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Philosophy of Language Workshop 6:00 am
Philosophy of Language Workshop @ 202 NYU Philosophy Dept.
May 1 @ 6:00 am – 8:00 am
We’re a community of philosophers of language centered in New York City. We have a meeting each week at which a speaker presents a piece of their own work relating to the philosophy of language. During Spring 2023, we will meet on Mondays, 6-8pm in room 202 of the NYU Philosophy Building, at 5 Washington Place. Anyone with an interest in philosophy of language is welcome. February 6 Ailís Cournane (NYU) February 13 Bianca Cepollaro[...]
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Speak, Memory: Dignāga, Consciousness, and Awareness. Nicholas Silins (Cornell) 5:30 pm
Speak, Memory: Dignāga, Consciousness, and Awareness. Nicholas Silins (Cornell) @ Faculty House, Columbia U
May 5 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
When someone is in a conscious state, must they be aware of that state?  The Buddhist philosopher Dignāga offers a brilliant route to answering this question by leveraging the role awareness might play as a constraint on memory.  I begin by clarifying his strategy and what conclusions it might be used to establish.  Here I examine different candidate directions of explanation between consciousness and inner awareness.  I interpret the metaphor of consciousness as a lamp that lights itself,[...]
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Saul Kripke Memorial Conference
Saul Kripke Memorial Conference @ Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Grad Center
May 8 – May 9 all-day
Lectures: Romina Birman, Paul Boghossian, Michael Devitt, Hartry Field, Melvin Fitting, Daniel Isaacson, Carl Posy, Robert Stalnaker Reminiscences: James Burgess, David Chalmers, Mircea Dumitru, Margaret Gilbert, Antonella Mallozzi, Oliver Marshall, Yiannis Moschovakis, Stephen Neale, Gary Ostertag, David Papineau, Graham Priest, Teresa Robertson Ishii, Nathan Salmon, Larry Tribe, lakovos Vasiliou, Timothy Williamson For more information contact kripkecenter@gc.cuny.edu
Philosophy of Language Workshop 6:00 am
Philosophy of Language Workshop @ 202 NYU Philosophy Dept.
May 8 @ 6:00 am – 8:00 am
We’re a community of philosophers of language centered in New York City. We have a meeting each week at which a speaker presents a piece of their own work relating to the philosophy of language. During Spring 2023, we will meet on Mondays, 6-8pm in room 202 of the NYU Philosophy Building, at 5 Washington Place. Anyone with an interest in philosophy of language is welcome. February 6 Ailís Cournane (NYU) February 13 Bianca Cepollaro[...]
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Curiosity, Creativity and Complexity Conference
Curiosity, Creativity and Complexity Conference @ Jerome L. Greene Science Center (9th Floor Lecture Hall)
May 23 – May 25 all-day
How does the brain cope with Complexity? How do we make decisions when confronted with practically infinite streams of information? The conference showcases cutting edge research on these questions in Neuroscience and Psychology (neural mechanisms of cognitive control, exploration, decision-making, information demand, memory and creativity), Computer Science (artificial intelligence of curiosity and intrinsic motivation) and Economics (decision making and information demand). Alongside formal presentations, the conference will encourage ample interactions among faculty, students and postdocs[...]
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