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The Gift and Weight of Genomic Knowledge: In Search of the Good Biocitizen
The Gift and Weight of Genomic Knowledge: In Search of the Good Biocitizen @ Feil Hall, Forchelli Conference Center, 22nd Floor
Oct 4 – Oct 5 all-day
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“This knowledge is irrevocable.” So reads an opening line in the terms-of-service agreement for 23andMe, a leading direct-to-consumer genetic testing company. This remarkable phrase attests to an increasing recognition of the role genomic knowledge plays in shaping human life. On the one hand, genomic knowledge is a gift, creating novel insights into the genetic drivers of disease and into the geographical paths of our ancestors. On the other, it is a weight, creating new obligations,[...]
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Cognitive Science Speaker Series 1:00 pm
Cognitive Science Speaker Series @ CUNY Grad Center, rm 7102
Oct 5 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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September 21:  Andreas Keller Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University “The Structure of Olfactory Appearance”   September 28:  Cristina Borgoni Philosophy, University of Bayreuth “Persons, First-Person Authority, and Self-Knowledge”   October 5:  Antonia Peacocke Philosophy and the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness New York University “Content Plurality in Mental Action”   October 12:  Çağlan Çinar Dilek Philosophy, Central European University and Visiting Scholar, CUNY Graduate Center “On the Nature of Representational Relation in the[...]
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Working Papers in Ethics and Moral Psychology 5:30 pm
Working Papers in Ethics and Moral Psychology @ Icahn School @Mount Sinai, Annenberg 12-16
Oct 11 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
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Working Papers in Ethics and Moral Psychology is a speaker series conducted under the auspices of the Icahn School of Medicine Bioethics Program. It is a working group where speakers are invited to present well-developed, as yet unpublished work. The focus of the group is interdisciplinary, with an emphasis on topics in ethics, bioethics, neuroethics, and moral psychology. The meetings begin with a brief presentation by the invited speaker and the remaining time is devoted[...]
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Cognitive Science Speaker Series 1:00 pm
Cognitive Science Speaker Series @ CUNY Grad Center, rm 7102
Oct 12 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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September 21:  Andreas Keller Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University “The Structure of Olfactory Appearance”   September 28:  Cristina Borgoni Philosophy, University of Bayreuth “Persons, First-Person Authority, and Self-Knowledge”   October 5:  Antonia Peacocke Philosophy and the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness New York University “Content Plurality in Mental Action”   October 12:  Çağlan Çinar Dilek Philosophy, Central European University and Visiting Scholar, CUNY Graduate Center “On the Nature of Representational Relation in the[...]
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The Economics and Ethics of Immigration
The Economics and Ethics of Immigration @ D'Agostino Hall, Lipton Hall Theater
Oct 13 all-day
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Join NYU’s Global Institute for Advanced Study for a one-day conference bringing together philosophers and economists to explore the challenges and promises of immigration. Philosophers Sahar Akhtar, University of Virginia Joseph Carens, University of Toronto Sarah Song, University of California, Berkeley Christopher Heath Wellman, Washington University, St. Louis Economists Leah Boustan, Princeton University Michael Clemens, Center for Global Development Jennifer Hunt, Rutgers University Ethan Lewis, Dartmouth Giovanni Peri, University of California, Davis Chad Sparber, Colgate[...]
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Embodied Cognition and Prosthetics: Are Our Tools Part of Our Bodies and Minds? 4:00 pm
Embodied Cognition and Prosthetics: Are Our Tools Part of Our Bodies and Minds? @ Heyman Center Second Floor Common Room
Oct 15 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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Embodied cognition theorists emphasize the role of the body and the environment in constituting mental processes. By examining how our brains interact with the rest of our bodies and how our entire bodies interact with the environment, we can learn much about human behavior and the human mind. Tools can be understood as extensions of the body, and in some cases as becoming part of the body. Does our mind extend to our tools? How[...]
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Epistemology and Ethics Workshop 5:30 pm
Epistemology and Ethics Workshop @ Plaza View Room, 12th Floor
Oct 16 @ 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm
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AY 2018 – 19 Workshop Schedule September 25th – Avery Archer (GWU) October 16th – Daniel Singer (Penn) November 13th – Ariel Zylberman (SUNY Albany) February 26th – Vita Emery (Fordham) March 26th – Kathryn Tabb (Columbia) April 23rd – Carol Hay (UMass Lowell) The Epistemology and Ethics group is composed of faculty and graduate students at Fordham and other nearby universities. Papers are read in advance, so the majority of the time is devoted[...]
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Cognitive Science Speaker Series 1:00 pm
Cognitive Science Speaker Series @ CUNY Grad Center, rm 7102
Oct 19 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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September 21:  Andreas Keller Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University “The Structure of Olfactory Appearance”   September 28:  Cristina Borgoni Philosophy, University of Bayreuth “Persons, First-Person Authority, and Self-Knowledge”   October 5:  Antonia Peacocke Philosophy and the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness New York University “Content Plurality in Mental Action”   October 12:  Çağlan Çinar Dilek Philosophy, Central European University and Visiting Scholar, CUNY Graduate Center “On the Nature of Representational Relation in the[...]
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Cognitive Science Speaker Series 1:00 pm
Cognitive Science Speaker Series @ CUNY Grad Center, rm 7102
Oct 26 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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September 21:  Andreas Keller Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University “The Structure of Olfactory Appearance”   September 28:  Cristina Borgoni Philosophy, University of Bayreuth “Persons, First-Person Authority, and Self-Knowledge”   October 5:  Antonia Peacocke Philosophy and the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness New York University “Content Plurality in Mental Action”   October 12:  Çağlan Çinar Dilek Philosophy, Central European University and Visiting Scholar, CUNY Graduate Center “On the Nature of Representational Relation in the[...]
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Evaluating Chronic Pain in Neuroscience, Ethics, and Law – Seminars in Society and Neuroscience 4:15 pm
Evaluating Chronic Pain in Neuroscience, Ethics, and Law – Seminars in Society and Neuroscience @ Faculty House, Columbia U
Oct 29 @ 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm
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Speakers: Amanda Pustilnik, Professor of Law, University of Maryland Tor Wager, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder Moderators: Federica Coppola, Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University Lan Li, Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University We will provide additional information as soon as possible. Free and open to the public, but RSVP is required via Eventbrite. This event is part of the Seminars in Society and Neuroscience series.
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