[Iris] J. Nagel, "The Concept of Knowledge in Human Conversation" - PACE Metaphilosophical Talk Series

Dear all, The PACE Project (Institute of Philosophy, University of Vienna) cordially invites you to the third talk of the Metaphilosophical Talk Series by Jennifer Nagel, University of Toronto Title: The Concept of Knowledge in Human Conversation Date: Tue June 11th, 2024 Time: 16:45-18:15 hrs
 Location: Hörsaal 2, Hauptgebäude, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien Please mind that this time the event will take place at the main building of the University of Vienna. Abstract: Recent work in the sociology of conversation suggests that human communicative exchanges are generally structured around epistemic imbalances. One might wonder how empirical work on the representation of knowledge in conversation relates to philosophical work on the nature of knowledge itself. I argue that the best theoretical understanding of knowledge makes sense of the relevant empirical findings. If we take knowledge to be an essentially factive mental state, we can model conversation as a generative adversarial structure between speaker and addressee; this model explains why so much human conversation is curiosity-driven, and why human beings spend so much time in conversation with each other. We look forward to seeing you then! Best wishes, The PACE organising team https://pace.phl.univie.ac.at/