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Featured Event
Alexis Burgess: 'The Other Problem of Negative Existential', Stanford Philosophy Colloquium
Date: February 12, 2010; 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Location: Building 90, Room 92Q, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USADate: February 12, 2010; 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Location: Building 90, Room 92Q, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Featured News
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Michael Friedman awarded honorary doctorate
Michael Friedman was awarded the title of doctor honoris causa by unanimous vote of the Senate of the University of Athens, Greece on November 5th 2009. The official letter by the Rector of the University writes: "The University of Athens, by conferring this title, which is the highest honorary title awarded ...
Featured Papers
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There is a puzzle in the very notion of passive motivation ("passion" or "inclination"). To be motivated is not simply to be moved from the outside. Motivation is in some sense self-movement. But how can an agent be passive with respect to her own motivation? How is passive mo...
Recent Papers
- 2010/02/01 Trust and the Dynamics of Testimony by Wesley Holliday
- 2009/12/08 The Other Problem of Negative Existentials by Alexis Burgess
- 2009/12/08 Metaphysics as Make-Believe by Alexis Burgess
- 2009/12/06 Species Concepts Should Not Conflict With Evolutionary History, but Often Do by Joel Velasco
- 2009/11/28 Grasping the Noble by Johanna Wolff
Recent News
- 2009/12/03 Michael Friedman awarded honorary doctorate
- 2009/09/11 Professor Emeritus Julius Moravcsik dies at 78
- 2009/06/16 Congratulations to the 2009 Philosophy Department Graduates
- 2009/06/16 Professor Friedman Awarded the Humboldt Research Award
- 2009/06/05 Kenneth Taylor to be Director of Symbolic Systems.
