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The History and Philosophy of Science research group of the Institute of Philosophy cordially invites you to the next event of its seminar series:
Prof. Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin)
Gaston Bachelard and Albert Flocon - On the Encounter between a Philosopher of Science and a Copper Engraver
Date of the event: 28th September 2017., 18:00
Venue of the event: 4. Tóth Kálmán st., Budapest, 1097
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The History and Philosophy of Science research group of the Institute of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk by Dr. David Mark Kovacs (Bilkent University) entitled "On the Old Saw that Supervenience is Not an Explanatory Relation". The talk is scheduled at 3 pm on the 15th of August.
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The History and Philosophy of Science research group of the Institute of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk by Prof. Robert Rupert (University of Colorado, Boulder) entitled "The Primacy of Subpersonal Content". The talk is scheduled at 4 pm on the 24th of May.
Abstract:
In this talk, I argue that so-called subpersonal content is the primary form of mental content, by arguing that subpersonal content is the only kind of content that has a causal-explanatory role to play in cognitive science or, to the extent that personal-level content plays a causal-explanatory role in cognitive science, its doing so is strongly parasitic on the causal-explanatory role of subpersonal content. Among other points, I emphasize (i) a deep asymmetry in the modal profiles of the two kinds of content and (ii) the failure of the distinctive aspects of personal-level content (what is thought of as its robustly normative nature, for example) to do causal-explanatory work. Thus, if there is personal-level content, it derives from or depends upon a more fundamental kind of content, subpersonal content, not vice versa (contrary to claims of such philosophers as John McDowell).
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The History and Philosophy of Science research group of the Institute of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk by Dr. Neil Sinhababu (National University of Singapore) entitled "Humean Nature". The talk is scheduled at 17 pm on the 11th of April.
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The History and Philosophy of Science research group of the Institute of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk by Dr. Rina Tzinman (Bilkent University) entitled "Constitution and Bodily Awareness: A Puzzle". The talk is scheduled at 11 am on the 13th of February.