“Cognitive Aging and its Relationship to Neuronal Structure and Function” By Michelle Adams (Bilkent, NSC/Psychology)
Organized by the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Group at Bilkent University. Date: Friday, 15th December, 2017 Time: 1240 – 1330 Place: A-130 Abstract: Normal aging is accompanied by a range of biological changes that diminish quality of life. Understanding the changes contributing to memory decline is important for developing strategies to prevent or lessen cognitive problems. What are the specific changes that take place during aging which […]
“Kant’s Response to Hume in the Second Analogy: A Critique of Buchdahl’s and Friedman’s Accounts”, Saniye Vatansever (Yeditepe, Philosophy)
“Kant’s Response to Hume in the Second Analogy: A Critique of Buchdahl’s and Friedman’s Accounts” By Saniye Vatansever (Yeditepe, Philosophy) Date: Wednesday 20th December, 2017 Time: 1640-1745 Place: H-232 Abstract: While commentators mostly agree that in the Second Analogy Kant responds to the “Humean problem,” there is not yet an agreement on exactly which Humean problem he aims to solve. L.W. Beck, Gerd Buchdahl, Graham Bird and Henry Allison, among […]
“Rethinking Turkish Language Reforms: Language and Resistance in the Republican Era”, Ali Bolcakan from the University of Michigan
Dear Colleagues and Students, On Wednesday, December 20, Ali Bolcakan from the University of Michigan will give the following talk, as part of the Center for Turkish Literature Speaker Series. Rethinking Turkish Language Reforms: Language and Resistance in the Republican Era Ali Bolcakan is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan. […]
ELIT Club Poetry Reading
At 1830 on Tuesday 26 December a poetry reading organised by the new student-run ELIT club will be held in the library exhibition hall. The event will feature several current and former members of the department (both students and faculty), as well as friends from other departments. The following will be reading: Bleda Gülsen Gül Eroğlu Kibele Özden Reem […]
“Two Varieties of Appropriation and the Pragmatic Theory of Slurs”, By Ben Lennertz (Western Kentucky, Philosophy)
“Two Varieties of Appropriation and the Pragmatic Theory of Slurs” By Ben Lennertz (Western Kentucky, Philosophy) Date: Wednesday, 3rd January, 2018 Time: 1500–1700 Place: H-232 Abstract: Most theorists accept that slurs are derogatory and their use causes warranted offense. However, there are situations in which uses of slurs are neither derogatory nor offensive. The process that allows for this is called appropriation or reclamation. There are two sorts of appropriation – language-wide appropriation, where any speaker of the language can […]
“Memory is a Modeling System”,By Sara Aronowitz (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Philosophy)
Date: Friday 2nd February, 2018 Time: 1100-1230 Place: H-232 Abstract: This talk addresses the question: how does memory help us learn? I start by re-thinking the epistemic problem that memory systems solve in light of memory successes and failures in humans, rodents, and artificial systems. Rather than merely functioning to store information or to preserve justification, I argue that the core function of any memory system […]
“Revelations of Reading in Wieland; or, the Transformation”, Samantha Sommers
Samantha Sommers, affiliated with the McNeil Center for Early American Studies of the University of Pennsylvania, will be giving a talk entitled "Revelations of Reading in Wieland; or, the Transformation" on Monday, February 12th, 16.40-18.00, in room G-160. The talk is sponsored by the Department of American Culture and Literature. All members of the Bilkent community are invited to attend. […]
“THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH: RECOVERING THE MASTERPIECE OF BABYLONIAN POETRY “, Professor Andrew George
Bilkent University’s Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas presents a talk by: Professor Andrew George Professor of Babylonian, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, School of History, Religions & Philosophies The Epic of Gilgamesh is a 4,000-year-old Mesopotamian poem about a hero who embarks on an arduous quest to find the secret of immortality. Preserved on clay […]
“THE ASCENT OF ENKIDU: A NEW FRAGMENT OF OLD BABYLONIAN GILGAMESH”, Professor Andrew George
Wednesday, February 14th, 17:45 Bilkent University, Library Art Gallery Bilkent University’s Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas presents a talk by: Professor Andrew George Professor of Babylonian, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, School of History, Religions & Philosophies THE ASCENT OF ENKIDU: A NEW FRAGMENT OF OLD BABYLONIAN GILGAMESH The story of the wild man Enkidu […]
“Probabilistic Proof of an External World”,By Nicholas Di Bella (Stanford, Philosophy)
Message content (below): “Probabilistic Proof of an External World” By Nicholas Di Bella (Stanford, Philosophy) Date: Thursday 15th February, 2018 Time: 1540-1715 Place: H-232 Abstract:I provide a novel internal critique of skepticism about the external world. Appealing to premises that an external-world skeptic could accept, I argue that the skeptic should (by her own lights) be extraordinarily confident that an external world exists. These premises include commitments to various forms of a priori reasoning–including commitments to classical logic, […]
“Imagining Tombstone: Hollywood, Historicity, and the Construction of a Usable Past”, Dr. Kara McCormack
TALK /DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE Dr. Kara McCormack, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, will be giving a talk entitled "Imagining Tombstone: Hollywood, Historicity, and the Construction of a Usable Past" on Monday, February 19th, from 16.40 to 18.00 in room G-160. The talk is sponsored by the Department of American Culture and Literature. All members of the […]
“The Pyramids of Kush (Sudan)”,The Department of Archaeology
The Department of Archaeology is pleased to announce the first evening lecture of the Spring Semester by Derek Welsby, Ph.D., FSA, "The Pyramids of Kush (Sudan)", on Tuesday 20th February at 17:40 PM (Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Letters, Room H-132). Dr. Welsby is Assistant Curator in the British Museum Department of Ancient Egypt and the Sudan. http://www.sudarchrs.org.uk/