“The Loving State”, Adam Lovett (NYU, Philosophy)
By Adam Lovett (NYU, Philosophy) Date: Tuesday March 2, 2021 Time: 1730-1900 Title: The Loving State Speaker: Adam Lovett (NYU, Philosophy) Abstract: I explore the idea that the state should love its citizens. It should not be indifferent towards them. Nor should it merely respect them. It should love them. We begin by looking at the bases of this idea. […]
“Newton and Descartes on True Motion”, Monica Solomon (Stanford, Philosophy)
Title: Newton and Descartes on True Motion By Monica Solomon (Stanford, Philosophy) Date: Thursday March 4, 2021 Time: 1900-2030 Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/91213034711?pwd=dEFPeTRQK0xsYTJiUnMvdzZwaUp4Zz09 Meeting ID: 912 1303 4711 Passcode: 856917 Abstract: Isaac Newton’s scholium to the definitions in the Principia (1687/1713/1726) articulates clearly distinctions pertaining to the concepts of time, space, place, and motion. A well-known example therein describes the motion of the water within […]
“The Evolution of Fragility”—in Mesopotamia and beyond, Norman Yoffee, University of Michigan
Department of Archaeology Sunday Evening Lecture: Norman Yoffee, University of Michigan (emeritus) : “The Evolution of Fragility”—in Mesopotamia and beyond Time: Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 18:00 PM (UTC+3) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93100958586?pwd=d3duYVZSTDV2dHdmQWV4U2R3RXFSUT09 Meeting ID: 931 0095 8586 Passcode: 856917 Abstract Explanations for the collapse of early states and (and complex societies) often assume that […]
“Aristotle’s sentimentalist ethical virtue”,Gösta Grönroos (Stockholm, Philosophy)
Title: Aristotle’s sentimentalist ethical virtue By Gösta Grönroos (Stockholm, Philosophy) Date: Thursday March 18, 2021 Time: 1600-1730 (GMT+3) Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/91957321114?pwd=N3hVSVlsY1I0eGZVWkRMUjlSR2FpUT09 Meeting ID: 919 5732 1114 Passcode: 856917 Abstract: In this lecture, I will argue that Aristotle’s ethical virtue (ἀρετὴ ἠθική) is an exclusively emotional disposition constitutive of practical wisdom, and that ethical virtue should be […]
“Mobility, Space, and Travel: Rethinking World Literature Through Ahmet Midhat”,Dr. Beyza Lorenz
Department of Turkish Literature Seminar: "Mobility, Space, and Travel: Rethinking World Literature Through Ahmet Midhat" by Dr. Beyza Lorenz Thursday, March 25 2021, 4 pm Zoom Meeting Info: https://zoom.us/j/93444826438?pwd=NTR3T0VGOGduQS92WVozZUo4WVlZUT09 Meeting ID : : 934 4482 6438 Passcode : 856917 Abstract: World literature theories have focused on the dissemination […]
“The Poetics of Space and Memory in Sâmiha Ayverdi’s İbrahim Efendi Konağı”,Dr. Esra Almas
Department of Turkish Literature Seminar: "The Poetics of Space and Memory in Sâmiha Ayverdi’s İbrahim Efendi Konağı" by Dr. Esra Almas Tuesday, March 30 2021, 5 pm Zoom Meeting Info: https://zoom.us/j/97097061840?pwd=VnovRzF1ZnZBQXlFN1R3OEFMYWJkdz09 Meeting ID : 970 9706 1840 Passcode : 856917 Abstract: A prominent and prolific writer, an influential […]
“Metaphysical Indeterminacy in the Multiverse”, Jessica Wilson (University of Toronto, Philosophy)
Title: Metaphysical Indeterminacy in the Multiverse By Jessica Wilson (University of Toronto, Philosophy) Date: Thursday April 1, 2021 Time: 1530-1700 (GMT+3) Abstract: Everettian quantum mechanics (EQM) might appear to be inhospitable to metaphysical indeterminacy (MI), given that, as Alastair Wilson (2020) puts it, “the central idea of EQM is to replace indeterminacy with multiplicity” (77). But as Wilson […]
Bilkent Archaeology Day 2021
Bilkent Archaeology Day 2021 Last spring, the annual Bilkent Archaeology Day was cancelled, an early casualty of the pandemic. This year we shall resume our tradition on Sunday, April 11, on Zoom, and we shall make it colourful by speaking about polychromy in ancient art. The theme will be What a Colourful World: Some Pigments and Colours in Antiquity. […]
“Maps, Predication, and Alien Structure”, Matti Eklund (Uppsala, Philosophy)
Title: Maps, Predication, and Alien Structure By Matti Eklund (Uppsala, Philosophy) Date: Thursday April 15, 2021 Time: 1430-1630 (GMT+3) Abstract: In the talk, I will do two things. First, I will introduce the general questions I am trying to address at the moment. Can there be languages structurally different from familiar ones – alien languages? Might the metaphysical structure […]
Doing Things Together: Knowledge, Lies and Responsibility,Online Conference on Social Ontology
Doing Things Together: Knowledge, Lies and Responsibility Online Conference on Social Ontology April 17-18, 2021 Registration is not required. All are welcome to attend. Zoom link: (please nothe that there are seperate Zoom links for Saturday and Sunday) Time: Saturday, Apr 17, 2021 Time: Sunday, Apr 18, 2021 Conference Program: (Istanbul time, GMT+3) Saturday, April 17, 2021 14:00 – 15:15 […]
“Artifacts and the Limits of Human Creative Intentions”,Kathrin Koslicki (Neuchâtel, Philosophy)
Title: Artifacts and the Limits of Human Creative Intentions By Kathrin Koslicki (Neuchâtel, Philosophy) Date: Thursday April 29, 2021 Time: 1530-1645 (GMT+3) Abstract: According to Amie Thomasson’s author-intention-based account of artifacts, an artifact of kind K is essentially a product of a largely successful intention to create something of kind K (see, e.g., Thomasson (2003), “Realism and Human Kinds”, Philosophy […]
Live Q&A Session with Peter Singer on Bilkent Philosophy Youtube Channel
Live Q&A Session with Peter Singer on Bilkent Philosophy Youtube Channel Wednesday May 5, 2021 12:30–13:30 (GMT+3) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzij4ZE6X-bu1d9t6DJhlLA The Turkish translation of Peter Singer's influential book "The Life You Can Save" (10th Year Edition, 2019) will be out in May 2021. The translation is edited by Tufan Kıymaz (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy) and the translation committee includes Bilkent University […]