Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier bjuder in till de årliga Burmanföreläsningarna i filosofi. Årets gästföreläsare är C. Thi Nguyen, associate professor i filosofi vid University of Utah, som ger tre öppna föreläsningar under tre dagar.
Måndag 14 oktober kl. 13.15-15.00, Hjortronlandet, Hörsal HUM.D.220
Abstract (på engelska): Value capture is the phenomenon where individuals, and small-scale communities, adopt institutional metrics and measures as their guiding values. We go on social media for connection, but get captured by Likes and Follows. We go to school for education, but get captured by grades and university rankings. We exercise for health, but get captured by weight loss. But what might be wrong with value capture? We are social animals, and often acquire our values from our communities and culture. But there is a distinctive feature to institutional metrics and measures, that makes them particularly harmful to internalize. They are engineered to fit the demands of large-scale institutions: in particular, to fit the demand for cross-contextual portability. They resist localized tailoring and adjustment.
Föreläsning 2: Mechanical Scoring Systems and Human Values
Tisdag 15 oktober kl. 13.15-15.00, Hjortronlandet, Hörsal HUM.D.220
Föreläsning 3: Bureaucratic Meanings and Semantic Self-Determination
Onsdag 16 oktober kl. 13.15-15.00, Hjortronlandet, Hörsal HUM.D.220
Föreläsningarna ges på engelska. Alla intresserade är välkomna till dessa föreläsningar!