Upcoming events
Logic-related events in Fall 2022
November 3. 14-16, Helsinki Philosophy Colloquium: Øystein Linnebo, “Abstraction and Grounding: between Aristotle and Plato”. Main Building, U3039. Unioninkatu 34.
Abstract: Are there “thin objects” whose existence does not make any substantial demand on the world? In my Thin Objects (OUP 2018) I defend an affirmative answer based on a Fregean form of abstraction. This talk connects two central aspects of the resulting view with the notion of metaphysical grounding. First, every truth about some thin objects is grounded in a truth that does not involve these objects. Second, the notorious “bad company problem” for abstractionism can be solved by insisting that every truth about the desired abstracta be grounded in a truth that is solely about a prior and independently available ontology. I explain how the resulting view is a form of “soft platonism” with some broadly Aristotelian features.
November 15. 14-16: an informal reading group on Button&Walsh Philosophy and Model Theory, discussion of Chapter 4, pp 75-106. Coffee Room. Forest House, 5th Floor.
November 22 and 25. 14-16: Juhani Yli-Vakkuri discusses his and Zachary Goodsell’s upcoming book Logical Foundations. Coffee Room. Forest House, 5th Floor. Sign up to get the latest draft: ylivakkuri(at)gmail.com
November 28. 12-17: Logic and Games, Siltavuorenpenger 10, Hall 230. A seminar in honor of Gabriel Sandu, for more information and registration for coffee, see:
Workshop “Games & Logic” celebrating Gabriel Sandu (November 28) | Helsinki Philosophy
November 30. 17-19: Philosophical Society of Finland. Gödel-enigma: pikakirjoituksen verhoamien käsikirjoitusten arvoitus. Maria Hämeen-Anttila and Jan von Plato. Tieteiden talo, The House of Science, 505.
December 1, 14-16: Helsinki Philosophy Colloquium: Juhani Yli-Vakkuri, “The Formalization of Science.” Venue to be announced later.
December 16, 14-16: Philosophy of mathematics reading group in collaboration with the Finnish network for the philosophy of mathematics: Jouko Väänänen, “Seminar on Inner Categoricity” Funded by the Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, Arts and Society. Registration for coffee (by Nov. 30), https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/120441/lomake.html
17.11.2021
Breaking the glass-ceiling: Gender in science and philosophy.
Over the last couple of decades the gender gap in academia has
significantly narrowed, yet the pace at which progress is taking place
is surprisingly slow. In philosophy, for example, it’s still very much
the case that while the proportions men and women are roughly equal
among undergraduate philosophy students, the number of men increases
disproportionally at the faculty level. Finnish academic philosophy is
no exception. What causes this gap to persist? Why do some fields fare
better than others? Which measures can we take to fill the gap? During
this event we bring together national and international experts to
address these and related questions with a particular focus on the
Finnish context.
The event will be held in Helsinki at Metsätalo, sali 1 / hall 1.
Entrance via Unioninkatu 40 or Fabianinkatu 39.
Program | 17.11.2021
17:30 Opening words: Caterina Marchionni (TINT) & Sami Pihlström (SFY)
17:35 Introduction: Säde Hormio, Päivi Seppälä & Sanna Tirkkonen
17:45 Jennifer Saul (University of Waterloo)
18:15 Q&A (chaired by Caterina Marchionni)
18:25 Liisa Husu (Örebro University)
18:55 Q&A (chaired by Päivi Seppälä)
19:05 Panel discussion (in alphabetical order, chaired by Jaakko
Kuorikoski)
Sara Heinämaa (University of Jyväskylä)
Maria Lasonen-Aarnio (University of Helsinki)
Uskali Mäki (University of Helsinki)
Kristina Rolin (Tampere University)
Helena Siipi (University of Turku)
19:30 Q&A
19:45 End of the event
The event is free from charge and open to everyone.
The event will also be streamed through Zoom. Register for the Zoom via
https://helsinki.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wkdOuvqTwuEtxHy1Dpu20dRWNVxgcjxwcJ