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Digest Week 5 Hilary Term 2026

15 February 2026

HT26, Week 5 (15 February - 21 February)

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. 

Philosophy of Mathematics Seminar

Philosophy of Mathematics Seminar (Monday - Week 5, HT26)

16 February
Peter Koellner (Harvard) : 'On the Question of Whether the Mind Can be Mechanized: From Gödel to Penrose'
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Early Career Work in Progress Seminar (Tuesday - Week 5, HT26)

17 February
Lewis Williams (Merton): 'Demandingness and the Limits of Normativity'
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Institute for Ethics in AI Lunchtime Research Seminar (Wednesday - Week 5, HT26)

18 February
Dr Felix Simon (Oxford Internet Institute): 'What should we make of the role of AI in elections?'
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DPhil Seminar (Wednesday - Week 5, HT26)

18 February
Otto Räsänen (Corpus Christi College): 'Two Concepts of Thinking'
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Accelerator Fellowship Programme public panel discussion (Wednesday - Week 5, HT26)

18 February
Hosted by Professor Yuval Shay (Accelerator Fellowship Programme Fellow): 'Shaping the future of AI and human rights'
Ockham Society

The Ockham Society (Thursday - Week 5, HT26)

19 February
Felicity Klingele (Pembroke College): 'Virtue, Incommensurability, and Metameleia in Aristotle's Ethics'
Philosophy of Physics

Philosophy of Physics Seminar (Thursday - Week 5, HT26)

19 February
Boris Zilber (Merton College, Oxford): 'A Model Theory for Physics'
Philosophical Society

The Jowett Society (Friday - Week 5, HT26)

20 February
Graham Priest (): 'The Möbius World' 

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

Joseph Butler Society

Speakers: Dr Marie-Hélène Gorisse (University of Birmingham)

Title: 'Knowledge and Re-education of the Soul in Jainism'

Date and time: Tuesday 17th February, from 8:30pm

Venue: Harris Seminar Room, Oriel College

Further details are here: https://josephbutlersociety.weebly.com/