Phrygians at the Black Sea? Exploring Ritual Landscapes in Northern Anatolia By Julia Koch (Justus Liebig University Giessen, Archaeology) Date: Wednesday 27 March 2024 Time: 17.30-19.00 Room: H-232 Abstract: The Kingdom of Phrygia is traditionally located in the western Anatolian Plateau centering on the capital at Gordion on the Upper Sangarios River. Recent scholarship, however, has reconstructed the territorial expansion […]

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Talk: Translating for the Revolution: Soviet Transformations of Dos Passos By Zachary King (University of Chicago, Slavic Languages and Literature) Date: Friday, March 29, 2024 Time: 1030-1200 Room: H232 Abstract: The 1930s in the Soviet Union witnessed the historic elevation of writers into, as Stalin memorably stated, “engineers of human souls.” Soviet and international writers, critics, and cultural figures participated […]

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Title: Direct Manipulation Undermines Intentional Agency (Not Just Free Agency) By Andrei Buckareff (Philosophy/ Cognitive Science, Marist College) Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024 Time: 1530-1700  Room: H232 Abstract:  An account of what sort of causal integration is necessary for an agent to exercise agency is offered in support of a soft-line response to Derk Pereboom’s four-case argument against source-compatibilism. I […]

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Acts of Literary Creation: An Undergraduate Conference Dates: 19 April, 2024 Conference date: Friday 19 April 2024 Conference schedule and registration Keynote speaker: Prof. Mine Özyurt Kılıç (ASBU), “Narrative Acts of Empathy: Literature as a Medium for Emotional Engagement” From storytelling and architectural design to movie making and economic production, the act of creating is intimately tied to our senses […]

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Bilkent Archaeology Day - Immortalizing the Essence: Portraiture for private and Public Spaces Dates: 26 April, 2024 Location: Library Art Gallery Organized by the Department of Archaeology

Talk: Representations and Face-to-Face Encounters – Why They Matter for the Philosophy of Fiction By Derek Matravers (Philosophy, Open University/ Cambridge University) Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024 Time: 1730-1900 Room: H232 Abstract: This paper will argue that philosophers working on fiction have paid insufficient attention to the distinction between representations and face-to-face encounters. This paper will sketch the relevant differences. […]

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Connecting Stucco in the Mediterranean (c. 300 BCE- c. 1200 CE) Dates: 16-17 May, 2024 Conference program: https://connectingstucco.com/ Organized by the Polish Academy of Sciences, Bilkent University, and ANAMED.

Title: Censorship, Evidence, and Justification By Hrishikesh Joshi (University of Arizona, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024 Time: 1530-1700  Room: H232 Abstract: This paper considers the justification of censorship from the censor's perspective. Namely: what must the censor's epistemic position be like in order for her to be justified in enacting a policy of censorship? I argue that this bar is likely […]

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Talk: Creation From Chaos to Complexity By Dorothea Olkowsk (University of Colorado, Philosophy) Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Time: 1630-1800 Room: H355 Abstract: Philosophy, defined by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, is “the art of forming, inventing, and fabricating concepts.” More specifically, it is “the discipline that involves creating concepts,” because concepts are not ready made, and even though concepts […]

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28 Eylül 2024, Cumartesi, Web: https://philfest.bilkent.edu.tr/ Düzenleyenler: Bilkent Üniversitesi Felsefe Bölümü Bilkent Felsefe Topluluğu Bilkent Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi Bilkent Psikolojik Danışma ve Gelişim Merkezi              

Teaching Workshop: Humanities Education Platform Dates: 11-12 October, 2024 Place: A-Z31 (History Department Seminar Room) Conference program: Click here. Organized by the Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas.

Dates: October 13-15, 2024 Participants: Faculty and graduate students from the philosophy departments of Princeton and Bilkent. Tarek Dika (University of Toronto) and David Miller (Auburn University) will also join as special guests. About: The concept of 'method' as conceived in ancient and early modern times. On the first day of the workshop, the discussion will focus on Aristotle's conception […]

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