New Work on Choice and Belief: Philosophy Conference

Date and Time: November 15, 2019 - 1:30pm to November 17, 2019 - 12:00pm
Room: Coconino Room (246)
Location: Memorial Union
Campus: Tempe
Price: Free

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Join us November 15-17 in the Coconino Room of the Memorial Union for a philosophy conference on issues concerning rational belief and rational choice and their interactions.

The conference is co-sponsored with the University of Michigan, and made possible by support from the University of Michigan Department of Philosophy, the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies at ASU, and the ASU Friends of Philosophy.

Including Speakers:

Sara Aronowitz, Princeton University
Richard Bradley, London School of Economics
Sophie Horowitz, University of Massachusetts
Simon Huttegger, University of California, Irvine
Shyam Nair, Arizona State University
Julia Staffel, University of Colorado
Michael Titelbaum, University of Wisconsin
Brad Armendt, Arizona State University
James Joyce, University of Michigan

Schedule:

Friday, November 15
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | "Ambiguity, Imprecise Probability and Confidence": Richard Bradley
3:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m. | "A Machine that Trains Itself": Sara Aronowitz

 Saturday, November 16
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | "The Explanatory Power of Probabilistic Anlyses of Reasons": Shyam Nair
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | "Conditionalization and Group Punishment": Sophie Horowitz
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | "Thinking Before Acting: Decision Theory and Deliberation": Simon Huttegger
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. | "Pro Tem Rationality": Julia Staffel
5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. | "Deliberation in Casual Decision Theory": Brad Armendt & James Joyce

Sunday, November 17
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | "The Logical Firmament": Michael Titelbaum

Department: School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies

Contact: Brad Armendt, [email protected]