Ethics of Belief Workshop

Date: 

Fri - Sat, Mar 2 to Mar 3, 9:00am - 6:00pm

Location: 

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Professors Selim Berker and Susanna Rinard invite you to attend a workshop on the "Ethics of Belief" on March 2nd and 3rd. Speakers will include:

  • Stewart Cohen
  • Richard Foley
  • Pamela Hieronymi
  • Jim Joyce
  • Miriam McCormick
  • Conor McHugh
  • Kate Nolfi
  • Susanna Rinard

The workshop is free and open to all. Talks are not pre-read.

In addition to the speakers, commentators-at-large will include: Melissa Barry, Rima Basu, John Bengson, Andrew Chignell, Matthew Chrisman, David Christensen, Earl Conee, Charles Côté-Bouchard, Sinan Dogramaci, Kenny Easwaran, Catherine Elgin, Branden Fitelson, Jane Friedman, Hilary Kornblith, Stephanie Leary, Berislav Marušić, Lisa Miracchi, Ram Neta, Graham Oddie, David Papineau, Robert Pasnau, Jim Pryor, Josh Schechter, Miriam Schoenfield, Susanna Siegel, Daniel Singer, Daniel Star, Sarah Stroud, Ema Sullivan-Bissett, Mike Titelbaum, Jonathan Vogel, Ralph Wedgwood, and Alex Worsnip.

Program Schedule

Day One: Friday 2 March

8.30 - 9am
Welcome breakfast 

*****
9 - 10.40am
Richard Foley - Some Observations about Beliefs and Belief-like Attitudes
(Chair: Selim Berker)

10.50am - 12.30pm
Susanna Rinard - Believing for the Good of the World
(Chair: Ram Neta)

12.30 - 2.30pm
Lunch

*****
2.30 - 4.10pm
James Joyce - Why Epistemology Isn't Decision Theory
(Chair: Sarah Stroud)

4.20 - 6pm
Miriam McCormick - No Kind of Reason Is the Wrong Kind of Reason
(Chair: Earl Conee)


Day Two: Saturday 3 March

8.30 - 9am
Welcome breakfast

*****
9 - 10.40am
Pamela Hieronymi - Reasoning First
(Chair: John Bengson)

10.50am - 12.30pm
Conor McHugh - Attitudinal Control
(Chair: Robert Pasnau)

12.30 - 2.30pm
Lunch

*****
2.30 - 4.10pm
Kate Nolfi - Belief Is Action-Oriented
(Chair: Susanna Siegel)

4.20 - 6pm
Stewart Cohen - Against Practically Rational Believing
(Chair: Kate Elgin)