“The Search for Intelligent Life in a Computational Universe” By Seymur Jahangirov
“The Search for Intelligent Life in a Computational Universe” By Seymur Jahangirov (Bilkent, UNAM) Date: Friday, 9th March, 2018 Time: 1240 – 1330 Place: A-130 Organized by the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Group at Bilkent University. Abstract: Our physical universe is painstakingly explored by ever stronger telescopes in search of places that can inhabit life. In this seminar, we will review some of the routes that have been taken to discover intelligent life in computational universe. First we will […]
“Anatolia’s Prologue: Kültepe Kanesh-Karum”, Professor Fikri Kulakoğlu (Ankara University, DTCF)
The Department of Archaeology of Bilkent University is pleased to invite you to the Lecture given by the Professor Fikri Kulakoğlu (Ankara University, DTCF): "Anatolia's Prologue: Kültepe Kanesh-Karum" on Wednesday 14th of March 2018 at 17:40 PM (Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Letters, Room H-132). AbstractThe site of Kültepe, which was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of […]
“The Metaphysics of May Sinclair”, By Emily Thomas (Durham, Philosophy)
“The Metaphysics of May Sinclair” By Emily Thomas (Durham, Philosophy) Date: Friday 16 March, 2018 Time: 1040-1230 Place: H-232 Abstract: May Sinclair (1863 – 1946) is best known as a novelist, and her fiction is well studied by literature scholars. It is less well known that Sinclair was a philosopher, and there are no studies of her philosophical work. This paper will address that neglect, providing the first study of Sinclair’s philosophy. I’ll dig […]
“New Directions in Social Cognition Research”
"New Directions in Social Cognition Research" Keynote speaker: Josef Perner (Salzburg) Dates: April 7-8, 2018 Organized by Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Group Registration required. Conference info: www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr
Bilkent Archeology Day
C Block Auditorium April 14, 2018 Time; 10.00 a.m-17.30p.m
“2nd Bilkent Undergraduate Students Philosophy Conference” Hosted by the Department of Philosophy
"2nd Bilkent Undergraduate Students Philosophy Conference" Hosted by the Department of Philosophy DATE: Saturday, April 14, 2018 PLACE: Bilkent University, Main Campus, Room: H-232 WEB: phil.bilkent.edu.tr All welcome! PROGRAM: 9:55-10:00: Opening Address by Simon Wigley (Bilkent, Philosophy) 10:00-10:45: “What does natural selection select?”, Taylan Nogay (Ege, Philosophy) Commentator: Gizem Özen (METU, Cognitive Science) 10:55-11:40: “Can inequality of resources be justified?” […]
“Aphantasia and the Philosophy of a Blind Mind” By Tufan Kıymaz (Bilkent, Philosophy)
“Aphantasia and the Philosophy of a Blind Mind” By Tufan Kıymaz (Bilkent, Philosophy) Date: Friday, 20th April, 2018 Time: 1240 – 1330 Place: A-130 Organized by the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Group at Bilkent University. Abstract: Aphantasia is the inability to form mental images; it is the lack of a mind’s eye, so to speak. Even though fist reported by Francis Galton in the late 19th century, scientific studies specifically focused on aphantasia are published mostly, almost exclusively, […]
“Wollstonecraft and Gouges on the Women’s Revolution”,By Alan Coffee (Kings’ College London, Philosophy) & Sandrine Berges (Bilkent, Philosophy)
Wollstonecraft and Gouges on the Women’s Revolution” By Alan Coffee (Kings' College London, Philosophy) & Sandrine Berges (Bilkent, Philosophy) Date: Thursday 26 April, 2018 Time: 1540-1715 Place: H-232 Abstract: In her Historical and Moral View of the French Revolution,Wollstonecraft presents a view of the course of the events that lead to the Terror as the inevitable outcome of first inequality and then the oppression and prejudice that invariably followed. While she regards […]
“Translating Turanism: German-Turkish Cultural Relations of the Early 20th Century”, Center for Turkish Literature
Dear Colleagues and Students, On Thursday, May 3rd, Asssistant Professor Kristin Dickinson from the University of Michigan will give the following talk, as part of the Center for Turkish Literature Speaker Series. "Translating Turanism: German-Turkish Cultural Relations of the Early 20th Century" The talk will be in English and take place in A-130 at 17:40. Refreshments will be available. Abstract: […]
” Transcultural Travel in Turkey: British Travel Writing, Grace Ellison and Zeynep Hanım “, Turkish Literature
Dear Colleagues and Students, On Tuesday, May 8th, Dr Peter J. Cherry from the British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) will give the following talk, as part of the Center for Turkish Literature Speaker Series. " Transcultural Travel in Turkey: British Travel Writing, Grace Ellison and Zeynep Hanım " The talk will be in English and take place in A-130 at […]
ELIT Senior Project Drama Performance
On Monday May 14, 2018 between 18:00 – 19:00 As part of their senior projects, English Language and Literature Department (ELIT) students will stage “The 39 Steps”in English. The performance will be atC-Block Amphitheatre. GE250/251 points will be given. We kindly invite all. Entrance is free.
“Against Phylogenetic Conceptions of Race”, Kamuran Osmanoğlu(Kansas, Philosophy)
“Against Phylogenetic Conceptions of Race” By Kamuran Osmanoglu (Kansas, Philosophy) Date: Tuesday May 22, 2018 Time: 1540-1715 Place: H-232 Abstract: Biological racial realism (BRR) continues to be a much-discussed topic, with several recent papers presenting arguments for the plausibility of some type of “biological race.” In this paper, the focus will be on the phylogenetic conceptions of race, which is one of the most promising views of BRR, that define races as lineages of […]