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Linguistics and Philosophy

Large Number Duel
Prof. Agustin Rayo, Adam Elga
Fri Jan 26, 03-05:00pm, 32-D461

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none

Two philosophers attempt to top each other in a battle over who can write down the largest finite number. In the course of introducing increasingly powerful notations for large numbers, the duelists will give lightning fast introductions to formal logic, computability theory, and the theory of ordinals. An attempt will be made to set a Guiness record for "Largest finite number ever written on an ordinary-sized chalk board". If this attempt succeeds, all participants will during the lecture name a number greater than any number previously named by a human being.
Web: http://mit.edu/philos/www/poster.pdf
Contact: Agustin Rayo, 32-D932, 253-2559, arayo@mit.edu

MITing of the Minds 2007
3rd Annual MIT Philosophy Alumni Conference

Agustin Rayo
Sat Jan 27, Sun Jan 28, 10am-07:00pm, 32-D461

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none

The MITing of the Minds is the 3rd Annual MIT Philosophy Alumni Conference. The conference aims to showcase recent work in a variety areas of contemporary philosophy, accessible to a broad audience. Presentations will cover topics in metaphysics, philosophy of language, epistemology, and ethics. Each day will feature one talk by an MIT faculty member, one by a current graduate student, and one or two talks by alumni of the MIT philosophy graduate program.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/philos/www/mm/
Contact: Agustin Rayo, 32-D932, 253-2559, arayo@mit.edu


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