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The Truth of Logic and the Univocity of p. Irad Kimhi 3:30 pm
The Truth of Logic and the Univocity of p. Irad Kimhi @ NYU Philosophy Dept. rm 202
Jan 31 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
The notion of an occurrence of a proposition in discourse is the subject of the following observation: (O) A proposition may occur in discourse, now asserted, now unasserted, and yetbe recognizably the same proposition. I shall argue that the true significance of this observation is utterly distorted by Geach’s manner of construing of it — a construal widely known today as “the Frege-Geach point”. Though it serves as a basis for a contemporary understanding of logical form, strictly thought through, this way[...]
Jamieson Webster & Adrienne Harris on “Conversion Disorder: Listening to the Body in Psychoanalysis” 6:00 pm
Jamieson Webster & Adrienne Harris on “Conversion Disorder: Listening to the Body in Psychoanalysis” @ New School, Wolff Conference rm D1103
Jan 31 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
“Being dragged into the orbit of Webster’s mind is like entering the Magic Mountain: you go in as a visitor, and stay as a patient” — Tom Mcarthy, author of Remainder and Satin Island “Jamieson Webster’s new work reflects upon that aspect of hysteria—or conversion disorder—that has eluded the attention of most commentators: the indifference of the subject at the very moment that the symptom is most clearly enacted. This point of departure allows Webster to think about[...]