A Staged Reading of Thomas Bernhard’s play Immanuel Kant (March 8 at JHU and March 10 at the Goethe-Institut in DC) Meet Immanuel Kant! He’s traveling with his attentive wife on a steamship somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, near the same iceberg that sank the Titanic. He is on the way to America to receive an […]
From Perceptual Point of View to Interpretive Perspective Talk of perspectives is ubiquitous in both ordinary and theoretical discourse, across a wide range of domains including politics, religion, science, art, and personal relationships. The role of perspectives in interpretation is especially palpable in persistent disagreement. But such talk is metaphorical, and often murky. I identify […]
This interdisciplinary workshop will bring together philosophers and cognitive neuroscientists to discuss different results about, models of, and approaches to the topic of imprecision in perceptual knowledge and representations. Saturday: 11-11:15: Opening remarks 11:15-12:45: Timothy Williamson (Oxford) "The KK Principle and Rotational Symmetry" 1-3: lunch break 3-4:30: Rachel Denison (Boston University) "How does attention affect […]