“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 […]
Zeus’s Politics, Jenny Strauss Clay
The Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas presents two talks: by Professor Jenny Strauss Clay: Jenny Strauss Clay is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Classics Emerita at the University of Virginia. Professor Clay is a leading scholar in Homeric Studies, and a former President of the American Philological Association. Among her more noteworthy research publications are: The Wrath […]
“Intentions, Institutions, and Indiscernibles”, Stein Haugom Olsen
Time: 16:40 to 18:00, Wednesday 10 October 2018. Location: G 160 Stein Haugom Olsen will speak about Intentions, Institutions, and Indiscernibles In the course of the last thirty years the concept of perceptually indiscernible objects has been given a central role as a theoretical instrument in certain types of arguments in aesthetics and in the philosophy of literature. and literary […]
“HEAD ON / GEGEN DIE WAND”, Fatih Akın (Film)
HEAD ON / GEGEN DIE WAND (dir. Fatih Akın, 2004) Cahit (Birol Ünel) stumbles from bar to bar in Hamburg, Germany, lost in an alcoholic and drug-fuelled haze. One day, he decides to end his life and crashes his car into a wall, which lands him in a mental institution. There he meets the suicidal Sibel (Sibel Kekilli). She convinces […]
“iToM: An Explicit Action-based Approach for an Implicit Theory of Mind”, Jedediah WP Allen
“iToM: An Explicit Action-based Approach for an Implicit Theory of Mind” By Jedediah WP Allen (Bilkent, Psychology) Date: Friday, 12th October, 2018 Time: 1240 – 1330 Place: H-232 Organized by the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Group at Bilkent University. Abstract: It has become increasingly clear over the last half century that there are multiple important changes in children’s abilities taking place at around age 4. These changes span social, emotional, and cognitive domains. While some researchers have argued that a domain-general development […]
The Society for Women in Philosophy in Turkey is proud to announce the 1st Annual Conference of SWIP-Turkey
The Society for Women in Philosophy in Turkey is proud to announce the 1st Annual Conference of SWIP-Turkey. All are welcome, but registration is required: https://goo.gl/kLiZHA Date: 25-27 October 2018 Place: Room: H-232. Keynote Speakers: Zeynep Direk (Koç University, Istanbul) Hatice Nur Erkızan (Muğla University, Muğla) Hülya Şimga (Maltepe University, Istanbul) Şerife Tekin (University of Texas at San Antonio) Program: https://goo.gl/VEA5GN SWIP-TR: https://swip-tr.weebly.com/ Contact: swipturkey@gmail.com. About the conference: The conference is organized by the Society for Women in Philosophy in Turkey (SWIP-TR) with the support of Hypatia Diversity Grant and Bilkent University’s Department of Philosophy. The […]