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"The Odd Universe: How to Use Logic, Do Philosophy, and Prove Weird Things"

Date:
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Location:
Whitehall Classroom Bldg, Rm 122
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Meg Wallace, Department of Philosophy

Join the Department of Philosphy for the Fall 2022-23 "Meet a Philosopher Series." This series is aimed at undergraduate students of any major interested in topics surrounding philosophy.

Dr. Meg Wallace's talk will focus on the Odd Universe.

Abstract: "Here’s an implausible claim: there is an odd number of things in the universe. This claim isn't implausible because all evidence suggests otherwise, or because we have better reason to believe that the total number of things in the universe is even. Rather, it’s implausible because there doesn’t seem to be any reasonable way to defend it. Nonetheless, it can be shown to follow from just a few intuitive assumptions about parts and wholes. We look at how this is so and where things might have gone wrong."

More information about Meg can also be found on  her webpage  http://www.megwallace.org/