SENE1

​ Generously funded by the Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature (CSMN) at the University of Oslo.

Organisers: Sandy Goldberg (Northwestern), Andrew Peet (Oslo) and Mona Simion
(Cardiff).


1st SENE Oslo 2018 Programme

Tuesday, May 22

8.45-9.15 Coffee
9.15- 9.30 Opening: Sandy Goldberg (Northwestern University) (Arne Næss Auditorium)
9.30-10.50: Keynote Talk: Katherine Hawley (University of St Andrews): The Social Epistemology of Imposter Syndrome; Response: Natalia Waights-Hickman (University of Oxford). (Arne Næss Auditorium)
10.50-11.00 Coffee
11.00-12.20: Parallel Sessions
Session 1: Axel Gelfert (Technical University of Berlin): What Is Fake News? Response: Robert Talisse (Vanderbilt University). (Room GM 206)
Session 2: Jesper Kallestrup (University of Edinburgh): The Epistemology of Testimonial Trust; Response: Tim Kenyon (University of Waterloo). (Room GM 652)
12.20-2.00: Lunch, Georg Morgenstiernes Cafe
2.00-3.20: Parallel Sessions
Session 1: Katherine Dormandy (Innsbruck University): Types of Belief on Authority. Response: Olav Gjelsvik (University of Oslo) (Room GM 206)
Session 2: Mihaela Popa-Wyatt (University of Birmingham): How Speech Alters Norms; Response: Rachel Sterken (University of Oslo) (Room GM 652)
3.20-3.30 Coffee
3.30-4.50: Early Career Talk: Adina Covaci (University of Leeds): Against Moral Deference Again; Response: Paulina Sliwa (University of Cambridge) (Arne Næss Auditorium)
4.50-5.00 Coffee 5.00-6.20 Keynote Talk: Alvin Goldman (Rutgers University): Social Epistemology and Epistemic Normativity Response: Christoph Kelp (University of Glasgow). (Arne Næss Auditorium)
7.00 Conference Dinner at Café Love, De Norske Teatret

Wednesday, May 23
9.00-9.30 Coffee
9.30-10.50 Parallel Sessions:
Session 1: Paul Faulkner (University of Sheffield): On Conversion; Response: Christoph Jaeger (Innsbruck University) (Room GM 206)
Session 2: Carrie Figdor (University of Iowa): Trust Me - News, Credibility Deficits and Balance; Response: Gloria Origgi (Institut Jean Nicod). (Room GM 652)
10.50-11.00 Coffee 11.00-12.20 Keynote Talk: Sandy Goldberg (Northwestern University): The Speaker’s Expectation of Trust; Response: Andrew Peet (University of Oslo) (Arne Næss Auditorium)
12.20-2.00 Lunch at Georg Morgenstiernes Cafe
2.00-3.20 Parallel Sessions:
Session 1: Mikkel Gerken (University of Southern Denmark): Epistemic Diversity and Epistemic Injustice; Response: Lizzie Fricker (University of Oxford/Notre Dame). (Room GM 206)
Session 2: Mark Alfano (Delft University of Technology): Virtues for Agents in Directed Social Networks; Response: Orestis Palermos (Cardiff University). (Room GM 652)
3.20-3.30 Coffee
3.30-4.50 Early Career Talk Lewis Ross (University of St Andrews): How Disciplines Progress; Response: Sandy Goldberg (Northwestern University) (Arne Næss Auditorium)
4.50-5.00 Coffee
5.00-6.20: Keynote Talk: Paulina Sliwa (University of Cambridge): Trying to Make Sense of It: Varieties of Moral Advice. Response: Mona Simion (Cardiff University) (Arne Næss Auditorium)
7.00 Dinner at the Georg Morgenstiernes Cafe

Thursday, May 24
8.30-9. 00 Coffee
9.00-10.20 Keynote Talk: Cristina Bicchieri (University of Pennsylvania): TBA. Response: Peter Graham (UC Riverside). (Arne Næss Auditorium)
10.20-10.30 Coffee
10.30-11.50 Parallel Sessions:
Session 1: Lani Watson (University of Edinburgh): What Are Epistemic Rights? Response: Emily McWilliams (Harvard University). (Room GM 206)
Session 2: Stephen Wright (University of Oxford): Testimony, Knowledge, and Reliability;
Response: Boaz Miller (Zefat Academic College). (Room GM 652)
11.50-1.00 Lunch at the Georg Morgenstiernes Cafe
1.00-2.20 Early Career Talk: Eric Sampson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill): Can We Rationally Believe Conciliationism?; Response: Herman Cappelen (University of Oslo). (Arne Næss Auditorium)
2.20-2.30 Coffee
2.30-3.50: Parallel Sessions
Session 1: Robin McKenna (University of Vienna): Is Knowledge Socially Constructed? Response: Klemens Kappel (University of Copenhagen). (Room GM 206)
Session 2: Joey Pollock (University of Edinburgh): Linguistic Understanding and Testimonial Warrant; Response: Nikolaj Nottlemann (University of Southern Denmark). (Room GM 652)
3.50-4.00 Coffee
4.00-5.20 Early Career Talk: Haixin Dang (Univerrsity of Pittsburgh): Epistemic Responsibility in Science; Response: Jack Lyons (University of Arkansas) Georg Sverdrups hus (University Library Building)
5.20-5.30 Coffee 5.30-6.30 Round Table: Future Directions of Research in Social Epistemology. Georg Sverdrups hus (University Library building)
7.00 Dinner at the Georg Morgenstiernes Cafe ​