On Monday, 21 April at 14:15, a colloquium with Christos Kyriacou (University of Cyprus, Philosophy) will be held at the Philosophicum, University of Tartu (Jakobi 2–336). The talk will explore how epistemic rationality may be an elite, magnetic property.
Christos Kyriacou (University of Cyprus, philosophy)
"Epistemic Rationality and Reference Magnetism"
"I explore how epistemic rationality may be an elite, referentially magnetic property. An elite, referentially magnetic property in the sense that the corresponding rationality predicate must minimally reliably refer to the rationality property (as if the property has magnetic qualities and attracts the predicate’s reference). As I understand eliteness, roughly, elite properties are metaphysically fundamental properties that are explanatorily indispensable for objective rational argument. They are properties that should exist if we are to make sense of reality in a truth-tracking manner."
This colloquium is part of the Susimetsa Philosophicum Residency Programme, where the residents present the results of their research projects. The colloquium is organised by the Department of Philosophy and the Centre for Ethics of the University of Tartu. The colloquium is supported by the NGO Prof. Dr. Theda Rehbock's Susimetsa Philosophicum.
