PIKSI-Logic 2022

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•  Day 1: Logic & Belief Revision
• Jessica Collins’s Handout
• Background References/Readings for Jessica’s Presentation
• Logic of Belief Revision, SEP Entry by Sven Ove Hansson
• “On the Logic of Theory Change: Partial Meet Contraction and Revision Functions”, by Alchourrón, Gärdenfors, and Makinson
• Lisa Cassell’s Handout
• Background References/Readings for Lisa’s Presentation
• Bayesian Epistemology, SEP Entry by Hanti Lin
• The Logic of Decision, by Richard Jeffrey
• Day 2: Logic & Epistemology
• Julia Staffel’s Handout
• Background References/Readings for Julia’s Presentation
• “In What Sense (If Any) Is Logic Normative for Thought?”, by John MacFarlane
• “Explosion and the Normativity of Logic”, by Florian Steinberger
• Joshua Schechter’s Handout
• Background References/Readings for Josh’s Presentation
• Bibliography on The Epistemology of Logic (curated by Josh himself!)
• The Development of Logic (Kneale & Kneale’s treatise on the history of logic)
• Day 3: Logic & Language
• Gillian Russell’s Handout
• Background References/Readings for Gillian’s Presentation
• “The Autonomy of Ethics,” by Arthur Prior
• “'Is' and 'Ought’,” by George Mavrodes
• Tamar Lando’s Handout
• Background References/Readings for Tamar’s Presentation
• “Modal Logic,” SEP Entry by James Garson
• “Modal Logic for Philosophers,” by James Garson
• “Epistemic Logic,” SEP Entry by Rendsvig & Symons
• Day 4: Logic & Metaphysics
• Maegan Fairchild’s Handout
• Background References/Readings for Maegan’s Presentation
• “Plantinga and the Contingently Possible,” by Hugh Chandler
• The Bounds of Possibility: Puzzles of Modal Variation, by Dorr, Hawthorne, and Yli-Vakkuri
• Eliya Cohen’s Handout
• Background References/Readings for Ellie’s Presentation
• Logic for Philosophy, by Ted Sider
• Crash course on higher-order logic, by Ted Sider
• Day 5: Logic & Feminism
• Audrey Yap’s Handout
• Background References/Readings for Audrey’s Presentation
• Deviant Logic, Fuzzy Logic, by Susan Haack
• Representing Reason: Feminist Theory and Formal Logic, Falmagne & Hass (eds)
• Cat Saint-Croix’s Handout
• Background References/Readings for Cat’s Presentation
• Words of Power: A Feminist Reading of the History of Logic, by Andrea Nye
• “The politics of reason: Toward a feminist logic,” by Val Plumwood

PIKSI-Logic 2022 is sponsored by:

The Marc Sanders Foundation
The Ethics Institute @ Northeastern
The College of Social Sciences and Humanities @ Northeastern