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13 episodes
Pluralistic Folk Psychology and the Theory-Simulation Debate: Mapping the Conceptual Landscape, Annie Mukherjee
On Wednesday, 3 June, Annie Mukherjee gave a PhD lunchtime talk titled ‘Pluralistic Folk Psychology and the Theory-Simulation Debate: Mapping the Conceptual Landscape’.The abstract is below: The Theory of Mind debate in philoso...
‘Remembering and Forgetting' Season Review, Professor Edward Harcourt
On Tuesday, 26 May, Professor Edward Harcourt gave a talk to membership titled ‘’Remembering and Forgetting' Season Review’.The abstract is as follows:In this talk, Edward Harcourt will look back at the 2024-25 lecture series - elab...
Who gets to name the pain?, Agnes Kosek
On Wednesday, 6 May, Agnes Kosek gave a PhD lunchtime talk titled ‘Who gets to name the pain? Misrecognition, misrepresentation and the self: going beyond epistemological domination in educational spaces’.In How to Do Things with Words,...
Illusions of Understanding: Artificial Intelligence and the Common Sense Gap, Isobel Standen
On Thursday, 30 April, Isobel Standen gave a PhD lunchtime talk titled ‘Illusions of Understanding: Artificial Intelligence and the Common Sense Gap’.With the rapid rise of tools such as ChatGPT, systems equipped with artificial intelli...
Punishment, Mercy and Forgiveness, Professor Jonathan Wolff
On Tuesday, 14 April, Professor Jonathan Wolff gave a talk to membership titled 'Punishment, Mercy and Forgiveness'.The abstract is as follows:'Within the centenary selection of 100 papers a surprisingly high number are on topics re...
Naturalising Epistemology: Wittgenstein and the African Model, Andrew Oyedola
Andrew Oyedola, Naturalising Epistemology: Wittgenstein and the African Model, from 25th MarchThis work argues that African methods of knowing are just as valid as Western scientific approaches. The thesis critiques a common We...
Representational Wrongs: AI-Generated Sexual Images and the Digital Evolution of Misogyny, Alex Fisher
On Tuesday, 17 March, Dr Alex Fisher gave the first in our new series of Lunchtime Talks. The social media site X faced international outcry in January when its AI tool Grok was used to generate “undressed” images of women without ...
Blame, Time and Redemption, Professor Maria Alvarez
On Tuesday, 3 March Professor Maria Alvarez gave a talk to membership. In it, she discussed the topics of blameworthiness and time, relating them to some of the ‘100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking’ - a collection of the most influential contri...
The Score: How To Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game, Professor C. Thi Nguyen
On Tuesday, 20 January, Professor C. Thi Nguyen gave an online talk to TRIP members, offering a timely guide to the joy of games and the danger of metrics, and how to rewrite the rules in order to build more creative and joyful lives.In...
100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking, Professor Jo Wolff
On Tuesday, 9 December, Professor Jo Wolff, President of the Royal Institute, gave a talk on Philosophy’s 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking in honor of the Institute’s centenary. He discussed how the papers were chosen and provided in depth a...
God, Evil, and the Rationality of Theism: An Atheist Perspective, Professor Stephen Law
On Wednesday, November 12, Professor Stephen Law, editor of Think, gave a talk entitled "God, Evil, and the Rationality of Theism: An Atheist Perspective." He overviewed and critiqued the Evil God argument, and answered audience questions.<...
Autonomy and control over one's social self-consciousness, Professor Lucy O'Brien
On 7th October at 6pm, Chair of The Royal Institute of Philosophy and Richard Wollheim Professor of Philosophy at UCL, Lucy O'Brien, gave an exclusive online talk to members, on "Autonomy and control over one's social self-consciousness."
Madness & Mental Health Season Review, Professor Edward Harcourt
On Wednesday 4th June, our Academic Director Professor Edward Harcourt reflected on the 2023-2024 London Lecture series, ‘Madness & Mental Health’ at a members-only event, answering questions from the online audience and bringing members to...