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October 22nd, 2021

Susan Stebbing | The Philosophers

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Forum for Philosophy

October 22nd, 2021

Susan Stebbing | The Philosophers

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Estimated reading time: 1 minute

Michael Beaney/ Siobhan Chapman/ Peter West

 


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A specialist in the philosophy of language and logic, Susan Stebbing was a pioneer of analytic philosophy. Her work built a bridge between the logic of Aristotle and that of the early twentieth century, because, in her words, ‘the science of logic does not stand still’. But she also made important connections between these technical fields and pressing social issues, writing not only for her fellow experts but the wider public, exposing the logical errors plaguing everything from political rhetoric to science communication. Join us to discuss the wide-ranging work and legacy of this remarkable thinker.

 

Speakers
Michael Beaney
Regius Professor of Logic, University of Aberdeen & Professor of History of Analytic Philosophy, Humboldt University
Siobhan Chapman
Professor of English, University of Liverpool
Peter West
Teaching Fellow in Early Modern Philosophy, Durham University

 

Chair

Clare Moriarty
Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & IRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin

 

Co-sponsored by the Royal Institute for the Philosophy and the British Society for the History of Philosophy

 

Recorded on 12 October 2021

 

 


 

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