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Philosophy in and for Society: Developing Best Practices for Engagement
The entire symposium is now on Youtube! 'Open Event' Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Philosophical Association (to attend, you have no need to register ot the CPA Meeting) Résumé In this bilingual symposium, we seek to reflect collectively on the methods and best practices that enable philosophy to impact broader society in […] Read more
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Philosophy before University: Innovative Teaching Practices Across Canada
Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Philosophical Association Abstract Across Canada, the place of philosophy in education outside universities varies greatly. In Quebec, philosophy is a compulsory subject at CEGEP since 1967. In Ontario, philosophy is offered as elective to a great number of students at grades 11 and 12 since the early […] Read more
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Generic Generalizations: Meaning and Social Practices
February 26th, 2018 Claveau, François / Jordan Girard Generic Generalizations
The Canada Research Chair in Applied Epistemology is proud to host a workshop on generic generalizations and their social dimension. The worshop will take place on March 16th and 17th at the Université de Sherbrooke (Room A4-166). Presentations will start at 9am and end at 4pm each day. Directions Google maps coordinates HERE. Keynote Speakers : […] Read more
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The Division of Ideological Labor
February 27th, 2018 Claveau, François Generic Generalizations
SPeaker Bernhard Nickel, Harvard University, Department of Philosophy Comment Frédérick Guillaume Dufour, UQAM, Department of Sociology ORGANIZATION The event is organized by the Montréal Philosophy of Science Network, the Canada Research Chair in Applied Epistemology and the Centre de recherche interuniversaire sur la science et la technologie (CIRST). ABSTRACT The concept of ideology poses the […] Read more
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How differences become different kinds
This content is not available in the selected language. Marjorie Rhodes de la New-York University présentera au Centre de Recherche en Éthique. Le résumé: Systems of human social categorization vary markedly across contexts, cultures, and time. The present talk will discuss how children develop beliefs that particular, culturally relevant criteria mark fundamental, stable, and informative […] Read more
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Workshop on the Ethics of Digital Humanitarianism
Gilles Beauchamp June 2nd, 2017 Humanitarian Emergency
Various digital technologies (from crowdsourced damage mapping to drone swarms) are changing how humanitarian workers respond to emergencies. This transformation raises many ethical issues. This one-day workshop is dedicated to mapping out these issues and starting a reflection on how they can be addressed. The workshop will be held at the Longueuil campus of the […] Read more
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Network Analysis and the History of Economics
François Claveau April 28th, 2016 Catherine S. Herfeld
A session at the History of Economics Society 2016 Conference. Session abstract: Network analysis is increasingly used by historians of science. This trend might be explained by three considerations. First, sciences are networks : networks of ideas, networks of individuals, networks of publications, networks of institutions. Second, data on these networks are more easily accessible today […] Read more
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L’expertise : perspectives interdisciplinaires
This content is not available in the selected language. Responsables François CLAVEAU (Université de Sherbrooke), Frédéric BOUCHARD (Université de Montréal) Description Nous sommes individuellement et collectivement dépendants d’une grande variété d’experts. Comme individus ou groupes réputés pour en connaître plus que le profane sur un domaine, ils nous servent de témoins privilégiés dans notre tentative […] Read more
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Rousseau’s Mistake: Representation and the Myth of Direct Democracy
Le CRÉ est heureux d’accueillir Hélène Landemore (Yale University), qui nous offrira une présentation intitulée « Rousseau’s Mistake: Representation and the Myth of Direct Democracy ». Abstract For Rousseau, democracy was direct or it wasn’t. As he famously put it, “the moment a people allows itself to be represented, it is no long free: it no longer exists. […] Read more
