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Conference in Honor of Jerry Fodor @ Academic Building, Room 1180, Rutgers
Conference in Honor of Jerry Fodor @ Academic Building, Room 1180, Rutgers
May 16 all-day
Thursday, May 16th 9:00-9:30 am Breakfast (Provided) 9:30-9:45 am Opening Remarks, James Swenson, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs 9:45-10:45 am Session 1 – Tom Bever, “Foundational cognitive science themes that Jerry explored” 10:45-11:00 am Coffee Break 11:00 am – Noon Session 2 – Rochel Gelman, “Innate learning and beyond: The case of number” Noon – 2:30 pm Lunch (Not provided, see below for options) 2:30-3:30 pm Session 3 – Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, “What Jerry and I got right[...]
Conference in Honor of Jerry Fodor @ Academic Building, Room 1180, Rutgers
Conference in Honor of Jerry Fodor @ Academic Building, Room 1180, Rutgers
May 17 all-day
Thursday, May 16th 9:00-9:30 am Breakfast (Provided) 9:30-9:45 am Opening Remarks, James Swenson, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs 9:45-10:45 am Session 1 – Tom Bever, “Foundational cognitive science themes that Jerry explored” 10:45-11:00 am Coffee Break 11:00 am – Noon Session 2 – Rochel Gelman, “Innate learning and beyond: The case of number” Noon – 2:30 pm Lunch (Not provided, see below for options) 2:30-3:30 pm Session 3 – Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, “What Jerry and I got right[...]
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4:15 pm Composition as Identity: A New Approach- Martina Botti. Logic & Metaphysics Workshop @ CUNY Grad Center, 7314
Composition as Identity: A New Approach- Martina Botti. Logic & Metaphysics Workshop @ CUNY Grad Center, 7314
May 13 @ 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm
I argue that the debate on composition as identity – the thesis that any composite object is identical to its parts – is deadlocked because both the defenders and the detractors of the claim have so far defended and criticized respectively something that is not composition as identity. After having made clear how composition as identity should properly be understood, I will set forth a new strategy to defend it.  The Logic and Metaphysics Workshop[...]