“Beyond Reason and Unreason: Khlebnikov’s Poetics of Zaum”, Aurelia Cojocaru
TALK / PROGRAM IN CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS, AND IDEAS SPEAKER: Aurelia Cojocaru Department of Comparative Literature University of California, Berkeley Title: Beyond Reason and Unreason: Khlebnikov’s Poetics of Zaum Description: Russian Futurist poets coined the term Zaum to describe their bold experimentation with the sound and grammar of the Russian language. A neologism composed of za- (beyond) and […]
“Expressivism, Subjectivism, and Inquiry”, Phil Clark
Title: Expressivism, Subjectivism, and Inquiry By Phil Clark (Philosophy, Toronto) Date: Thursday March 17, 2022 Time: 15.30-17.00 Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr Abstract: The view now known as expressivism derives its name from a distinction between expressing and reporting an attitude. Expressivists use this distinction to explain why they are not subjectivists. Subjectivism about some topic, they say, is the […]
“Amazons – Women Warriors and Much More Besides”, David Braund
Department of Archaeology Sunday Evening Lecture Professor David Braund (Emeritus, University of Exeter): "Amazons - Women Warriors and Much More Besides" Sunday 20 March at 17:00 PM Zoom Meeting Abstract The Amazons are well known as women who go to war as serious and successful female warriors. As such they are already embedded in Greek culture from the beginning […]
International Day of Francophonie
Dear Colleagues and Students, You are kindly invited to join the celebrations organised by the Department of Translation and Interpretation on the occasion of the International Day of Francophonie. Keynote speaker : Sophie Gauthier Director, Institut français de Turquie, Ankara Abstract: French is the second language in communicating international news as well as being one of the official […]
“Two-Thirds Man, One-Third Nature: The Ecology of Gilgamesh”, Dr. Rachel Bruzzone
Two-Thirds Man, One-Third Nature: The Ecology of Gilgamesh A talk by Dr. Rachel Bruzzone (Bilkent University, CCI) Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 5:30 PM Amphi V03 The awakening of man from animal innocence, the chopping down of a forest, a devastating global flood—the epic Gilgamesh is filled with stories preoccupied with the relationship between man and the environment. In this […]
“What Is the Natural World Made of? How Philosophy Meets Physics “, Mario Hubert
Title: What Is the Natural World Made of? How Philosophy Meets Physics By Mario Hubert (Caltech, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences) Date: Wednesday March 23, 2022 Time: 1730-1900 Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr Abstract: I will give an introduction to the connection between physics and philosophy of physics. Although these two disciplines overlap, I argue that […]
“Mindless Beliefs”, Umut Baysan
Title: Mindless Beliefs By Umut Baysan (Oxford, Philosophy) Date: Thursday March 24, 2022 Time: 15.30-17.00 Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr Abstract: If group entities such as companies and organizations could have beliefs and desires, what would that tell us about the nature of beliefs and desires? I argue that it would show that beliefs, desires, and more generally propositional attitudes are […]
Fatih Özgüven ile Yaratıcı Okurluk Seminerleri
Bilkent Üniversitesi, Türk Edebiyatı Bölümü ve Oğuz Tansel Türk Edebiyatı Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Ortak Etkinliği Fatih Özgüven ile Yaratıcı Okurluk Seminerleri 1) 25 Mart 2022, Cuma, 14:30-16:20 2) 1 Nisan 2022, Cuma, 14:30-16:20 3) 8 Nisan 2022, Cuma, 14:30-16:20 Yer: İnsani Bilimler ve Edebiyat Fakültesi Binası, H-232 Okunacak metinler: 1) Sabahattin Ali, “Yeni Dünya” hikayesi 2) Ernest Hemingway, “Cat […]
“A landscape archaeology approach to the political geography of southern-central Anatolia, 1400-700 BCE”, Dr. Michele Massa
By Dr. Michele Massa (Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Mansueto Institute & Oriental Institute, University of Chicago “A landscape archaeology approach to the political geography of southern-central Anatolia, 1400-700 BCE” On Monday 28 March 2022 at 05:30 PM Zoom Meeting Abstract This paper discusses the geopolitical dynamics active in southern-central Anatolia between the apogee of the Hittite Empire and the establishment of […]
“Everyday Life and Environment at Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, Turkey”, Dr. Birgül Öğüt
By Dr. Birgül Öğüt (German Archaeological Institute (DAI), Orient Department, “Everyday Life and Environment at Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, Turkey” Tuesday 29 March 2022 at 05:30 PM Zoom Meeting Abstract Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe in south-eastern Turkey is predominantlyknown for its monumental round-oval buildings with monolithic T-pillars which provided the ground for speculations about ancient life, not only at this […]
“Predictivism and Model Selection”, Alireza Fathollahi
Title: Predictivism and Model Selection By Alireza Fathollahi (Princeton, Philosophy) Date: Tuesday March 29, 2022 Time: 1730-1900 Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr Abstract: There has been an intense debate in the philosophy of science over predictivism – that prediction has epistemic advantage over mere accommodation of data. Despite predictivism’s strong intuitive appeal, its opponents argue that whether the data […]
“Kant on Mechanistic Explanation and the Metaphysics of Magnitude “, Aaron Wells
Title: Kant on Mechanistic Explanation and the Metaphysics of Magnitude By Aaron Wells (Paderborn, Philosophy) Date: Thursday March 31, 2022 Time: 1530-1700 Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr Abstract: For Kant, the possibility of “proper cognition of nature” requires that we try as far as we can to explain all material things, including organisms, in a mechanistic way. […]