Wagga Wagga Philosophy Seminar, Thu Sept 24, Wylie Breckenridge
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Cohen, Daniel
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Thursday, 24 September, 4 pm
Wylie Breckenridge (CSU)
Title: Unsound arguments are useless
Abstract: I argue that unsound arguments (i.e. arguments that have a false premise or are invalid, or both) are epistemically useless, in the following sense: an unsound argument cannot give us knowledge of its conclusion; it cannot give us justification to believe its conclusion; even if it can give us some degree of justification to believe its conclusion and/or justification to believe its conclusion to some degree it cannot give us justification to believe its conclusion outright; and no number of unsound arguments for the same conclusion can together give us justification to believe that conclusion. I consider what this means for the many arguments that have traditionally been thought to be unsound but still epistemically useful, particularly those used in science.
Location: Room 212, Marchant Hall, Wagga Wagga Campus, Charles Sturt University.
(This seminar is also available via videolink from: 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). Parking is available behind the building. To be let in to the car park, stop temporarily in the bay, and call us on 6272 6284 or come up to our offices on level 1.)
For details about upcoming Wagga philosophy seminars, please see: 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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Wylie Breckenridge (CSU)
Title: Unsound arguments are useless
Abstract: I argue that unsound arguments (i.e. arguments that have a false premise or are invalid, or both) are epistemically useless, in the following sense: an unsound argument cannot give us knowledge of its conclusion; it cannot give us justification to believe its conclusion; even if it can give us some degree of justification to believe its conclusion and/or justification to believe its conclusion to some degree it cannot give us justification to believe its conclusion outright; and no number of unsound arguments for the same conclusion can together give us justification to believe that conclusion. I consider what this means for the many arguments that have traditionally been thought to be unsound but still epistemically useful, particularly those used in science.
Location: Room 212, Marchant Hall, Wagga Wagga Campus, Charles Sturt University.
(This seminar is also available via videolink from: 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). Parking is available behind the building. To be let in to the car park, stop temporarily in the bay, and call us on 6272 6284 or come up to our offices on level 1.)
For details about upcoming Wagga philosophy seminars, please see: 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 |
LEGAL NOTICE
This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University (CSU) does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with CSU may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at CSU. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of CSU.
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
Consider the environment before printing this email.
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