“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. […]
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 […]
“Derek Jarman and Everything That is the Case”, Joshua Gang
Topic: ELIT TALK - Joshua Gang / Andrea Selleri (Host) Time: Apr 1, 2022 06:45 PM - 08:00 PM Zoom Meeting Joshua Gang: "Derek Jarman and Everything That is the Case." Joshua Gang is an associate professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches courses in British and Irish literature, literature and philosophy, and critical […]
“News from Somewhere: How Nineteenth-Century Writers Imagined Sustainability”, John Parham
Talk : John Parham, “News from Somewhere: How Nineteenth-Century Writers Imagined Sustainability" "SUSTAINABILITY LECTURE BY ELIT/AMER" Dear students and colleagues, As part of Bilkent’s ongoing “Year of Sustainability,” the Department of American Culture and Literature and the Department of English Language and Literature are hosting a talk series, “Literature and Sustainability.” The talks are open to the public. The first […]
“Belief about Myself”, Stephen Voss
Title: Belief about Myself By Stephen Voss (Bogaziçi, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, April 7 Time: 15.30-17.00 This is an online event. All are welcome. If you would like to listen to the talk please click on the following link when the event is due to begin. Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr Abstract: My question is this. What is it to have a […]