BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//208.94.116.123//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8000@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240328T182038Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Fordham CONTACT:https://philevents.org/event/show/110241 DESCRIPTION:
Richard J. Bernstein first encountered John Dewey’s pragmati st naturalism as a graduate student at Yale University\, where “Dewey’s n aturalistic vision of the relation of experience and nature—how human bein gs as natural creatures are related to the rest of nature—spoke deeply to me.” This early enthusiasm for Dewey’s naturalistic vision never left him. During the final years of his long life\, Bernstein finished two books th at return to issues of pragmatist naturalism.
\n· His Prag matic Naturalism: John Dewey’s Living Legacy (2020)\, traces differin g versions of Deweyan naturalism in the works of contemporary philosophers \, including Robert Brandom\, John McDowell\, Richard Rorty\, Wilfrid Sell ars\, Peter Godfrey-Smith\, Philip Kitcher\, Bjorn Ramberg\, David Macarth ur\, Steven Levine\, Mark Johnson\, Robert Sinclair\, Huw Price\, and Jose ph Rouse.
\n· In his final book\, The Vicissitudes of Natu re (2022)\, Bernstein clarifies his own pragmatist naturalis m in relation to the thinking of earlier modern philosophers: Spinoza\, Hu me\, Kant\, Hegel\, Marx\, Nietzsche\, and Freud.
\nThis conference will critically assess and expand the legacy of Bernstein’s final pragmati c naturalism as expressed in these two books. Accepted papers will be coll ected for publication.
\nThe New York Pragmatist Forum
\nPaper topics may include:
\n● Ber nstein’s discussion of Dewey’s thinking in relation to contemporary philos ophers’ formulations of naturalism in Pragmatic Naturalism: John Dewey ’s Living Legacy.
\n● Bernstein’s interpretation of an ear lier thinker’s understanding of naturalism or nature in The Vicissitud es of Nature (Spinoza\, Hume\, Kant\, Hegel\, Marx\, Nietzsche\, or F reud).
\n● A larger theme or problem that brings one of these B ernstein’s texts into conversation with philosophical naturalism\, either particular expressions or conceptual issues.
\n● The consequenc es of one or both of these texts for questions of naturalism in relation t o wider social and political questions\, e.g.\, democracy\, praxis\, criti que.
\nAbstracts: Please submit an abstract of no m ore than 500 words to tara@newschool.edu.
\nSubmission Deadline: May 22\, 2023
\nNYPF Conferen ce Committee:
\nSergio Gallegos\, John Jay College of Criminal Justi ce
\nJudith Green\, Fordham University
\nBrendan Hogan\, New Yo
rk University
Tara Mastrelli\, New School for Social Research
\nDavid Woods\, New York University
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231001 GEO:+40.770718;-73.98539 LOCATION:Fordham University at Lincoln Center @ Leon Lowenstein Center\, 11 3 W 60th St\, New York\, NY 10023\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Nature’s Vicissitudes: Richard J. Bernstein’s final pragmatic natur alism URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/natures-vicissitudes-ric hard-j-bernsteins-final-pragmatic-naturalism/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:cfa\,conference\,naturalism\,pragmatism END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8089@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240328T182038Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:New School for Social Research CONTACT:https://sites.google.com/newschool.edu/unmasking-objectivity/home DESCRIPTION:How does objectivity shape power\, and how does power shape objectivity?
\nWelcome to “Unmasking Object ivity: A Critical Examination of the Nexus between Universal Truth Claims and Emergent Power Structures\,” a conference that plunges into the intric ate relationship between knowledge and power. In this conference\, we will uncover how epistemological standpoints intersect with systems of coercio n\, marginalization\, and oppression. Our topic extends to alternative vis ions of knowledge\, truth\, and learning\, offering the potential for shar ed beliefs while addressing the adverse impacts of entrenched power struct ures.
\nHow have claims to absolute\, objective\, or scientific trut h driven oppression through ideologies like religious absolutism\, colonia lism\, technocracy\, and scientific sexism and racism? Contemporary debate s further emphasize the significance of this intersection.
\nOur dis course will also scrutinize epistemic injustice\, examining whether univer salist epistemologies privilege specific knowledge systems while silencing valid alternatives. We aim to shed light on social and political issues o verlooked by dominant knowledge frameworks through inclusive dialogues. Th is conference fosters critical exploration and inclusive discourse\, drawi ng on interdisciplinary studies in philosophy\, sociology\, and political theory.
\nTogether\, we will assess the ethical implications of our epistemological practices and explore pathways to creating more equitable systems of knowledge and social learning. Join us at “Unmasking Objectivit y” as we navigate the intricate web of knowledge and power\, aiming for a just and inclusive future where the notion of objectivity is both scrutini zed and harnessed for social transformation.
\n\n\n\nPresented by Metro Area Philosophers of Science
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T183000 GEO:+40.770718;-73.98539 LOCATION:Plaza View Room\, 12th Flr @ Leon Lowenstein Center\, 113 W 60th S t\, New York\, NY 10023\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Indefinite Causal Ordering. Elise Crull (CUNY) URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/indefinite-causal-orderi ng-elise-crull-cuny/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:causality\,science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-7903@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240328T182038Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Fordham CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Seen from a distance\, competing views of laws of nature att
end to different aspects of their target concept. The Best System Analysis
(‘BSA’) focuses on the role of laws in systematizing our thoughts about p
articular facts\, while non-Humean (‘realist’) views focus on whatever it
is – N-relations among universals\, powers – that pushes the universe from
one state to another. Nothing stops us from combining these views: with t
he BSA\, we can restrict the laws of science to summarizing particulars\,
while at the same time\, with our preferred realism\, positing a ‘driver’
that makes those particulars as they are.
\nSo far\, there have been
only a few attempts to hybridize the BSA with some form of realism\, and t
hen only with the powers view. I argue that there is a deep assumption wov
en into the fabric of realism from Descartes’s time on: that the laws of a
science report on facts\, which in turn either are or involve the realist
’s chosen driver. I argue that the best-known attempt to hybridize the BSA
with a power’s view – Heather Demarest’s potency-BSA – still makes this C
artesian assumption\, and faces significant objections as a result. The le
sson is that anyone attempting to create hybrids should abandon that assum
ption entirely. After formulating what I take to be a more defensible powe
rs-BSA hybrid\, I go on to show how one might cross-breed the BSA with pri
mitivism and with the universals view. By abandoning the Cartesian assumpt
ion\, we can create hybrids that are considerably more defensible than the
ir realist parents.
Location: Plaza View Room\, 1 2th Floor\, Lowenstein Building of Fordham Lincoln Center (113 W 60th St).
\nDirections: Enter at the corner of 60th and Colu mbus\, and have a university ID ready. Please tell the security that you a re attending an event hosted by the philosophy department. To get the Plaz a View Room\, take the escalators one floor up to find the elevators. Only some elevators go up to the 12th floor\; for those that only go to the 11 th floor\, go to 11 and turn to the center of the main hallway to see a st airway to 12. Upon arriving at the 12th floor\, take a right and walk all the way to the end through the doors. Please email Peter Tan (ptan8@fordham.edu) for any issues.
\nDue to technical limitations\, the talk will be in-person only.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T183000 GEO:+40.770718;-73.98539 LOCATION:Plaza View Room\, 12th Floor\, @ Leon Lowenstein Center\, 113 W 60 th St\, New York\, NY 10023\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:How to Breed Hybrid Accounts of Laws of Nature. Walter Ott (UVA) URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/how-to-breed-hybrid-acco unts-of-laws-of-nature-walter-ott-uva/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8046@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240328T182038Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:New School for Social Research CONTACT:https://event.newschool.edu/thedialecticofminddesign DESCRIPTION:In this paper\, I explore the role that metaphor plays in th e development of new scientific models. My goal is to illustrate metaphor’ s fecundity in this regard\, the way in which it extends our understanding in surprisingly diverse ways. As Mary Hesse put this point\, “it is preci sely in its extension that the fruitfulness of the model may lie” (1980\, 114).
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The particular focus of my paper is on the history of what John Haugeland called mind design: the use of mechanical models t o reverse-engineer how minds work (1997\, 1). My history focuses on two su ch models: the clockwork model and the computer model. In each case\, I sh ow how a metaphorical understanding of the model led to conceptual innovat ion in two distinct ways. First\, it provided an interpretive frame that g uided new research by offering an abstract\, hypothesized structure to be later filled in by empirical research (Camp 2020). Second\, it provided a concrete exemplar to contrast with human minds (Daston 1994). For instance \, while on the one hand Descartes invoked the clockwork model to explain how color vision works (Adams 2015)\, he also invoked it as a vivid illust ration of how human reasoning does not work (Riskin 2016).
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It is this second source of conceptual innovation that is the real core of the paper\; it reveals what I call the dialectic of mind design. This dialectic is especially evident in our tendency to redefine what it is to be human in response to new technological developments. For instance\, it is evident when we take something that was previously assumed to be paradi gmatic of mental acuity\, such as the ability to play chess\, and redefine it as something merely mechanical (Ensmenger 2012). But it is equally wel l evident when we take something that was previously taken to be mechanica l—such as color vision—and redefine it as paradigmatically mental (Chalmer s 1997\; cf. Adams and Browning 2020). The concept of mindedness is\, in t his sense\, a constantly moving goalpost that is perennially being redefin ed in response to new technological developments.
\nTickets: https://event.newschool.edu/thedialecticofminddesign# rsvp.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T200000 GEO:+40.73702;-73.992243 LOCATION:Wolff Conference Room/D1103 @ 6 E 16th St\, New York\, NY 10003\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Philosophy Colloquium: The Dialectic of Mind Design. Zed Adams (NSS R) URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/philosophy-colloquium-th e-dialectic-of-mind-design-zed-adams-nssr/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:mind\,science X-TICKETS-URL:https://event.newschool.edu/thedialecticofminddesign#rsvp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8082@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240328T182038Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:New School for Social Research CONTACT:nycwittgensteinworkshop@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The importance of incorporating value pluralism into a theor y of justice is recognized in many conceptualizations of justice. This plu ralism is often seen as a reason to attend to a range of perspectives\, pe rspectives which can function as a source of information in determining wh ich principles should guide justice. However\, philosophy’s ability to pro perly attend to different perspectives has received extensive attention in the criticisms of various non-ideal theorists\, who argue that ideal-theo retical philosophy runs the risk of excluding important aspects of actual social problems. Taking these criticisms on board\, this paper builds on n on-ideal theory by arguing for a Wittgensteinian family resemblance approa ch to justice. I will explain how this linguistic practice-embedded unders tanding of justice can be a helpful tool for non-ideal theory\, as it can give us insight into why\, in various similar but different cases\, the no tion of justice is seen as applicable. In light of this approach\, I will suggest a reorientation of the pluralist demand towards an empirical start ing point.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T180000 GEO:+40.73702;-73.992243 LOCATION:New School room 1101 @ 6 E 16th St\, New York\, NY 10003\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Non-Idea Justice: A Family Resemblance Approach. Nadia ben Hassine (Cambridge) URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/non-idea-justice-a-famil y-resemblance-approach-nadia-ben-hassine-cambridge/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:justice\,social\,wittgenstein END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8140@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240328T182038Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:New School for Social Research CONTACT:https://event.newschool.edu/eyoewara DESCRIPTION:This talk reads contemporary debates about structural racism and US history from the perspective of philosophical questions about iden tity and difference. While many people have argued that America needs to c ome to terms with or “work through” the racism in its history that has sha ped and continues to shape its present structures\, it remains difficult t o explain what connects this past and the present. Are we talking about on e racism with many different past and present forms? Or are there multiple racisms that only share some similar features? In this talk\, I draw atte ntion to how these divisions play out particularly in contemporary Black S tudies and argue that the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze can offer us resour ces for thinking about these questions through his discussions of repetiti on. I argue that understanding our conversations about structural racism a nd history as conversations about a racism that repeats\, can help us to b etter understand why racism seems to reappear\, how to think its disparate forms together\, and what presuppositions operate in many attempts to “wo rk through” the past.
\nBio: Eyo Ewara is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. His teaching and re search explores the relationships between 20th Century Continental Philoso phy\, Critical Philosophy of Race\, and Queer Theory. His work has appear ed in Theory and Event\, Puncta\, Philosophy Today\, Critical Philosophy o f Race\, Political Theology\, and other venues. His current research proje ct is particularly interested in engaging work in Continental Philosophy\, Queer Theory\, and Black Studies to address questions of identity and dif ference amongst concepts of race\, forms of racism\, and forms of anti-rac ism. How can we better account for the relations between at times radicall y disparate concepts\, structures\, and practices such that they can all s pecifically and recognizably be called racial? What might our account of t hese relations say about our ability to address racism’s harms?
\nTi ckets: https://event.newschool.edu/eyoewara.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T200000 GEO:+40.73702;-73.992243 LOCATION:Wolff Conference Room/D1103 @ 6 E 16th St\, New York\, NY 10003\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Strange Returns: Racism\, Repetition and Working Through the Past presented by Eyo Ewara URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/strange-returns-racism-r epetition-and-working-through-the-past-presented-by-eyo-ewara/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:history\,race X-TICKETS-URL:https://event.newschool.edu/eyoewara END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR