[PHILOS-L] Empirically Informed Philosophy of Mind online Seminar - Jérôme Dokic - October 1st, 5 - 6:30 pm

[Elodie Boissard]

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Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to the next session of the Empirically Informed Philosophy of Mind online Seminar to be held on Wednesday, October 1st from 5 pm to 6:30 pm (CET) at the following link:
https://pantheonsorbonne.zoom.us/j/92782580594?pwd=a5p3WfunQQxJICrjJaUenFJFzmllbx.1

We will welcome Jerôme Dokic, EHESS, Institut Jean Nicod, for the following presentation :
 
Two levels of confusion between Imagination and Memory
 Is it possible to confuse one’s own memories with imaginings? And what about confusing one’s own imaginings with memories? The extensive literature in psychology on memory errors and confabulation suggests positive answers to these questions. However, things are more complicated, and the notion of confusion deserves a more detailed analysis. In this paper, we will do so and provide several scenarios showing that these two types of confusion can occur on two different levels: reflective (the level of self-ascription) and phenomenological (the level of what it is like to be in a certain mental state). To strengthen our case, we will relate at least some of our hypothetical scenarios to known conditions affecting memory or imagination. The genuine possibility of these conditions opens the door to a systematic exploration of the implications of the falsity of the impossibility claims for the adequate account of the relationship between memory and imagination.!

 
The description and the program of the seminar are at the bottom of the mail.

For any questions, please contact Sacha Behrend (sachabeh...@gmail.com) or Elodie Boissard (Elodie....@univ-paris1.fr)

We look forward to seeing you,

Sacha Behrend, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Hradec Králové (Czech Republic)
Elodie Boissard, PhD, Postdoctal Researcher at the Department Bordeaux Neurocampus / Institut de Neurosciences cognitives et intégratives d'Aquitaine (UMR 5287), Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux, France

Description
This seminar series explores novel research in philosophy of mind, emphasizing "empirically informed" approaches. These approaches bridge analytic philosophy and empirical sciences such as cognitive science, neuroscience and psychiatry, providing new insights into specific mental phenomena. By combining conceptual analysis with empirical findings, these methodologies foster reciprocal contributions between philosophy and the sciences. The seminar aims to unite researchers, creating a collaborative community to showcase the dynamism of these interdisciplinary methods.
 
Schedule:
· 17 September 2025: Géraldine Carranante (Nantes University)
Can we list what we can see? Rethinking the admissible content of perception with sensory templates
· 1 October 2025: Jérôme Dokic (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Jean Nicod Institute)
Two levels of confusion between Imagination and Memory
· 5 November 2025: Margherita Arcangeli (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Jean Nicod Institute)
 Episodic Memory through the lens of Aphantasia
· 3 December 2025: James Grayot (Universidade do Porto)
How do embodied and extended minds internalize contents?
· 13 January 2026: Raphaël Künstler (Université Toulouse 2)
TBA
· 4 February 2026 : Constant Bonard (University of Bern, Switzerland)
Can a Belief–Desire Theory Explain All Affective States?
 

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