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A note on Ruben's theory of trying - Gillman Payette (University of Lethbridge)
The Department of Philosophy will host their first colloquium series event on Friday, September 7th (4:00 p.m.) in B-730.
Title: A note on Rueben's theory of trying
Guest Speaker: Gillman Payette
David Ruben has proposed a theory of trying that accounts for the truth of sentences like 'David is trying to move his arm.' In terms of elaborate counterfactual conditionals, I will present a counterexample to Ruben's theory and then offer a simple fix to the problem.
Everyone is welcome.