Wed 17 Oct 2007 The Nature of Philosophical Analysis (Ellen Watson) What are we doing when we do philosophy? What are philosophers doing when they discuss terms that are also used in everyday language, like "knowledge", "reason", "truth", or "consciousness"? Should philosophers even be allowed to talk about these terms? Do philosophers have anything interesting to say to speakers of everyday language, or do the terms just become jargon? I will look at a variety of answers to these questions from philosophers such as Socrates, G.E. Moore, Wittgenstein, and Quine.
Quick Issues Edward Neylan: Should you be allowed to advocate rape at Philorum? (Edward is commenting on a clause in http://www.philorum.org/constitution.html) Time and Place for Philorum Group @ Central 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month. 18:15 for a 18:30 Start. Finish 21:30 (Feel free to come and go at any point during the night.) The Members Bar, Floor 1 (Keep winding up to the top of the stairs.) The Gaelic Club 64 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills Sydney, Australia (100 metres from a Central railway station exit.) Cost: Free (Patronise the bar). Also Time and Place for Philorum Group @ Broadway 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month. Mornings: 09:15 for a 09:30 Start. Finish 12:30 (Feel free to come and go at any point during the morning.) http://www.philorum.org _______________________________________________ SydPhil mailing list [email protected] List Info: http://lists.arts.usyd.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/sydphil NEW LIST ARCHIVE: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
