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Digest Week 1 Michaelmas Term 2025

12 October 2025

MT25, Week 1 (12 October - 18 October)

If you have entries for the weekly Digest, please send information to admin@philosophy.ox.ac.uk by midday, Tuesday the week before the event. 

j laing

Early Career Work in Progress Seminar (Tuesday - Week 1, MT25)

14 October 2025
James Laing (St Hugh's): 'Belonging'
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Institute for Ethics in AI Lunchtime Research Seminar (Wednesday - Week 1, MT25)

15 October 2025
Tom Parr (Warwick University): 'Empowering workers in an age of artificial intelligence'
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DPhil Seminar (Wednesday - Week 1, MT25)

15 October 2025
Nathan Elvidge (Oriel College): 'Title TBA'
Ockham Society

The Ockham Society (Thursday - Week 1, MT25)

16 October 2025
Lucas Janz (Corpus Christi): 'How to Speak about Being'
Philosophy of Physics

Philosophy of Physics Seminar (Thursday - Week 1, MT25)

16 October 2025
Jonte Hance (Newcastle): 'Back action causes the difference between classical and quantum counterfactual effects'
Philosophy of mind

Philosophy of Mind Seminar (Friday - Week 1, MT25)

17 October 2025
Sanja Dembic (Humboldt Universitate zu Berlin): 'Delusions of Persecution vs. Conspiracy Theory Beliefs: What Justifies the Difference in Pathological Status?'
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Oxford Colloquium in Linguistics and Philosophy 2025

17 October 2025
Maria Aloni (ILLC and University of Amsterdam): 'Nothing is Logical'

Notices - other Philosophy events, including those taking place elsewhere in the university and beyond

Scrutinising Effective Altruism – Should Effectiveness Govern Our Ethics?

Speakers: Hilary Greaves and Thomas Sinclair 

Venue and Time: Oxford Quaker Meeting House (43 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW), 7-8:30pm

 Abstract: A critical discussion between Hilary Greaves (Professor of Philosophy, Merton College) and Thomas Sinclair (Associated Professor of Philosophy, Wadham College) about what relationship, if any, our ethical obligations have to the principles of Effective Altruism. Speakers will provide their views on this question and have an opportunity to engage with each other's perspective, identifying points of agreement and disagreement and the reasons behind them. Hosted by Effective Altruism Oxford.

 Note: Effective Altruism is a philosophy and social movement that aims to use evidence and reason to determine the most effective ways to benefit others. This might be, for example, by identifying and donating to cost-effective charities, or by pursuing a career in a highly impactful cause area.