The academic staff in Philosophy@LSE (comprising the Forum for European Philosophy|, the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method|, the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences| as well as cognate faculty in various departments) will present aspects of their research that are of interest to a general audience. Students, alumni and the public at large are invited to these public talks and to participate in the discussion.
The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
Tuesday 24 January, 6.30 – 8pm
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE
Foad Dizadji-Bahmani|, LSE Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Despite being one of our most empirically successful theories, there is still no consensus about how Quantum Mechanics is to be understood. There are various interpretations of it. This talk will explore one controversial interpretation, the Many-Worlds interpretation.
Secession, Legitimacy, and Territorial Justification
Tuesday 6 March, 6.30 – 8pm
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE
Amandine Catala|, LSE Fellow, Department of Philosophy,Logic and Scientific Method
Do secessionists have a valid claim to the territory they are taking? This lecture will argue that to answer this question we need to go beyond the question of what makes a state legitimate.