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Philosophy of Psychology Workshop 7:00 pm
Philosophy of Psychology Workshop @ NYU Philosophy Dept. rm 202
Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Here is the tentative schedule for PoPRocks sessions this semester. We will be meeting, usually, on Thursday or Friday evenings from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the 2nd floor seminar room at the NYU philosophy department. Th. 10/03 Luke Roelofs Fr. 10/18 Josh Myers CANCELLED Fr. 10/25 Sam Clarke Th. 10/31 Simon Brown Th. 11/14 Noga Gratvol Fr. 11/22 Cristina Ballarini Th. 12/12 Rodrigo Diaz You can still sign up to present! Of course,[...]
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Reasoning with Imagination. Josh Myers 6:00 pm
Reasoning with Imagination. Josh Myers @ NYU Philosophy Dept. rm 202
Oct 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Theoretical reasoning is a process by which we form doxastic states on the basis of our previously-held attitudes. One of the foundational questions about the nature of reasoning is with which mental states we can reason. Many discussions of reasoning assume that we can only reason with doxastic states such as beliefs. In this paper, I argue that we can also reason with imaginings. The argument has two parts. First, I argue that epistemic uses[...]
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Film screening & discussion “Toxic Reigns of Resentment” 6:00 pm
Film screening & discussion “Toxic Reigns of Resentment” @ Klein Conference Room, Room A510
Oct 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sjoerd van Tuinen and Jürgen Schaflechner will present their film “Toxic Reigns of Resentment” featuring Wendy Brown, Grayson Hunt, Rahel Jaeggi, Alexander Nehamas, Robert Pfaller, Gyan Prakash, Peter Sloterdijk, and Sjoerd van Tuinen. NSSR philosopher Jay Bernstein will respond after the screening. After the fall of the Soviet empire and the triumph of global capitalism, modernity appeared to keep its dual promise of liberty and equality. The spreading of human rights and democratic forms of[...]
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Freud: An Intellectual Biography. Joel Whitebook 6:00 pm
Freud: An Intellectual Biography. Joel Whitebook @ Wolff Conference Room, D1106
Oct 31 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Dr.Joel Whitebook, Philosopher and Psychoanalyst will discuss his book Freud: An Intellectual Biography As Hegel observed, the “Objective Spirit” never stands still — an observation that is especially true today. As a result, members of every generation have to return to the classics and reappropriate them for themselves. This is what Joel Whitebook has done in his recently published intellectual biography of Freud (Cambridge University Press) that we will be discussing in this workshop. Cutting through the tired[...]
CANCELLED – Philosophy of Psychology Workshop 7:00 pm
CANCELLED – Philosophy of Psychology Workshop @ NYU Philosophy Dept. rm 202
Oct 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Here is the tentative schedule for PoPRocks sessions this semester. We will be meeting, usually, on Thursday or Friday evenings from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the 2nd floor seminar room at the NYU philosophy department. Th. 10/03 Luke Roelofs Fr. 10/18 Josh Myers CANCELLED Fr. 10/25 Sam Clarke CANCELLED Th. 10/31 Simon Brown Th. 11/14 Noga Gratvol Fr. 11/22 Cristina Ballarini Th. 12/12 Rodrigo Diaz You can still sign up to present! Of[...]