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M. Fedorova: "On Virtues and Vices of Imaginative Constraints", Z.Daus: "Distribution, Recognition and the Politics of Justice in Medical AI" - WIP series: May 2, 17:15-18:45, 3A

by VD Philosophy

Dear Colleagues, We are happy to invite you to the next session of the Work-In-Progress series in a week, on Thursday 2nd May. There will be two presentations, given by Mariia Fedorova and Zachary Daus. Detailed information is below: When & Where: Thursday, May 2, 17:15 - 18:45, Hörsaal 3A (NIG, Universitätsstraße 7) 1st Presentation: Speaker: Mariia Fedorova. Title: On Virtues and Vices of Imaginative Constraints Abstract: Several philosophers have recently argued that imagination can be epistemically useful when it is properly constrained by reality. Nevertheless, the nature of the so-called imaginative constraints has remained a contentious matter. On the one hand, it is believed that imagination is constrained by one’s beliefs about the world which are readily accessible to introspection and available for voluntary control. I refer to this view as the voluntary-imaginative-constraints view (VIC). On the other hand, given the shared cognitive architecture of perception and imagination, imaginative constraints are stipulated to take the form of perceptual regularities, inaccessible to consciousness and, by extension, out of voluntary control. Call this view the architectural-imaginative-constraints view (AIC). Prima facie, VIC and AIC are compatible. It seems plausible to suppose that imagination can be constrained by one’s beliefs about the world as well as by perceptual regularities. Under closer examination, however, the advocates of VIC and AIC appear to talk about one and the same kind of imaginative constraints - the imaginer’s background knowledge of her environment. The key difference between VIC and AIC lies in the relationship they take to obtain between the imaginer and her knowledge. This puts pressure on the apparent compatibility of VIC and AIC and challenges us to make a choice between treating the imaginer’s knowledge as (i) consciously accessible and controlled or as (ii) inaccessible to consciousness and out of voluntary control. If we favour (i), imagination’s reliability is in jeopardy. If we favour (ii), its epistemic value is compromised. Fortunately, a dual-system model of imagination as proposed by Michael Stuart offers a way out of this dilemma. Instead of distinguishing different types of imaginative constraints, we can distinguish different ways of exercising imagination, one of which is consciously accessible and controlled, while the other is unconscious and automatic. 2nd Presentation: Speaker: Zachary Daus. Title: Distribution, Recognition and the Politics of Justice in Medical AI. Abstract: Advocates of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine suggest that one of its greatest benefits is its ability to resolve issues in the distribution of scarce medical resources. While there is real potential for medical AI to alleviate medical resource scarcity and consequently contribute to a more just distribution of medical resources, this would come at a cost to justice as recognition. A biased clinical decision support system (CDSS), for example, may result in more distributively just outcomes by expanding access to medical care, but at a cost to the mis-recognition of minorities and women. Should such a CDSS be tolerated for its improvement in distribution at its cost to recognition? Similarly a black box CDSS, for example, may arrive at decisions that are incapable of meaningful explanations despite expanding access to medical care. Must such systems incur the cost of being engineered for explainability in order to ensure that they do not mis-recognize humans qua rational agents? In light of these and similar issues, I argue that one of the predominant theories of justice that guides the distribution of medical resources—Norman Daniels's Rawls-inspired accountability for reasonableness (AFR)—must be either supplemented or replaced by a theory of justice as recognition, and consider the theories of recognition developed by Nancy Fraser and Axel Honneth as potential candidates. There are refreshments and snacks. And all are invited to join for dinner or drinks afterward. Please let us know (wip.philosophie(a)univie.ac.at) if you have any questions or if you would like to present for the Work-in-Progress series yourself. You can find calendar and event information at: https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/wip-series/. Best wishes and we hope to see you there! The organizing team

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APSE Talk - Stephanie Ifill - 12.10.23 - Knowledge as a turn towards the possibility of existence

by Sophie Juliane Veigl

Dear all, we cordially invite you to the upcoming talk of the APSE - lecture series, delivered by Stephanie Ifill (University of Westminster) Title: Knowledge as a turn towards the possibility of existence When/Where: 12.10., 15-17pm, HS 3A If you are interested in joining us for dinner/drinks afterwards, write an email to Manu Sharma (manu.sharma(a)univie.ac.at)! everyone welcome! Abstract: "I came to realise that to produce knowledge, I must enter into a framework where I am non-existent....I refused...There must be another possibility, another way of knowing." This talk brings forward the question: what is the possibility of epistemic non-existence? One of the possibilities I raise is that of the turn. The turn is not a seek of inclusion in; it's a turn, a break from. I turn in relation to Sylvia Wynter (to rupture) and Henri Bergson (to indetermination) to help articulate what I mean by epistemic turn. Upon awareness, there is the possibility to turn from, indeed with a cost, but a possibility none the less. This talk represents the culmination of deep thought brought out through relational conversations and a direct lived confrontation with epistemic non-existence; it's part of an ongoing experiment in the possibility of appearing in Europe as a *Black woman (outside of the cage). Kind regards, Sophie Veigl on behalf of the APSE-Unit -- Dr. Sophie Juliane Veigl, BSc., BA., MSc., MA. Institut für Philosophie, Universität Wien E-Mail: sophie.juliane.veigl(a)univie.ac.at my pronouns are she/her

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Final Call for Applications: European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics - Vienna, September 9-13

by Zarah Weiss

Summer School Call for Applications (Deadline: April 1, 2024 extended: April 30, 2024) 22nd univie: summer school Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC) EuropEAN SUMMER SCHOOL on the philosophy of mathematics in cooperation with EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS (ESPM) <https://philmath.eu/> https://philmath.eu/ Vienna, September 9-13, 2024 The second European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics will focus on different topics in the philosophy of mathematics, its foundations, as well as on the philosophy of mathematical practice. We are happy to invite abstract submissions by graduate students (MA and PhD). The School will be hosted in person at the University of Vienna and will include three tutorials by distinguished scholars as well as a training unit on "Quantitative and qualitative empirical methods for philosophers of mathematics" by Matthew Inglis and Deborah Kant (provided by the CIPSH Chair DMRCP ("Diversity of Mathematical Research Cultures and Practices"). The school aims to bring together Master and PhD students interested in the connection between philosophy and mathematics, giving them the opportunity to discuss related topics with leading scholars in the field. Topics will be selected reflecting participants interests and may include: * Mathematical knowledge and mathematical understanding * Justification and representation in mathematics * Informal proofs and mathematical rigor * The role of intuition and diagrams in mathematical reasoning * Experimental mathematics and mathematical practice * Mathematical ontology Lecturers: Jessica Carter (Aarhus University) <https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/jessica-maria-helena-grund-carter(5177 bcfe-0a52-4da9-aa71-e06fa0a3d5a6).html> https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/jessica-maria-helena-grund-carter(5177b cfe-0a52-4da9-aa71-e06fa0a3d5a6).html Yacin Hamami (ETH Zurich) <https://www.yacinhamami.com> https://www.yacinhamami.com Leon Horsten (University of Konstanz) <https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-leon-horsten/leon-horsten/> https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-leon-horsten/leon-horsten/ The program is primarily directed at graduate students and junior researchers in relevant fields, but the organizers also encourage applications from people in all stages of their career. Application form and further information: <https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/application/> https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/application/ USS-SWC operates under the academic supervision of an International Program Committee of distinguished philosophers, historians, and scientists. Its members represent the scientific fields in the scope of USS-SWC, make contact to their home universities and will also support acknowledgement of courses taken by the students. The annual summer school is organised by the Institute Vienna Circle of the University of Vienna. <https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/en/> https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/en/ Find information about our exchange programme with Duke University (North Carolina) here: <https://international.univie.ac.at/en/international-cooperation/university- wide-partnership-agreements/north-america/> https://international.univie.ac.at/en/international-cooperation/university-w ide-partnership-agreements/north-america/ Inquiries: Administrator: Zarah Weiss Institute Vienna Circle Alserstraße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:summerschool.ivc@univie.ac.at> summerschool.ivc(a)univie.ac.at Scientific director: Georg Schiemer Institute Vienna Circle Alserstraße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:georg.schiemer@univie.ac.at> georg.schiemer(a)univie.ac.at

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IVC Talk: Jesús Zamora Bonilla on "On observational statements as epistemic public goods: an inferentialist reconstruction of Neurath's Protokollsätze", April 25, 4.45 pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Jesús Zamora Bonilla, who will give a talk on April 25, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM TALK: JESÚS ZAMORA BONILLA ON OBSERVATIONAL STATEMENTS AS EPISTEMIC PUBLIC GOODS: AN INFERENTIALIST RECONSTRUCTION OF NEURATH'S PROTOKOLLSÄTZE Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 25/04/2024 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3F ABSTRACT: Philosophical discussions have tended to concentrate much more on how observational statements are 'theory laden' than on what is what makes them observational to begin with. After discrediting the notion of a 'purely observational language' or the existence of 'pure sense data', consensus has apparently been that it is a concern for the practicing scientists themselves to determine by acquaintance or familiarity what counts in each case as an 'observation', without the possibility of having something like a 'general philosophical theory of scientific observation'. Without denying the role of contextual and tacit knowledge in the process of determining what can be taken as an observational statement, this talk tries to recover Otto Neurath's idea of Protokolsätze by immersing it in an inferentialist account of scientific activity (or 'science as a game of persuasion') and by employing some concepts derived from economics and game theory, in particular Milgrom's notion of 'public events' as a possible solution of the problem of common knowledge in games of coordination. Further consequences are derived in regard of the relation between private and public knowledge, and about the revisability of observational information.

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Tomorrow 17:00-18:30: WIP Series with Jesús Zamora Bonilla (UNED): "Reflections on the Ontology of Social Problems"

by Martin Niederl

Dear all, this is just a reminder that tomorrow is UVienna's Work-In-Progress Series with Jesús Zamora Bonilla (Visiting Scholar from UNED). When? Thursday, April 18, 17:00 - 18:30 Where? Hörsaal 3A (NIG, Universitätsstraße 7) Title: "Reflections on the ontology of social problems" Abstract: The aim of this talk is to explore the entangledness of social problems with both the positive and normative aspects of social reality and social ideas, and connect it with a variety of debates within the social ontology literature. Despite the broad scope of this field, 'social problems' are conspicuously missing as an independent category. This omission is intriguing since many of the listed topics (like Group Agency, Organizations, Money, Race, Gender, and Disability, etc.) are inherently linked to various kinds of social problems. This dearth of attention to social problems is also reflected in academic databases like The Philosopher's Index, which yield zero results when searching for "ontology" and "social problem" together. The neglect of social problems within the academic field of social ontology is not due to a lack of significance attached to them by social scientists themselves: disciplines like economics and sociology recognize the centrality of social problems and have dedicated a lot of work to their study. Some arguments in favour of the centrality of social problems are the following: first, in many philosophical theories, from pragmatism to existentialism, ‘reality’ is not merely a question of, say, ‘brute existence’, but something that emerges in front of humans as a kind of resistance (or, as Heidegger would have put it, as a kind of Unzuhandenheit). In this sense, problems would probably be the ‘most real’ things for humans (and perhaps for living beings in general), and social problems would count amongst the ‘hardest’ social facts we can encounter as inhabitants of the social world. Second, something similar happens at the level of the social sciences, whose main direct motivation is very likely the attempt of understanding the social world in order to help to solve some of the problems that afflict the members of the societies to which social scientists themselves belong. These arguments point to the conclusion that the most reasonable approaches to the ontology of social problems will have to pay considerable attention to items and ideas coming from phenomenology. Everyone is most cordially invited to join us for dinner or drinks afterward. If possible, please let us know in advance by email. You can write to wip.philosophie(a)univie.ac.at <mailto:wip.philosophie@univie.ac.at> if you have any questions or would like to present for the Work-in-Progress series. Calendar and event information can be found at: https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/wip-series/ Best wishes and we hope to see many of you there! The Organizing Team (Chiara Dankl, Martin Niederl, Yi-Jie Xia, Adrian Fleisch, Mark Basafa, Sophie Veigl, Raphael Aybar, Nianzu Tu)

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Academic Publishing in Philosophy Journals - Friday, April 19th, 14:00-16:00, 2G, NiG - - Pragmatic Academic Series -

by VD Philosophy

Dear all, The Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy invites you to the next Pragmatic Academic event on "Academic Publishing in Philosophy Journals", which will take place on Friday, April 19th, from 14:00 to 16:00 in room 2G, NiG. This time, Prof. Benjamin Schnieder, Prof. Paulina Sliwa and Dr. Sophie Veigl will share their insider experiences and answer questions such as Should I publish research articles as a PhD student? Where should I publish? What happens when I submit a manuscript to a journal? Participants can send their questions in advance to vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at. The full event description is available at https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/events/details/news/academic-publishing-… We look forward to seeing you there. Please feel free to share this invitation with others who may be interested. Raphael Aybar

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Einladung Gastvortrag: „FREIHEIT DER KUNST? – KANT UND DIE ERFINDUNG DER ÄSTHETISCHEN AUTONOMIE“

by Institut für Philosophie

Liebe Kolleg*innen, wir laden Sie herzlich zum Gastvortrag von Prof. Jörg Robert (Tübingen) anlässlich des 300. Geburtstages von Immanuel Kant ein: „FREIHEIT DER KUNST? – KANT UND DIE ERFINDUNG DER ÄSTHETISCHEN AUTONOMIE“ 18. April, 19:00 – 20:30 Marietta-Blau-Saal, Universität Wien Weitere Infos unter: https://neugermanistik-wien.at/event/freiheit-der-kunst-kant-und-die-erfind… Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich. Wir freuen uns auf Ihr Kommen! Mit herzlichen Grüßen Lydia Rammerstorfer -- Univ.- Ass. Mag. Lydia Rammerstorfer Institut für Germanistik Universität Wien Universitätsring 1 1010 Wien Zimmer: ZG 102.33 Tel.: +43-1-4277-42285 lydia.rammerstorfer(a)univie.ac.at rammersl(a)hu-berlin.de

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22.4.: Lectures by Diwakar Acharya: "Hidden in Plain Sight: Identification and Analysis of Some Early Sāṃkhya and Yoga Texts"

by Institut für Philosophie

Dear friends of the ISTB, we cordially invite you to a public lecture in two parts, organized by ISTB + IKGA: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Diwakar Acharya (University of Oxford): "Hidden in Plain Sight: Identification and Analysis of Some Early Sāṃkhya and Yoga Texts" * Part I: Monday, April 22, 2024, 17:30, in seminar room 1 of the ISTB (University Campus, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.7, 1090 Vienna) (iCal <https://stb.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_istb/NE_Vortraege/ICS/2024…>) Part II: Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 17:00, Room 5, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 4th floor, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna ------------------------------------------------------------------------ More information on the talk and the speaker can be found in this PDF <https://stb.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_istb/NE_Vortraege/PDF/2024…> or on our website <https://stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/detail/news/hidden-in-plain-sight-iden…>. After the lecture, we invite you to a small reception. We are looking forward to seeing you there, best regards, Judith Starecek -- Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde Universität Wien Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.1 1090 Wien ----------- T: +43-1-4277-43502 stb.univie.ac.at Save the dates of our other oncoming lectures, too <https://stb.univie.ac.at/en/news-events/detail/news/istb-event-programme/>! April 25, 2024, 17:30 Public lecture: Nathan Hill, “The 23rd letter of the Tibetan alphabet: the controversy continues” May 22-23, 2024 Seminar & public lecture: Naomi Appleton, on the /Viśvantarajātaka/ June 6, 2024, 17:30 Public lecture: Peter Szánto, “Re-editing the /Suhṛllekha/, attributed to Nāgārjuna” June 13-15, 2024 Workshop: “Sounds, Literature and Images: Indian Experience in the First World War“ July 5-6, 2024 Workshop: "Monasticism and Religious Identities in Tibet: Yogic Cultures and Study Curricula in 15th Century Tibet" July 8-13,2024 Sanskrit Summer Academy: "Philosophical Perspectives on Language in premodern South Asia" <https://stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/detail/news/philosophical-perspectives…> Registration is open until May 31st! <https://stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/detail/news/philosophical-perspectives…> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't want to receive our emails any longer? - Unsubscribe from this list <https://stb.univie.ac.at/en/news-events/newsletter-unsubscribe/>

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APSE Online Talk: Paul Giladi - "Putnam on ‘The Last Dogma of Empiricism’: From Auto da Fé to Epistemic Disobedience?"

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, I am happy to invite you all to the next APSE (Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology) talk! When: Thursday, 11.4.2024, 15:00 - 17:00 Where: ONLINE -> Zoom Link: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/66424108457?pwd=d1VwcVR1M1BBVXVpbHM3ejFKNDNOZz09 We are excited to welcome as our next speaker Dr. Paul Giladi, Lecturer in Philosophy at the School of History, Religions, and Philosophies, SOAS University of London. He will give a talk titled "Putnam on ‘The Last Dogma of Empiricism’: From Auto da Fé to Epistemic Disobedience?" Here is the abstract: In this chapter, I argue that the principal philosophic depth of Hilary Putnam’s dissolution of the fact/value dichotomy (FVD) is neither sourced in his argument that theory selection always presupposes values, nor in his argument that there is entanglement of fact and value in our use of thick ethical concepts. Rather, the principal philosophic depth mainly resides in Putnam’s charge that mainstream analytic philosophical circles often fetishize (scientific) naturalism. Putnam’s anti-scientism, more so than either of his entanglement theses, provides his readers with reason to regard FVD as a type of ideology. Because of its status as an ideology, and as therefore in the business of hegemonic sense-making, FVD is made sense of as a real threat to inquiry, insofar as FVD renders inquiry undemocratic by valorizing simplicity over complexity, cleanliness over messiness, dry deserts over lush landscapes. Putnam’s own ‘post-analytic’ pragmatist position never ostensibly espoused any critical theoretic attitude toward modernity – let alone formulated Ideologiekritik. Nevertheless, I think his 21st-century articulations of his conceptual pluralism may be said to display more resonance with the decolonial concept of epistemic disobedience than with a ‘post-analytic’ tradition Putnam himself explicitly endorsed in his final decade: liberal naturalism. I conclude that even though Putnam’s anti-scientistic defence of mathematically recalcitrant phenomena may be more radical than liberal naturalist defences of such phenomena, Putnam should be viewed as ultimately more epistemically mischievous than epistemically disobedient. Looking forward to seeing you all at the talk! Best, Flora Löffelmann on behalf of the APSE team -- Flora Löffelmann, MA MA University assistant & doctoral candidate Department of Philosophy at University of Vienna Pronouns: they/them (for more info see: https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/) Happy about a gender neutral "hello"!

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Einladung zur Verleihung des Günther-Anders-Preises im MAK (14.04.24, 11h)

by Sara-Maria Walker

Liebe Kolleg:innen, Am Sonntag, den 14. April wird um 11 Uhr im Museum für angewandte Kunst in Wien der Günther-Anders-Preis für kritisches Denken an den Schriftsteller und Philosophen Guillaume Paoli verliehen. Die Veranstaltung ist öffentlich und Sie sind herzlich willkommen! Wenn Sie kommen möchten, bitten wir Sie um eine Anmeldung per E-Mail an gap(a)chbeck-kulturstiftung.de Das Programm: Begrüßung von Christian Dries, Obmann der Anders-Gesellschaft/Vorsitzender der Preis-Jury Laudatio von Karin Harrasser, Direktorin (interimistisch) des ifk, Wien Überreichung der Preisurkunde von Wolfgang Beck Dankesrede von Guillaume Paoli Lesung von Michael Maertens aus Texten von Günther Anders Anschließend Gespräch zwischen dem Preisträger, Karin Harrasser und Stephan Lessenich Kleiner Empfang Zum Preisträger: GUILLAUME PAOLI wird für seine Sammlung funkelnder Notate „Geist und Müll. Von Denkweisen in postnormalen Zeiten" mit dem Günther Anders-Preis für kritisches Denken ausgezeichnet. Unter „Geist" versteht der in Frankreich geborene und in Berlin lebende Schriftsteller und Philosoph eine „Transformationskraft", die mit vollem Einsatz für eine „Politik emanzipatorischer Konservierung" wirbt, um die Welt in bewohnbarem Zustand zu erhalten. Die vom Autor geforderte „Wissenschaft vom Management und der Beseitigung von Müll" schließt eine Müllsortierung des Geistes mit ein, denn „Müll entsteht im Kopf". Paolis kritisches Denken gipfelt in der Antinomie, dass heute „eine Revolution sowohl unmöglich als auch unabdingbar ist". Es ist dieses Paradoxon, das Paolis ebenso scharfsinnige wie flanierende Geistesgegenwart antreibt. Der Apokalypse-Blindheit einer Zivilisation am Abgrund hält Paoli im Geiste von Günther Anders ein Denken von schonungsloser Widerständigkeit und bestechender Klarheit entgegen, ohne dabei auf Eleganz zu verzichten. Herzliche Grüße, Sara Walker Sekretariat Internationale Günther Anders-Gesellschaft https://www.guenther-anders-gesellschaft.org/

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