List of Reading Groups (Spring 2024)
Philosophy of the Mind and Brain Sciences Reading Group
Meeting Time: Fridays 10:30am-11:30am
Organizers: Caitlin Mace (cbm49@pitt.edu) and Dzintra Ullis (dzu1@pitt.edu)
Description: The focus of this reading group is on topics related to the various sciences of the mind and brain. Readings are selected based on the interests and suggestions of anyone attending, although certain themes may emerge and guide a series of the readings. Formal training in a mind or brain science is not required, but it is certainly welcome!
Meeting Time: Fridays 10:30am-11:30am
Organizers: Caitlin Mace (cbm49@pitt.edu) and Dzintra Ullis (dzu1@pitt.edu)
Description: The focus of this reading group is on topics related to the various sciences of the mind and brain. Readings are selected based on the interests and suggestions of anyone attending, although certain themes may emerge and guide a series of the readings. Formal training in a mind or brain science is not required, but it is certainly welcome!
Representative of Recent Reading Groups (2018-2022)
Evans - The Varieties of Reference
Stroud - The Significance of Philosophical Skepticism
Theunissen - The Value of Humanity
Kimhi - Thinking and Being
Wallace - The Moral Nexus
Jauernig - The World According to Kant
Wilson - Wandering Significance
Maddy - The Logical Must
Other Regular Reading Groups
The Feminist Reading Group
History and Philosophy of Aesthetics (HPA)
Pleasure Reading Group
Law and Language Reading Group
Words Workshop