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The 'Coke' Crisis and Newspapers in Jamaica

Date: Monday 27 May 2013
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

A Media and Communication Department research chat sponsored by the School of Social and Political Sciences and presented by Ghislaine Lewis, PhD students, University of...
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Human Rights, Law and Youth - UCPOLS, with help from the Ministry of Youth Development, presents 'What would YOUth do?'

Date: Saturday 25 May 2013
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

UCPOLS, with help from the Ministry of Youth Development, presents 'What would YOUth do?': http://ucpols.co.nz/youth The aim is to re-engage youth in Christchurch by giving practical support and...
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The Ought Implied By Thought: Normativity and the neurophilosophy of content

Date: Tuesday 21 May 2013
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

A Philosophy research seminar presented by Professor Grant Gillett (University of Otago). Abstract: There is an ongoing debate about the normativity of content and its implications for...
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Sensation, Instruments, and van Fraasen: Defense of Scientific Realism

Date: Thursday 6 June 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

A Philosophy research seminar presented by Professor James (Jim) Flynn, University of Otago. Abstract: There is a presumption in favor of scientific realism. The universe existed some 13 billion...
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Sensation, Instruments, and van Fraasen: Defense of Scientific Realism

Date: Thursday 6 June 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Delusions of Quick Thinking (or why it is better to be a fox than a hedgehog)

Date: Tuesday 28 May 2013
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

A Philosophy research seminar presented by Dr Andy Pratt (Chemistry, University of Canterbury). Abstract: In 2011, the Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman published a best selling book, Thinking Fast...
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