The recent workshop, “Feminist Approaches to Logic,” organized by Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas at the National University of Mexico, delved into incorporating formal logic into the fight for social justice. Specific talks covered topics such as stereotypical expectations, liberatory logics, feminist arithmetic, and the discoveries of Christine Ladd-Franklin in contemporary modal logic.
Some of Our Favourite Posts of 2023
As the year comes to a close, a review of some of our favourite posts from the year seems apropos. I have catalogued these posts according to the month in which they were initially posted. The list below is by no means exhaustive of the fantastic posts made at BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, especially insofar as the […]
Feminist Approaches to Logic
Feminist Approaches to Logic Workshop Ángeles ErañaMaureen EckertThomas M. FergusonAxel Arturo BarcelóRoy T. CookGillian Russell Tuesday January 9th, 11:00 – 19:00Wednesday January 10th, 10:00 – 17:30 Sala José Gaos (main floor, IIFs-UNAM, Mexico City)Live broadcast on: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=filosoficas No habrá traducción simultáneaFurther Information: non.logic.iif@gmail.comOrganized by Sandra D. Cuenca, Luis Estrada González and Miguel Ángel Trejo Huerta
Factors that May Contribute to Logic’s Lack of Diversity
“What might the factors be that contribute to [logic’s] lack of diversity? At the undergraduate level, students from less socioeconomically advantaged backgrounds may lack information about [the philosophy major or about logic as a possible field of specialization]. In some cases, less-privileged students may lack the opportunity to take [logic at all (for example, because […]
Why do we even teach logic, and to whom?
At. A recent meeting of the buenos Aires Logic Group in Argentina, Sara Uckelman, from Durham University in the UK, gave a very interesting talk on the importance of the history of logic. For starters, by “the history of logic”, she did not mean (just) who proved what or who developed which technique, etc. Instead, […]
Five Books of Contemporary Philosophy made in Mexico you ought to read right now!
Part I: Those already available in English Poverty: A Philosophical Approach by Paulette DieterlenA philosophical evaluation, based both on concrete observations and theoretical arguments, of the difficult interactions between poverty and public policy. In Dieterlen’s approach, poverty is both a political problem, for it involves exclusion and disenfranchisement, and an ethical problem in so far […]
The Fallacy of the Good Philosopher-Activist
Julinna Oxley’s article “How to Be a Good Philosopher-Activist” is the focus of a post over at Daily Nous. I hadn’t previously read Oxley’s article, so I’m glad that it’s showcased on the Daily Nous blog. Although I read the article quickly, I derived from doing so the impression that it’s timely, instructive, and provocative. […]
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