Pr Nick Hughes "How Does ‘Ought’ Imply ‘Can’ In Epistemology ?"

Le mardi 5 mai, à 11 h, le Professeur Nick Hughes (Université d’Oslo) donnera une conférence intitulée "How Does ‘Ought’ Imply ‘Can’ In Epistemology ?"
Abstract
The ’ought implies can’ principle in epistemology holds that if one cannot be in doxastic state D, then one is not epistemically required to be in D. This generates a puzzle. On the one hand, something like this principle must be true, since we’re not rationally required to think like supercomputers. But on the other hand, it also seems to (...)

Pr Rowan Hall Maudslay "Decoding Tupaia’s Map"

Le jeudi 23 avril, de 9 h à 11 h, le professeur Rowan HALL MAUDSLAY (chaire d’Excellence CultureLab du PSL) présentera ses travaux consacrés à la carte de Tupaia lors du séminaire « Navigations ».
One of the most curious artefacts to emerge from early European contact with Polynesian islanders is “Tupaia’s map”. Dubbed “the Rosetta Stone of Polynesian navigation”, it is a map produced by a Polynesian master navigator using a non-standard representational scheme. In this talk, I will describe ongoing (...)

Pr Armand Leroi “The evolution of culture : ancient pots to pop music.”

On Thursday March 19th, 2026, we welcome Professor Armand Leroi (Imperial College, London), who will deliver a talk on “The evolution of culture : ancient pots to pop music.”
Dtae : March 19th, 2026 | From 9 am to 11 am
Venue : Meeting room of Institut Jean Nicod, Pavillon Jardin

Johannes Kleiner "Towards Artificial Phenomenology"

Date : Friday, 31st May, 12:00 PM
Location : Amphi Jaurès, Département d’études cognitives, ENS, 29 rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris
Local Committee : Aïda Elamrani (organiser), Quentin Coudray (facilitator)
Lunch Provided, please register in advance https://forms.gle/hxX86xWYr4i5Qcy37
About the Talk :
This talk is concerned with the possibility of artificial phenomenology—the application of phenomenology to artificial systems, most notably artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Can we, as human beings, (...)

PRISME seminar - Ryan Doran (University of Barcelona/University of Cambridge) "True Beauty"

This Friday, January 26th, we welcome at the PRISME seminar (11h-12h30, salle de réunion) Ryan Doran (University of Barcelona/University of Cambridge) who will talk about True Beauty (abstract below). Everybody is welcome !
Ryan Doran (University of Barcelona/University of Cambridge)
"True Beauty"
Friday, January 26th, 11h-12h30, IJN meeting room
What is the nature of the concept BEAUTY ? Does it differ fundamentally from nearby concepts such as PRETTINESS ? It is argued that BEAUTY, but (...)

Rencontre-débat sur la régulation de l’Intelligence Artificielle - 14 décembre 2023