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Xinhe Wu (LSE): ‘Multidimensional Concepts’
Abstract: Many concepts are multidimensional: a cluster of different factors or properties play a role in deciding category membership. Examples include ontological concepts like identity, social categories like genders or sexual orientations, and many more. In this talk I develop a formal account that models multidimensional concepts. I also discuss, within my framework, what category membership amounts to and what the…
Find out more »Marion Boulicault (University of Edinburgh): TBA
Abstract and title coming soon. Marion Boulicault is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of Edinburgh, and the Director of Interdisciplinary Research and Community at the Harvard GenderSci Lab. This event will take place in person on LSE’s campus. However, those unable to attend in person will have the option of taking part online. To join online just follow these instructions: Download…
Find out more »Clara Bradley (UCL): TBA
Abstract and title coming soon. Clara Bradley is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Philosophy at University College London (UCL). This event will take place in person on LSE’s campus. However, those unable to attend in person will have the option of taking part online. To join online just follow these instructions: Download Zoom Register in advance for this meeting: https://lse.zoom.us/meeting/register/rLlzco3BSue5EJb8CTGu_g…
Find out more »Jingyi Wu (LSE Philosophy): ‘Rigor Capture’
Abstract: In the foundations of physics and other formal disciplines, women and some racial minorities often feel a need to meet an elevated standard for rigor in their work. This is plausibly an adaptive response to negative stereotypes about technical competence based on their social identities. This phenomenon is arguably an instance of respectability politics: a political strategy wherein members of a…
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