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EPISODE · Apr 3, 2026 · 39 MIN

Conversations at the Center – Edouard Machery and Laurenz Casser

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In this episode of Conversations at the Center, Center Director Edouard Machery sits down with Visiting Fellow Laurenz Casser to discuss his work on the study of pain.Laurenz is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Sheffield. Starting January 2027, he will be a lecturer (assistant professor) in philosophy at University College London. His research lies at the intersection of the philosophy of science, the philosophy of medicine, and the philosophy of mind. He is particularly interested in foundational questions in the scientific study of pain. Read the articles discussed in the episode:Casser, L. C. (2021). The function of pain. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 99(2), 364-378. (https://philarchive.org/rec/CASTFO-12)Casser, L. (2025). Pain without inference. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 110(3), 789-810. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/phpr.13134)

In this episode of Conversations at the Center, Center Director Edouard Machery sits down with Visiting Fellow Laurenz Casser to discuss his work on the study of pain.Laurenz is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Sheffield. Starting January 2027, he will be a lecturer (assistant professor) in philosophy at University College London. His research lies at the intersection of the philosophy of science, the philosophy of medicine, and the philosophy of mind. He is particularly interested in foundational questions in the scientific study of pain. Read the articles discussed in the episode:Casser, L. C. (2021). The function of pain. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 99(2), 364-378. (https://philarchive.org/rec/CASTFO-12)Casser, L. (2025). Pain without inference. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 110(3), 789-810. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/phpr.13134)

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