“Walter Pater and Literature as a Sensory Experience”, David Coombs (Clemson University)
The ELIT Department is hosting our first talk this semester of the Bilkent Philosophy and Literature Colloquia Series, organized by Dr. Patrick Fessenbecker, Dr. Andrea Selleri, Dr. Atti Viragh, and Dr. Iris Vidmar Jovanović. Anyone interested is very welcome to attend. The event will take place on Zoom. Speaker: Dr. David Coombs (Clemson University) “Walter Pater and Literature as […]
“To which extent can one defend Kant’s moral philosophy?”, Christoph Horn (Bonn University, Philosophy)
Title: To which extent can one defend Kant’s moral philosophy? Speaker: Christoph Horn (Bonn University, Philosophy) Date: Thursday March 2, 2023 Time: 15.30-17.00 (GMT+3) Zoom Meeting Abstract: Kant's moral philosophy is certainly one of the most attractive parts of his thought. At the same time, serious objections have repeatedly been raised against it, especially in the ethical debate of the […]
“Kant on the Singularity of Intuition”, Daniel Sutherland (University of Illinois at Chicago, Philosophy)
Title: Kant on the Singularity of Intuition Speaker: Daniel Sutherland (University of Illinois at Chicago, Philosophy) Date: Thursday March 9, 2023 Time: 15.30-17.00 Room: H-232 Abstract: The difference between the contributions of concept and intuitions to human cognition is fundamental to Kant's critical philosophy. Kant states that concepts are general and mediate representations, while intuitions are singular and immediate representations. […]
“Growing more Grateful”, Daniel Telech
Title: Growing more Grateful Speaker: Daniel Telech (Lund University, Philosophy) Date: Friday March 10, 2023 Time: 1330-1500 Room: H232 Abstract: Philosophical discussion of gratitude tends to emphasize the way in which emotion is responsive to manifestations of benevolence (or good will). In some cases, however, gratitude ‘grows’—or increases in strength— across time, in ways that are intuitively fitting but […]
“What The Golden Rule Teaches Us About Ethics “,Shane Ward (University of Southern California, Philosophy)
Title: What The Golden Rule Teaches Us About Ethics Speaker: Shane Ward (University of Southern California, Philosophy) Date: Tuesday March 14, 2023 Time: 1730-1900 Room: H232 Abstract: The Golden Rule is regularly used in ordinary life, across many different cultures, to acquire new moral knowledge. At the same time, the Golden Rule is widely ignored both in ethics […]
“Functional Ambiguity: Centrifugal Aphorisms in Emily Dickinson’s Letters”, Thomas Howard
Talk / Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas Thomas Howard, Department of English and American Literature, Washington University in St. Louis Title: “Functional Ambiguity: Centrifugal Aphorisms in Emily Dickinson’s Letters” Abstract: The nineteenth century was a unique time in American literary and scientific history: with intellectual journals publishing a wide diversity of work and the “two cultures” of the humanities […]
“Idealism and Transparency in Sartre’s Ontological Proof”,James Kinkaid (Boston University, Philosophy)
Title: Idealism and Transparency in Sartre's Ontological Proof Speaker: James Kinkaid (Boston University, Philosophy) Date: Friday March 17, 2023 Time: 1730-1900 Room: H232 Abstract: The Introduction to Sartre’s Being and Nothingness (B&N) contains a condensed, cryptic argument—the ‘ontological proof’—that is meant to establish a position ‘beyond realism and idealism.’ Despite its role in establishing the fundamental ontological distinction of […]
“Care of the Past: Buildings and statues at Aphrodisias in later antiquity, AD 200-600”, Professor R.R.R. Smith (Aphrodisias Excavations, Director)
Department of Archaeology Evening Lecture by Professor R.R.R. Smith (Aphrodisias Excavations, Director): “Care of the Past: Buildings and statues at Aphrodisias in later antiquity, AD 200-600” On Monday 20 March at 17:30 in C Blok Amphi (Faculty of Humanities) Abstract What happened to the grandiose urban structures of the high Roman empire in late antiquity? […]
“Is Writing Dead? Hjelmslev between Deleuze and Derrida”, Dr. Donald J. Cross
Talk / Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas Dr. Donald J. Cross, Visiting Assistant Professor- Comparative Literature Department, SUNY Buffalo Title: “Is Writing Dead? Hjelmslev between Deleuze and Derrida” Abstract: Journalists, educators, and cultural commentators have already declared 2023 as the year that writing died. ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence chatbots certainly renew the issue with concrete […]
“Home. Family. Future: Authenticity, the Frontier Myth, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”, Dr Kara McCormack
Dear colleagues and students, You are cordially invited to this semester’s first instalment of the Humanities Faculty Seminar Series. This will be a hybrid event. Speaker: Dr Kara McCormack (Bilkent, AMER) Date: Wednesday 22 March 2023 Time: 17:30 – 18:30 Place: G-160 (humanities building) Or on Zoom: Topic: AMER - ELIT / Seminer - "Home. Family. Future: Authenticity, the Frontier […]