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The project in Philosophy of Language will focus on the problem of predication, on contextualism and minimalism in semantics and on whether the concept of truth requires a relativistic treatment.
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Lukáš Bielik'talk on "The New Riddle of Induction – Either the Old Problem or No Induction?"
Lukáš Bieli (Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic) will visit Cogito giving a talk on "The New Riddle of Induction – Either the Old Problem or No Induction?"
Speaker: Lukáš Bieli
Title:The New Riddle of Induction – Either the Old Problem or No Induction?
Date: May 22 2012
Time:11-13
Venue: aula rossa, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna
Cogito Day 8
Date: May 28 2013
Time: 9.30-19
Venue: Aula Rossa, via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna.
Speakers:
Questions for Chalmers
List of questions to ask Chalmers on June 7th.
MODENA - “Four Challenges to the A Priori - A Posteriori Distinction” Prof. Casullo & “Some Puzzles About Aesthetic Judgment and Judge-Dependence” Prof. Kölbel
UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI MODENA E REGGIO EMILIA
DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI LINGUISTICI E CULTURALI
Largo S. Eufemia, 19 – 41121 MODENA
Il giorno 20 maggio 2013
nell’ambito dei corsi di laurea di scienze della cultura, lingue e culture europee, magistrale interateneo in filosofia e del dottorato in scienze umanistiche e del progetto prin 2010-2011 “realismo e oggettivita’”
si terranno le conferenze
“Four Challenges to the A Priori - A Posteriori Distinction”
Prof. Albert Casullo
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
EXTRA SESSION * "Constructing the World" Seminar -Chapter 4 sections 6-9 "The Case for A Priori Scrutability"
Extra session "Constructing the World" Seminar -Chapter 4 ("The Case for A Priori Scrutability"), with focus on sections 6-9.
Discussion leader: Giuliano Torrengo
As usual, the seminar will be broadcast and it is possible to partcipate via the webconference software, go this address and log in as "Ospite" (please use headphones and earhpones during the connection):
Michele Palmira on "The Objection from Moral Deference"
Michele Palmira will deliver a talk on his research.
Speaker: Michele Palmira (joint work with Cory Davia, UCSD)
Title: The Objection from Moral Deference
Date: April 17 2013
Time: 15-18
Venue: Aula rossa, via Azzo Gardino 23, Department of Philosophy and Communication, Bologna.
Francesca Boccuni on "A Theory of Fregean Abstract Objects"
Francesca Boccuni will deliver a talk on her research.
Speaker: Francesca Boccuni
Title: A Theory of Fregean Abstract Objects
Date: 29/5/2013
Time: 14-16
Venue: Aula Rossa, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna.
Antonella Mallozzi on "Scrutability and negative facts"
Antonella Mallozzi (CUNY, New York) will deliver a talk at the Cogito Centre.
Speaker: Antonella Mallozzi
Title: Scrutability and negative facts
Venue: Aula Rossa, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna.
Date: May 29 2013
Time: 16-18
Ori Simchen on Referential Determinacy
Professor Ori Simchen (University of British Columbia) will deliver a talk at Cogito.
Speaker: Ori Simchen
Title: Referential Determinacy
Venue: Aula rossa, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna
Date: Monday June 3 2013
Time: 15-18
David Chalmers' Talk
Professor David Chalmers (NYU) will deliver a talk at the Cogito Centre.
Speaker: David Chalmers
Title: Sala rossa, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna.
Date: Friday June 7
Time: 15-18
Venue: tba
Philosophy of Action Seminar 6 - J. D. Velleman
Reading material:
J. D. Velleman (2006) 'The Centered Self', in Self to Self, Cambridge University Press, 2006, 253-284.
Time: 10.30-13.30
Discussion leader: Michele Palmira
Venue: Sala Rossa, III floor, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna.
Philosophy of Action Seminar 5 - C. Korsgaard
Reading material:
C. Korsgaard (2008) 'Acting for a Reason', in The Constitution of Agency, Oxford University Press, 2008, 207-231.
Time: 10.30-13.30
Discussion leader: Federica Berdini
Venue: AULA MONDOLFO, III FLOOR, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, VIA ZAMBONI 38, Bologna.
Philosophy of Action Seminar 4 - C. Korsgaard
Reading material:
C. Korsgaard (1999) 'Self-Constitution in the Ethics of Plato and Kant', in The Constitution of Agency, Oxford University Press, 2008, 100-126.
Time: 10.30-13.30
Discussion leader: Luca Zanetti
Venue: Sala Rossa, III floor, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna.
Philosophy of Action Seminar 3 - M. Bratman
Reading material:
M. Bratman (2006) 'What is the Accordion Effect?'. Journal of Ethics 10 (1-2): 5-19.
Time: 10.30-13.30
Discussion leader: Marianna Ginocchietti
Venue: Sala Rossa, III floor, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna.
Philosophy of Action Seminar 2 - D. Davidson
Reading material:
D. Davidson (1970) 'Agency', in Essays on Actions and Events, Oxford University Press, 1980, 43-62.
Time: 10.30-13.30
Discussion leader: Gregory Bochner
Venue: Sala Rossa, III floor, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna.
"Constructing the World" Seminar -Chapter 8 "The Structure of the World"
Discussion of chapter 8 of Constructing the World "The Structure of the World".
Discussion leader: Paolo Leonardi
Venue: aula rossa, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, via Azzo Giardino 23, 40126 Bologna
Date: 6/6/2013
Time: 15-18
"Constructing the World" Seminar -Chapter 7 "Minimizing the Base"
Discussion of chapter 7 of Constructing the World "Minimizing the Base".
Discussion leader: Luca Zanetti
Venue: aula Mondolfo, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, via Zamboni 38, Bologna
Date: 29/5/2013
Time: 11-13
"Constructing the World" Seminar -Chapter 6 "Hard Cases"
Discussion of chapter 6 of Constructing the World "Hard Cases".
Discussion leader: Vittorio Morato
Venue: aula rossa, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, via Azzo Giardino 23, 40126 Bologna
Date: 8/5/2013
Time: 15-18
"Constructing the World" Seminar -Chapter 5 "Revisability and Conceptual Change"
Discussion of chapter 5 of Constructing the World "Revisability and Conceptual Change".
Discussion leader: Michele Palmira
Venue: aula rossa, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, via Azzo Giardino 23, 40126 Bologna
Date: 24/4/2013
Time: 15-18
"Constructing the World" Seminar -Chapter 4 "The Case for A Priori Scrutability"
Discussion of chapter 4 of Constructing the World "The Case for A Priori Scrutability".
Discussion leader: Giuliano Torrengo
Venue: aula rossa, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, via Azzo Giardino 23, 40126 Bologna
Date: 10/4/2013
Time: 15-18
