Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/group/3186/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. 12th Annual Marshall M. Weinberg Symposium (March 29, 2024 9:50am) https://events.umich.edu/event/109610 109610-21822399@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 29, 2024 9:50am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

The 12th anniversary Marshall M. Weinberg Symposium will take place at the Michigan League Ballroom on Friday, March 29.

In November 2022, ChatGPT stunned the world by displaying abilities – answering questions, reasoning about problems, composing stories, writing code – that appear eerily “human-like”. Dramatic advances in artificial intelligence such as these raise pressing questions: What is intelligence? In what ways can models such as ChatGPT be said to possess it? In what ways do these models fall short, and what does this teach us about the capabilities of the human mind? The 2024 Weinberg Symposium on Cognitive Science features four world-leading experts on computational intelligence – from computer science, psychology, and philosophy – who will discuss and debate these timely and timeless questions.

Schedule
9:50-10:00 Opening Remarks
Santa Ono, President of University of Michigan

10:00-10:50 Yejin Choi

11:00-11:50 Melanie Mitchell

12:00-1:20 Lunch

1:30-2:20 Paul Smolensky

2:30-3:20 Raphaël Millière

3:30-4:30 Panel Discussion

4:30-5:30 Poster Session and Reception

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:11:44 -0400 2024-03-29T09:50:00-04:00 2024-03-29T17:30:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Philosophy Conference / Symposium Human vs. Artificial Intelligence in the age of ChatGPT
Ancient Philosophy Workshop (April 12, 2024 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/119126 119126-21842242@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 12, 2024 3:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

Ancient Philosophy Workshop with Jessica Moss (New York University).

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:49:22 -0500 2024-04-12T15:00:00-04:00 2024-04-12T18:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Department of Philosophy Workshop / Seminar Jessica Moss
Ancient Philosophy Workshop (April 13, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/119126 119126-21842243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 13, 2024 10:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

Ancient Philosophy Workshop with Jessica Moss (New York University).

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:49:22 -0500 2024-04-13T10:00:00-04:00 2024-04-13T18:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Department of Philosophy Workshop / Seminar Jessica Moss
Tanner Lecture (April 16, 2024 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/111366 111366-21826897@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

The 2024 Tanner Lecture will be given by Hélène Landemore - Yale University.

Title: “Truth and Love in Politics”
Abstract: In this lecture, I revisit the role of truth in (democratic) politics in relation to the concept of love. Contrary to Arendt (and Rawls following her), who believed that truth should be excluded from our political vocabulary as too dangerous and intolerant, I have previously argued that truth is the natural horizon of political deliberation among equals. It is a necessary concept, although it need not be seen in Platonic terms as one and immutable. Instead, it can be conceptualized as plural and partly evolving with the community that seeks it. I now refine that claim and further extend my critique of Arendt, Rawls, and much of contemporary political science. I recognize that not only does truth need to underpin political deliberations among equals, but it also requires the emergence and cultivation of a specific emotion among participants in the deliberation. I provide (qualitative) empirical evidence from my direct observation of two French citizens’ assemblies: the Citizens’ Convention for Climate and the Citizens’ Convention on End-of-Life Issues. In these assemblies, composed of randomly selected ordinary citizens who deliberated for extended periods on complex political issues, the deliberative process succeeded due in part to the emergence of a strong civic bond. This bond, which the citizens themselves identified and demonstrated as a form of love, was crucial. While love did not always prevail, it enabled the groups to overcome many challenges and deep disagreements over values and interests. It also facilitated the inclusion of minorities in ways that sheer majoritarianism could not. If this connection between truth and love is valid, it may partly explain why our post-truth political systems are generally dysfunctional and particularly susceptible to disinformation, lies, and fake news. It's not just the lack of proper deliberation in the system; it's also the absence of enough love to make proper deliberation possible in the first place.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:23:32 -0400 2024-04-16T16:00:00-04:00 2024-04-16T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Philosophy Lecture / Discussion Hélène Landemore
Tanner Symposium (April 17, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/111368 111368-21826898@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

The Tanner Symposiasts will include:
- Don Herzog, Edson R. Sunderland Professor of Law (UM Law)
- Kyla Ebels-Duggan, Associate Professor of Philosophy (Northwestern)
- Anne Phillips, Emeritus Professor of Political Theory (LSE)

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:33:31 -0500 2024-04-17T10:00:00-04:00 2024-04-17T12:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Philosophy Lecture / Discussion Tanner Symposiasts
Undergraduate Graduation (May 3, 2024 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116177 116177-21836376@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 3, 2024 3:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

Come honor our graduating students.

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Reception / Open House Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:53:13 -0500 2024-05-03T15:00:00-04:00 2024-05-03T17:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Philosophy Reception / Open House graduation