Wagga Philosophy Seminar, 6 August, Mary Walker
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Cohen, Daniel
Jul 30, 2015, 6:05:48 AM7/30/15
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Thursday, 6 August, 5.15 pm
Mary Walker (CAPPE/Macquarie)
Title: Is narrative an epistemically interesting category?
Abstract: The notion of narrativity has recently been widely used in some areas of philosophy, as well as in other humanities and social sciences. But some have questioned whether narrative is really an epistemically interesting category. In this paper I seek to support the view that narratives can be epistemically useful, by examining the sense in which narratives can be regarded as explanatory. I argue that narratives can explain in several non-causal senses, and develop an account of what is distinctive to narrative explanation, in contrast to other forms of explanation.
Location: Seminar Room, Marchant Hall (Building 26), Charles Sturt University, Wagga Campus.
(Wagga philosophy seminars are also beamed to the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CSU), Level 1, 10-12 Brisbane Avenue, Barton ACT (take the lift to level 1 and ring the doorbell to your right).)
For details about upcoming Wagga Philosophy seminars, see: http://waggaphilosophy.com/
Daniel Cohen
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy | School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Charles Sturt University
Boorooma St
Wagga Wagga, 2678
Australia
Tel: +61 2 6933 2565
Email: dco...@csu.edu.au
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Mary Walker (CAPPE/Macquarie)
Title: Is narrative an epistemically interesting category?
Abstract: The notion of narrativity has recently been widely used in some areas of philosophy, as well as in other humanities and social sciences. But some have questioned whether narrative is really an epistemically interesting category. In this paper I seek to support the view that narratives can be epistemically useful, by examining the sense in which narratives can be regarded as explanatory. I argue that narratives can explain in several non-causal senses, and develop an account of what is distinctive to narrative explanation, in contrast to other forms of explanation.
Location: Seminar Room, Marchant Hall (Building 26), Charles Sturt University, Wagga Campus.
(Wagga philosophy seminars are also beamed to the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CSU), Level 1, 10-12 Brisbane Avenue, Barton ACT (take the lift to level 1 and ring the doorbell to your right).)
For details about upcoming Wagga Philosophy seminars, see: http://waggaphilosophy.com/
Daniel Cohen
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy | School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Charles Sturt University
Boorooma St
Wagga Wagga, 2678
Australia
Tel: +61 2 6933 2565
Email: dco...@csu.edu.au
Charles Sturt University
| ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ONTARIO | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA |
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Charles Sturt University in Australia http://www.csu.edu.au The Grange Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 (ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Numbers: 00005F (NSW), 01947G (VIC), 02960B (ACT)). TEQSA Provider Number: PV12018
Charles Sturt University in Ontario http://www.charlessturt.ca 860 Harrington Court, Burlington Ontario Canada L7N 3N4 Registration: www.peqab.ca
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