Marius Dumitru (Christ Church, Oxford) – "An Exercise in Analytic Phenomenology"

Miercuri, 1 februarie, seminarul departamentului de filosofie teoretica il va avea ca invitat pe:
Marius Dumitru (Christ Church, Oxford), care va sustine conferinta cu titlul:
„An Exercise in Analytic Phenomenology. Character Terraformation or the Relationship between Phenomenologies and Character Traits”.
Abstractul conferintei:
„A conscious subject enjoys a variety of phenomenologies at any moment in time: sensory-perceptual ones (visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, etc.), as well as cognitive ones (e.g., the phenomenology of thinking, moral phenomenology). A subject is also the bearer of a certain character, from which the various phenomenologies
stem or in which various fleeting phenomenologies can be implemented into more stable character traits. How is the conscious life of a subject, the technicolor phenomenology the subject enjoys at any moment in time, determined by the subject’s character? Do subjects with different characters enjoy different phenomenologies? Do subjects with similar characters enjoy similar phenomenologies? Is there a scale of similarities and differences in the overall phenomenologies
of conscious subjects that can be somehow quantified as a function of the subjects’ characters? How can fleeting phenomenologies (acquired, for instance, by empathy, or imagination, be it conceptual or non-conceptual) be implemented into more stable character traits?

In this talk, I shall sketch a theory (character terraformation) about the intricate relationship between phenomenologies and character traits, in both directions: i) from character traits to phenomenologies, and ii) from phenomenologies to character traits, with particular attention to (ii). The overall method of my approach will be analytic phenomenology, combining insights from phenomenology (as a method) and analytic philosophy.”

Marius Dumitru, nascut la Dragasani, in Oltenia, la 12 februarie
1982, scrie in principal pentru o teza de doctorat intitulata The
Phenomenology of Thought (Fenomenologia Gandirii), inceputa in 2007 la
Universitatea Oxford (colegiul Christ Church) si pentru o teza de
doctorat distincta intitulata Externalism and Phenomenal Experience
(Externalism si Experienta Fenomenala), inceputa in 2006 la
Universitatea din Paris (institutul Jean Nicod si Universitatea Paris
VI-Pierre si Marie Curie). Alte doua proiecte curente de cercetare
sunt unul pe filosofia caracterului si unul pe cercetari psi.

Inainte de a incepe aceste proiecte, a studiat filosofia la Bucuresti
intre 2000 si 2004 (media anilor de studii: 9.91, media la licenta:
9.87), apoi a fost admis pe baza unui examen foarte competitiv la
Ecole Normale Supérieure (rue d’Ulm) la Paris, intre 2004 si 2007,
unde a obtinut un master in stiinte cognitive la Ecole des Hautes
Etudes en Sciences Sociales (summa cum laude), un master in filosofie
la Universitatea Paris IV-Sorbona (summa cum laude) si a inceput
doctoratul de la Paris mentionat mai sus.

Marius a vizitat de-a lungul anilor mai multe institutii prestigioase
din toata lumea, cum ar fi Universitatea din New York (ianuarie-mai
2007), Australian National University (mai-septembrie 2008),
Universitatea din Oslo (iunie-iulie 2010) sau Universitatile din Viena
(mai 2002) si Salzburg (martie 2009). A lucrat si interactionat cu
filosofi contemporani importanti ai mintii si ai constientei precum
Ned Block (Universitatea din New York) si David Chalmers (Australian
National University si Universitatea din New York). De asemenea, a
sustinut conferinte si participat la scoli de vara (filosofie,
psihologie neurostiinte) la institutii din toata lumea, in Europa,
America de Nord, Australia si Asia. Dintre conferinte, mai importante
ar fi cele sustinute la Toward a Science of Consciousness in Tucson,
Arizona, in aprilie 2008 si la doua din intalnirile anuale ale
Asociatiei pentru Studiul Stiintific al Constientei (ASSC), la
Pasadena, California, in iunie 2005 si la Taipei, Taiwan, in iunie
2008. Dintre scolile de vara, mai importanta ar fi cea pe neurostiinte
de la RIKEN Brain Science Institute de la Wako-shi, langa Tokyo, in
iulie-august 2006.

In viitor, Marius doreste sa transforme tezele de doctorat in doua
carti si sa publice mai multe articole derivate din cercetarile lui in
cele mai prestigioase reviste din domeniul filosofiei mintii si a
constientei din lume. De asemenea, doreste sa isi diversifice agenda
de cercetare pentru a scrie despre diverse alte subiecte filosofice,
cat si din afara filosofiei.

Marius a predat logica la colegiul Somerville al Universitatii din
Oxford intre octombrie si decembrie 2008 si in primavara lui 2012
urmeaza sa colaboreze cu fundaţia privată Calea Victoriei din
Bucureşti sub forma de conferinte/curs, tratând teme precum metafizica
minţii şi a corpului, percepţia, gândirea, caracterul şi sinele. Este
de asemenea în discuţii cu diverse societati si universităţi din ţară
pentru a susţine conferinţe şi a ţine cursuri în cadrul lor. In
decembrie 2011 a vizitat in acest scop Universitatile din Galati si
Timisoara si este in discutii avansate cu Universitatea din Cluj
pentru o colaborare in a doua parte a anului academic 2011/2012.

Bamberg Summer School 2012 "Metaphyics or Modernity?"

The Philosophy Department at the University of Bamberg invites graduate students from all departments to apply for the International Summer School on “Metaphysics or Modernity?”. This event, which will take place from 6th to 17th of August 2012, in Bamberg, Germany, shall be an intensive think-tank for young academics who want to discuss the question whether metaphysical inquiry is still relevant in the 21st century. The participants will engage in a vivid debate under the guidance of the following international experts:

Richard King (University of Glasgow)

Jorge Gracia (SUNY Buffalo)

Barry Stroud (UC Berkeley)

Saul Kripke (CUNY)

Further details on the webpage: http://summerschool-bamberg.de/

Markus Pantsar (University of Helsinki) – "Empirical Research and The Philosophy of Mathematics".

Saptamana viitoare, miercuri 25 ianuarie , seminarul departamentului de filosofie teoretica il are ca invitat pe

Markus Pantsar (University of Helsinki)

„Empirical Research and The Philosophy of Mathematics”.

ABSTRACT
In the philosophy of mathematics, one of the most fundamental questions concerns how mathematical methods help us get knowledge of the world. In this, mathematics with its apparent a priori character seems to be radically different from the empirical methods we otherwise rely on in science. This relation between the mathematical and the empirical has received extensive treatment from the likes of Quine, Putnam and Kitcher. In this talk, however, I want to focus on a different approach: what can we learn empirically about mathematical thinking and, in particular, what relevance does this have in philosophy?

For this purpose, I will present some examples of results from psychology, animal studies, sociology and the study of mathematical practice, and evaluate their philosophical importance. While such
results are often inconclusive or irrelevant, I will contend that there are numerous studies concerning primitive mathematical thinking that we should take seriously in philosophy. In addition, I will formulate the outlines of an epistemological theory that can retain the special character of mathematical knowledge while not making it empirically unfeasible.

.Seminarul are loc ca de obicei de la ora 18, la Facultatea de Filosofie, amfiteatrul Titu Maiorescu.

Call For Papers: The 3rd Edition of Bucharest Graduate Conference in Early Modern Philosophy

The Center for the Logic, History and Philosophy of Science organizes its
third postgraduate conference for advanced master and PhD students working
on early modern philosophy and on the history and philosophy of science. The
event will be held on March 22-23, 2012 at the University of Bucharest,
Romania.

Invited speakers:
Prof. Daniel Garber (University of Princeton)
Prof. Christoph Lüthy (Radboud University Nijmegen)
Dr. Mihnea Dobre (University of Bucharest)

We cordially invite graduate students to forward abstracts on any topic
related to early modern philosophy by February 5th, 2012. Abstracts should
not exceed 800 words and should be prepared for blind review. Participating
papers will be given 40 minutes (30 minutes talk, 10 minutes open
discussion). The Program Committee will notify authors of its decision by
February 13th.
Please send abstracts by email to: mailgeorgescu.laura@gmail.com