Fabian Beigang (PhD student at LSE Philosophy) just published an article in Minds and Machines, the Journal for Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy and Cognitive Science.
In many domains, decision-making is nowadays supported by machine learning algorithms. These algorithms generate models that attempt to predict or estimate relevant unobserved properties on the basis of historical data. These predictions, in turn, inform […]
LSE Philosophy seeks to recruit one research student for a fully funded 4-year PhD degree, contributing to the ‘Not in My Name!’ project. Applications close 13 January 2023.
In many personal and political contexts, agents justify their actions by claiming to act ‘on behalf of’ others or ‘for the sake’ of others. Doctors perform surgery on patients, parents […]
The paper ‘Invertebrate sentience and sustainable seafood’ by Andrew Crump (LSE Philosophy), Heather Browning (LSE Philosophy), Alexandra K. Schnell (University of Cambridge), Charlotte Burn (Royal Veterinary College) and Jonathan Birch (LSE Philosophy) has now been published in nature food.
Octopuses, crabs and lobsters are probably sentient, yet their welfare needs are poorly protected in the food system. Upholding animal welfare in the seafood industry presents challenges, […]
‘Why AI must learn to forget – Machines with perfect memory would be dangerous’ – new blog article by LSE Philosophy Assistant Professor Ali Boyle
We think of our tendency to forget as a cognitive defect. When it comes to Artificial Intelligence, we could eradicate this human limitation by creating machines with infallible memories. But forgetting is in fact […]
Imre Lakatos was born on 9 November 1922. He is an internationally renowned philosopher of mathematics and science. He was lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE from 1960 until his untimely death in 1974.
He is the author of the classic work in the philosophy of mathematics Proofs and Refutations and proposed […]
Uni has its ups and downs. Whatever comes your way, you’ve got this. The new LSE ‘You’ve got this’ campaign just launched!
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LSE Professor and Head of the Philosophy Department Prof. Alex Voorhoeve receives LSE funding to generate impact of his research on open and inclusive processes for health financing.
Prof. Voorhoeve has contributed extensively to a new report: Open and Inclusive: Fair Processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage which will soon be published by the World Bank. The LSE Impact Funding […]
LSE Philosophy seeks to recruit one research student for a fully funded 4-year PhD degree, contributing to the ‘Episodic Memory: Uniquely Human?’ project. Applications close 13 January 2023.
We remember many events from our past, from the momentous to the mundane. Most of us find we can ‘mentally replay’ these past events in our mind’s eye. This kind […]
The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) is searching for a Post-Doctoral Research Officer in Animal Sentience.
The Research Officer will work in Dr Jonathan Birch’s Foundations of Animal Sentience (ASENT) project, funded by the European Research Council. The position is tenable for two years. The successful candidate will conduct innovative and significant research as part […]
You can watch the recording of the talk now on YouTube – Enjoy!
Title: ‘Coping when life is hard: Can philosophy help?’
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The video of the talk is now online:
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