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2/1Manuel Garcia-Carpintero: "Lewis On Truth In Fiction"
Manuel Garcia-Carpintero: "Lewis On Truth In Fiction"
Monday, February 1st, 202110:00 AM - 12:00 PMOtheronline
The Virtual International Consortium of Truth Research (VICTR) presents:
Manuel Garcia-Carpintero (Universitat de Barcelona), "Lewis on Truth in Fiction".
Abstract: In his classic paper "Truth in Fiction" (1978), Lewis offers an account of ascriptions to content to fictions that seems to assume the sort of account of fictions themselves offered by John Searle in “The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse” (1974/5). Searle argued that fictions don't result from dedicated, sui generis acts (or, equivalently, are not dedicated, sui generis artefacts) like assertions, questions or directives; they just result from pretenses of acts like those. This "mere pretense" view of fiction had been defended earlier by MacDonald (1954) and Gale (1971), and has been defended later by others such as Hoffman (2004) or Alward (2009); Predelli (2020) has recently forcefully reconstructed and defended it. The role pretense plays in the "Mere Pretense" view should be distinguished from the appeal to pretense as one of the means by which fiction-makers create their fictions in the "dedicated representation" views of Walton, Currie and others. In this paper I'll confront the arguments by Searle, Lewis, Predelli, and others in defense of (my own version of) the dedicated artefact view. I'll elaborate in my own terms on what I take to be a decisive objection: to wit, that the Searlian view is implausibly committed to there being fictional narrators in all fictions, tellers who present to as the character of the fictional world "as known fact".
To register for this event, please email VICTRgroup@gmail.com
VICTR is sponsored by the Future of Truth project at the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute, The University of Waikato, and the University of Alabama.Contact Information: VICTRgroup@gmail.com More
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2/3Philosophy Brown Bag: Carney
Philosophy Brown Bag: Carney
Wednesday, February 3rd, 202112:15 PM - 01:15 PMStorrs Campuslink by emailThis week: John Carney, "On the Rise of Crypto-fascism in American Culture"
A series of informal talks by philosophy faculty and graduate students. For a description and how to sign up, see http://philosophy.uconn.edu/brown-bags/.Contact Information: Lionel Shapiro, lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu More
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2/10Philosophy Brown Bag: Crerar
Philosophy Brown Bag: Crerar
Wednesday, February 10th, 202112:15 PM - 01:15 PMStorrs Campuslink by emailThis week: Charlie Crerar, "Hermeneutical Justice for Extremists?"
A series of informal talks by philosophy faculty and graduate students. For a description and how to sign up, see http://philosophy.uconn.edu/brown-bags/.Contact Information: Lionel Shapiro, lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu More
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2/10Publishing Now! Humanities Journals
Publishing Now! Humanities Journals
Wednesday, February 10th, 202101:15 PM - 02:30 PMStorrs Campushttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/publishing-now-humanities-journals-tickets-133364198909A panel on journals featuring 3 editors at UConn: Heather Battaly (Philosophy), David Embrick (Sociology), and Charles Mahoney (English)Contact Information: uchi@uconn.edu More
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2/12Linguistics Colloquium: Jason Merchant (University Of Chicago)
Linguistics Colloquium: Jason Merchant (University Of Chicago)
Friday, February 12th, 202104:00 PM - 06:00 PMStorrs CampusOnlineJason Merchant is a Professor of Linguistics at The University of Chicago. He will be giving a talk entitled "Do roots or words lexically select? New and old puzzles."Contact Information: Beccy Lewis (rebecca.lewis@uconn.edu) More
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2/15Maria Jose Alcaraz Leon, "Truth And Imagination"
Maria Jose Alcaraz Leon, "Truth And Imagination"
Monday, February 15th, 202110:00 AM - 12:00 PMOtheronline
The Virtual International Consortium for Truth Research (VICTR) presents:
Maria Jose Alcaraz Leon (Universidad de Murcia), "Truth and Imagination"
Abstract: Recent approaches to imagination have emphasized its cognitive dimension. This, in turn, has provided some support to the idea that artworks can, as products of imagination, possess cognitive value. In this presentation, I would like to explore one sense in which imagination prominently features in artistic representations -imagination as an iconic or aesthetic capacity- and see if we can rely on it as a source of knowledge.
María José Alcaraz León is Associate Professor of Aesthetics at the University of Murcia. Her main research interests are aesthetic normativity, art theory, art and morality, and environmental aesthetics. She is a member of the research group ARESMUR (https://www.um.es/aresmur/home/), SWIP Analytic España (http://swipa.ugr.es), and the Nordic Network for Women in Aesthetics (https://sites.google.com/view/nnwa/members).
Webpage: https://webs.um.es/mariajo/miwiki/doku.php?id=inicio
To register for the talk, please email VICTRgroup@gmail.com
The Virtual International Consortium for Truth Research (VICTR) is sponsored by the Future of Truth project at the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute, the University of Waikato, and the University of Alabama.Contact Information: VICTRgroup@gmail.com More
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2/15Is The University Colonial?: Critical Conversations On Its Future
Is The University Colonial?: Critical Conversations On Its Future
Monday, February 15th, 202112:00 PM - 01:30 PMStorrs CampusVirtual
In this three-part series, the University of Connecticut's Office of Global Affairs and University of Nottingham’s Institute for Policy and Engagement will be hosting three online panel discussions, each with a focus on decolonizing education. Speakers will examine the role that universities have had in cultivating racism and (settler) colonialism, the present challenges they face in disbanding unequal and oppressive narratives, as well as the future opportunities to contribute meaningfully to an anti-racist and anti-colonial agenda. Register via: https://global.uconn.edu/?p=4943Contact Information: global@uconn.edu More
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2/17Philosophy Brown Bag: Liang
Philosophy Brown Bag: Liang
Wednesday, February 17th, 202112:15 PM - 01:15 PMStorrs Campuslink by emailThis week: Yuhan Liang, "Necessity, Contingency and Confucian Moral Exemplarism"
A series of informal talks by philosophy faculty and graduate students. For a description and how to sign up, see http://philosophy.uconn.edu/brown-bags/.Contact Information: Lionel Shapiro, lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu More
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2/19Meaning Group: Ahmad Jabbar
Meaning Group: Ahmad Jabbar
Friday, February 19th, 202101:00 PM - 02:00 PMStorrs CampusonlineThe Meaning Group will meet online on February 19, 1-2pm. Ahmad Jabbar will present his recent work on expressivist communication.
We will hold the meeting via video conference. For the link to access the session, please refer to the Meaning Group email or contact the organizers.
The UConn Meaning Group meets on a regular (mostly weekly) basis throughout the academic year to discuss recent and ongoing work in the areas of Semantics, Pragmatics, and Philosophy of Language.
Follow the link below for details and contact information.Contact Information: https://meaning.linguistics.uconn.edu/ More
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2/19UConn AWM Presents
Public Lecture
Carol Wood (Wesleyan)UConn AWM Presents
Public Lecture
Carol Wood (Wesleyan)Friday, February 19th, 202103:00 PM - 04:00 PMStorrs CampusZoom (registration required)
Please join us for a university public lecture by Carol Wood, Edward Burr Van Vleck Professor of Mathematics, Emerita, at Wesleyan University, part two of a two-day event celebrating the life and mathematical legacy of Julia Robinson.
Presented by the UConn Chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics. Supported by UConn Library.
More info, and to register: https://awm.math.uconn.edu/julia-robinson-film-screening/Contact Information: Damir Dzhafarov, damir@math.uconn.edu More
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2/19Philosophy Workshop On Conferencing And Publishing
Philosophy Workshop On Conferencing And Publishing
Friday, February 19th, 202104:00 PM - 05:30 PMStorrs CampusMicrosoft TeamsA discussion on the process of submitting your research for consideration at conferences and journals. Topics will include communicating with your Major Advisor or other faculty to determine what work merits such submission; how to select a journal or conference to submit your work to; professional norms for journal submission; understanding and properly responding to referee reports on journal submissions, including responses to “revise & resubmit” invitations.Contact Information: Mitch Green | mitchell.green@uconn.edu More
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2/22ECOM Spotlight Series: Yanina Prystauka
ECOM Spotlight Series: Yanina Prystauka
Monday, February 22nd, 202112:00 PM - 01:00 PMStorrs CampusWebExAs a part of ECOM Spotlight Series, Yanina Prystauka will present her work titled 'Investigating the Interplay between Morphosyntax and Memory for Events: The Case of Past Participles.' For abstract and WebEx link, please reach out to aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu.Contact Information: aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu More
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2/24Philosophy Brown Bag: Tate
Philosophy Brown Bag: Tate
Wednesday, February 24th, 202112:15 PM - 01:15 PMStorrs Campuslink by emailThis week: Taylor Tate, "On Spiritually Impoverishing Discourse"
A series of informal talks by philosophy faculty and graduate students. For a description and how to sign up, see http://philosophy.uconn.edu/brown-bags/.Contact Information: Lionel Shapiro, lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu More
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2/26Meaning Group: Éno Agolli
Meaning Group: Éno Agolli
Friday, February 26th, 202101:00 PM - 02:00 PMStorrs CampusonlineThe Meaning Group will meet online on February 26, 1-2pm. Éno Agolli will present his recent work.
We will hold the meeting via video conference. For the link to access the session, please refer to the Meaning Group email or contact the organizers.
The UConn Meaning Group meets on a regular (mostly weekly) basis throughout the academic year to discuss recent and ongoing work in the areas of Semantics, Pragmatics, and Philosophy of Language.
Follow the link below for details and contact information.Contact Information: https://meaning.linguistics.uconn.edu/ More
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2/26Logic Colloquium
On Abstraction Principles
Paolo Mancosu (Berkeley)Logic Colloquium
On Abstraction Principles
Paolo Mancosu (Berkeley)Friday, February 26th, 202104:00 PM - 05:30 PMStorrs CampusZoom
Join us for a talk by Paolo Mancosu (UC Berkeley):
"The company you keep: Some recent results on neo-logicism and abstraction principles"
In this talk I will provide an overview of my recent investigations, some published some unpublished, on neologicism and in particular on the topics related to the good company and the bad company objections.
Please contact us for log-in information.Contact Information: Damir Dzhafarov, damir@math.uconn.edu More