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Latest Past Events
“Empathy Education: A Response to Affective Polarization” By Hannah Read (Duke, Philosophy)
"Empathy Education: A Response to Affective Polarization" By Hannah Read (Duke, Philosophy) Date: Wednesday, 17 April, 2019 Time: 1240 – 1330 Place: H-232 Organized by the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Group at Bilkent University. Abstract: In this talk, I propose empathy education as a response to the problem of affective polarization, or extreme antagonism towards moral and political opponents. More specifically, […]
“The Greek Dramatic Festivals in Roman Asia Minor”, Dr. Mali Skotheim, NEH Fellow, American Research Institute in Turkey
Bilkent University, Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas will be hosting a talk by: Dr. Mali Skotheim, NEH Fellow, American Research Institute in Turkey Date: Monday, April 14th, 2019 Time: 18:00 Location: G-160 Seminar Room Title: The Greek Dramatic Festivals in Roman Asia Minor Description: Greek drama originated at the Dionysia in Athens in the late […]
“The Challenges of Being a Thinking Thing”, By Lisa Shapiro (Simon Fraser University, Philosophy)
“The Challenges of Being a Thinking Thing” By Lisa Shapiro (Simon Fraser University, Philosophy) Date: Friday, 12th April, 2019 Time: 1100-1230 Place: H-232 This is a SWIP-TR event. Abstract: What is it to be a thinking thing? What is it to teach someone to be a thinking thing? I look to the school at Saint-Cyr founded by Madame Maintenon to problematize our understanding of a Cartesian thinking thing as simply conscious awareness and to motivate an alternative interpretation which holds that thinking […]