Courses and workshops

Philosophical Progress Workshop

A photograph of an exploding lightbulb — Photo: Stefan Krause

This workshop will explore philosophical questions related to philosophical progress. What is the nature and extent of philosophical progress? How can we achieve philosophical progress? What is the relationship between philosophical progress and the aims of philosophy?

Programme

10:00-11:15 Audun Syltevik (University of Bergen): Why there won’t be any informative accounts of progress

11:15-11:30 Break

11:30-12:45 Tina Firing (external link) (University of Iceland) and James Norton (external link) (University of Tasmania): Progress-conducive arguments

12:45-15:00 Lunch

15:00-16:15 Torfinn Huvenes (external link) (University of Bergen): Progress as knowledge and understanding

Registration

Registration is not needed for people with an affiliation to the University of Bergen. People who are not affiliated with the University of Bergen should send an email to Torfinn Huvenes (torfinn.huvenes@uib.no) if they would like to attend the workshop.

Contact person

Torfinn Huvenes