 2:00PM EDT
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Bechtel Room, Emerson Hall 1st Floor
In Person
This informational session is designed for upper-level students who may be considering an advanced degree in philosophy.

Emerson Hall Poetry Night
September 16, 2014
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7:30PM - 9:30PM EDT
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Robbins Library, Emerson 211
In Person
Please join us for our regular reminder-and-celebration-of-our-humanity at the Emerson Hall Poetry Night! If you're a newcomer, the basic idea is this: people sign up for ten-minute slots during which they can read their own poetry or any other poetry...

Philosophy Concentrators Welcome Party
September 12, 2014
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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Bechtel Room, Emerson Hall 1st Floor
In Person
We invite our concentrators to celebrate their return to campus and reconnect with their fellow concentrators at a party hosted by the Philosophy Department.

Informational Meeting for Sophomores
September 12, 2014
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Robbins Library, Emerson 211
In Person
Sophomores considering a concentration or secondary in philosophy are invited to an informational session in Robbins Library on Friday, September 12th at 3pm. Please join Bernhard Nickel, Cheryl Chen, and James Bondarchuk for a discussion of various...

Coffee and Confections Hour for First-Year Students
September 5, 2014
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2:00PM - 3:00PM EDT
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Robbins Library, Emerson 211
In Person
We’ll be serving coffee and dessert at this meet-and-greet session designed for first-year students. This is a great opportunity to hear from members of the Department and learn more about philosophy as a discipline. All first-year students are welcome!

Whitehead Lectures
May 2, 2014
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4:00PM - 6:00PM EDT
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Emerson 210
In Person
Michael Della Rocca (Yale University) "The Parmenidean Ascent: Action, Knowledge, and Fellow Travelers"

Whitehead Lectures
May 1, 2014
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4:00PM - 6:00PM EDT
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Emerson 210
In Person
Michael Della Rocca (Yale University) "The Parmenidean Ascent: Substance"