Reading Tanpınar Today, Beyond World Literature
Dear Colleagues and Students, On Wednesday, November 15, Özen Nergis Dolcerocca from Koç University will give the following talk, as part of the Center for Turkish Literature Speaker Series. Reading Tanpınar Today, Beyond World Literature Özen Nergis Dolcerocca is an Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Koç University, Istanbul. She received her doctoral degree in […]
“Seljuks & Mongols, Mosques & Madrasas in Medieval Anatolia”, Scott Redford
We have the pleasure to invite you to the Lecture given by Professor Scott Redford from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London: « Seljuks & Mongols, Mosques & Madrasas in Medieval Anatolia », on Wednesday 15 November at 17:40 in the Department of Archaeology of Bilkent University, Faculty of Humanities and Letters, Room H-132. After the […]
“It Just Looks the Same: Differences in Racial Categorization among Infants and Older Humans”, Kamuran Osmanoğlu
“It Just Looks the Same: Differences in Racial Categorization among Infants and Older Humans” By Kamuran Osmanoğlu (University of Kansas, Philosophy) Date: Thursday 16th November, 2017 Time: 15:40-17:15 Place: H-232 Abstract: Forms of racial cognition begin early: from about 3 months onward, many human infants prefer to look at own-race faces over other-race faces. What is not yet fully clear is what the psychological mechanisms are that underlie racial thoughts at this […]
“Money, Sex, and Revenge: From American Fiction to Fact”, Peter Swirski
TALK /DEPARTMENT OF AMER Peter Swirski, University of Alberta, Canada, will be giving a talk entitled "Money, Sex, and Revenge: From American Fiction to Fact," on Monday, November 20, at 15:40 in G-160. He is the author of numerous books pertinent to American literature and culture, popular culture and media studies, the digital humanities, and the philosophy of science.
“Shoot Later, Ask Questions First: A Brief History of the Wild West and the Hollywood Western,” by Peter Swirski (Univ. of Silesia)
Tuesday, November 21 "Shoot Later, Ask Questions First: A Brief History of the Wild West and the Hollywood Western," by Peter Swirski (Univ. of Silesia), at C-Blok Amphitheatre, 3.40 p.m. Organized by AMER.
“Epistemic Public Trust in Science”, By Gürol Irzık (Sabancı, Philosophy)
“Epistemic Public Trust in Science” By Gürol Irzık (Sabancı, Philosophy) Date: Thursday 23rd November, 2017 Time: 15:40-17:15 Place: H-232 Abstract: In this presentation I provide an analysis of public’s having warranted epistemic trust in science, that is, the conditions under which the public may be said to have well-placed trust in the scientists as providers of information. I distinguish between basic and enhanced epistemic trust in science and provide necessary conditions for both. I […]
“The Decline of Realism and the Rise of Sociology”, Stein Haugom Olsen
Stein Haugom Olsen, author of The Structure of Literary Understanding (Cambridge University Press), The End of Literary Theory (Cambridge University Press), and many other books in the theory of art and the philosophy of literature, will offer a departmental seminar in the Department of English Language and Literature on Tuesday, November 28, and deliver a lecture in the Faculty of […]
“The Concept of a Humanities Discipline”, Stein Haugom Olsen
Stein Haugom Olsen, author of The Structure of Literary Understanding (Cambridge University Press), The End of Literary Theory (Cambridge University Press), and many other books in the theory of art and the philosophy of literature, will offer a departmental seminar in the Department of English Language and Literature on Tuesday, November 28, and deliver a lecture in the Faculty of […]
“Script Charisma in Hebrew and Turkish: a Comparative Framework for Explaining the Success and Failure of Romanization.”, Dr. İlker Aytürk
The Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas cordially invites you to the next talk in its colloquium series, in which Associate Professor Dr. İlker Aytürk of the Bilkent Political Science Department presents "Script Charisma in Hebrew and Turkish: a Comparative Framework for Explaining the Success and Failure of Romanization." Dr. İlker will speak in the Bilkent Main Campus Art Gallery […]
“HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP POSSIBILITIES IN GERMANY”, Foreign Language Department and DAAD
Bilkent University, Foreign Language Department and DAAD Ankara Information Center jointly organized an information meeting on the subject of "HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP POSSIBILITIES IN GERMANY". An informative meeting will be held for all students, young researchers and faculty members. Anyone who is interested is invited! Day: Monday, December 4th Time: 12:40-13:40 Place: Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social […]
“Constructivism, Yes! Constitutivism, No! (at least for serious naturalists)”, Jack Woods (Leeds, Philosophy)
Abstract: Many contemporary naturalistic pictures of normativity struggle with extensional adequacy. If we tie our reasons to our psychological states, practices, values, or the like, as any serious naturalist should, then we face the problem that our actual psychologies, practices, and values are radically disordered and incomplete. We are limited creatures, after all, and we make many mistakes. We […]
“Ho hum, I’m being attacked by a bear’: How judgment is tied to concern and motivation” By Jeremy Koons (Georgetown University in Qatar, Philosophy)
Date: Thursday 7th December, 2017 Time: 1540-1715 Place: H-232 Abstract: A persistent problem in metaethics is the question of how to reconcile the cognitive and motivational elements of moral judgment. The lynchpin to the ‘moral problem’ is the Humean philosophy of mind, which holds that belief and desire are ‘distinct existences,’ and that both must be present to explain motivation. […]