“Either/or: subjectivity, objectivity, and value” By Katalin Balog (Rutgers, Philosophy)
"Either/or: subjectivity, objectivity, and value" By Katalin Balog (Rutgers, Philosophy) Date: Wednesday, 15 May, 2019 Time: 1640-1800 Place: H-232 Abstract: I propose a novel framework in philosophical psychology – one that is based on an underappreciated distinction made by Kierkegaard in a number of his major works – to shed new light on central questions in ethics. The main […]
“Ecological Scaffolding and Natural Selection”, By Walter Veit (Bristol, Philosophy)
"Ecological Scaffolding and Natural Selection" By Walter Veit (Bristol, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, 16 May, 2019 Time: 1640-1800 Place: A-130 Abstract: For decades Darwinian processes were framed in the form of the Lewontin conditions: reproduction, variation and differential reproductive success were taken to be sufficient and necessary. Since Buss (1987) and the work of Maynard Smith and […]
“Exclusion endures: How compatibilism allows dualists to bypass the causal closure argument”, By Chris Brown (CUNY Graduate Center, Philosophy)
"Exclusion endures: How compatibilism allows dualists to bypass the causal closure argument" By Chris Brown (CUNY Graduate Center, Philosophy) Date: Tuesday 21st May, 2018 Time: 15:00-16:45 Place: H-232 Abstract: Jaegwon Kim maintains that his 'exclusion argument' forces us to accept reductive physicalism, which identifies mental and other high-level properties of the world with lower-level properties, over nonreductive physicalism, which avoids […]
“Translation and the Politics of Cosmopolitan Nativeness: On Ignatius Mouradgea d’Ohsson’s Tableau Général de l’Empire Ottoman”, Dr. Neveser Köker
Dear Colleagues and Students, On Wednesday, May 22, Dr. Neveser Köker (Arizona State University) will give the following talk, as part of the Center for Turkish Literature Speaker Series. The talk will be in English and take place in A-130 at 17.00 « Translation and the Politics of Cosmopolitan Nativeness: On Ignatius Mouradgea d’Ohsson’s Tableau Général de l’Empire Ottoman » Dear […]
“Art, Society and Christianity in Late Medieval Anatolia: Visual and Material Culture in Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Cappadocia”, Assoc. Prof. Tolga Uyar
We cordially invite you to attend the Lecture of Assoc. Prof. Tolga Uyar (Nevşehir Hacıbektaş Veli University) entitled "Art, Society and Christianity in Late Medieval Anatolia: Visual and Material Culture in Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Cappadocia" Date: Monday 21 October 2019 Time: 17:40 Place: Faculty of Humanities and Letters, Department of Archaeology, Room H-132 We look forward to welcoming you to […]
“Start up”, a movie (Foreign Languages Unit Italian Department)
Dear Students and Dear Members of the Bilkent University, It is my sincere pleasure and honor, as the head of the cultural office of the Italian Embassy in Ankara, to kindly invite You to join the screening of “Start up” a movie of 2017 from Alessandro D’Alatri (in Italian language with Turkish subtitles), that we organize together with Your University. […]
“The Fragmented Mind” By Bence Nanay (Antwerp/ Cambridge)
"The Fragmented Mind" By Bence Nanay (Antwerp/ Cambridge) Date: Thursday 24th October Time: 1740-1900 Place: FFB-06 Abstract: You are bored during this talk, do you check your phone or not? Resist the temptation or yield? Social psychology shows that both are bad options. Yielding establishes bad habits and resisting often leads to cognitive dissonance (when you want to hide from […]
“Exploring the Mind’s Eye: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Imagination”
"Exploring the Mind’s Eye: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Imagination" Date: 25-26 October Place: FFB-22 (Fine Arts, Block B) Program: go to http://www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr/ Speakers: Adam Zeman (Exeter, Psychology), Amy Kind (Claremont McKenna College, Philosophy), David Papineau (CUNY Graduate Center & KCL, Philosophy), Bence Nanay (Antwerp & Cambridge, Philosophy), Anna Abraham (Leeds Beckett University, Psychology), Margot Strohminger (Oxford, Philosophy), Kourken Michaelian (Université […]
“The descent of women to the power of domesticity: from Margaret Cavendish to Laura Ingalls Wilder.”, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sandrine Berges
The Program in Cultures, Civilizations, and Ideas presents a lecture by Dr. Sandrine Bergès, Department of Philosophy, Bilkent University. The lecture is entitled "The descent of women to the power of domesticity: from Margaret Cavendish to Laura Ingalls Wilder." It will take place on Friday, November 15, at 12:40pm, in the Library Art Gallery. Light refreshments will be served. All […]
“Roach Against the Machine: Humor as Resistance and Affirmation in Border Culture”, Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez
The Department of American Culture and Literature will be sponsoring the following talk: Speaker: Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez Title: "Roach Against the Machine: Humor as Resistance and Affirmation in Border Culture" Day, time, and place: Tuesday, 19 November 16:40-18:30 G-160 Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez is an unrepentant border crosser, ex-DJ, writer, painter, and academic. An Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Hispanic […]
“Science and Prejudice: Perspectives on Prehistoric People”, Eric Jean (Hitit University, Çorum)
We cordially invite you to attend the Lecture of Assist. Prof. Eric Jean (Hitit University, Çorum) entitled "Science and Prejudice: Perspectives on Prehistoric People", Date: Tuesday 26 November 2019 Time: 17:40 Place: Faculty of Humanities and Letters, Department of Archaeology, Room H-232 (2nd floor) We look forward to welcoming you to our evening! The Department of Archaeology
The Turkish course (TURK 101-TURK 102) Award Ceremony
The Turkish course (TURK 101-TURK 102) is a compulsory course for all Bilkent University undergraduate students. These courses on creative writing allow students to write essays during the academic year about books they read and contemporary cultural and artistic events they attended. The essays expect students to express themselves by developing arguments and demonstrate good command of Turkish. All essays […]