[PHILOS-L] Masterclass with José Luis Bermùdez (May 25th 2026) + Lecture (May 26th 2026)
Angelica Kaufmann
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Masterclass with José Luis Bermùdez (May 25th 2026) + Lecture (May 26th 2026)
Call for Participation
We invite you to take part in a 2-day event in person with José Luis Bermùdez. The format will be a masterclass-style session led by Prof. Bermúdez on a focused topic, with short invited commentaries by selected early-career participants, followed by discussion and replies (May 25th), plus a Lecture within the Cognition in Action series (May 26th).
Program:
Masterclass
10:00–10:15 Welcome and introduction
Decision theory and rationality
(Each talk 20 min+comments by JLB 10 min+discussion 10 min)
10:15–10:55 Alessandro Guerra (Milan)
10:55–11:35 Luca Ausili (Milan)
11:35–12:15 Luca Di Vincenzo (Roma)
12:15–14:15 Lunch break
Primitive self-consciousness in infants and non-human animals, and nonconceptual content
(Each talk 20 min+comments by JLB 10 min+discussion 10 min)
14:15–14:55 Matteo Mauro Lenti (Turin)
14:55–15:35 Niccolò Nanni (Turin)
15:35–16:15 Miguel Ángel Prieto Castellanos (Bremen)
20:00 Dinner
Info: https://cialab.unimi.it/cognition-in-action-masterclass-with-jose-luis-bermudez/Cognition in Action Lectures
Abstract
This paper starts from Michael Bacharach’s notion of mode-P reasoning, which is intended to capture the notion of reasoning as a member of a group or team (in the “We”-frame, rather than the “I”-frame). Mode-P reasoners can converge on the intuitively correct solutions to common interest games (e.g., Stag Hunt), as well as on the cooperative solution in Prisoner’s Dilemma interactions. Bacharach sees the shift between frames as a priming phenomenon, brought about by structural features of the game. Against this, I argue for a more nuanced approach, based on a more general account of frames and framing, that allows agents to reason their way into adopting (or not adopting) the “we”-frame.
Info: https://cialab.unimi.it/cognition-in-action-lectures-jose-louis-bermudez/
Where: Sala Piero Martinetti, Dipartimento di Filosofia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono 7, Milano.
Registration:Attendance is free and open to all, but registration is required.Attendance: Attendance is free and open to all, but registration is needed by email [angelica...@unimi.it]
Where: Sala Piero Martinetti, Dipartimento di Filosofia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono 7, Milano.
About the speaker: José Luis Bermùdez (Texas A&M)
José Luis Bermúdez is Professor of Philosophy and Samuel Rhea Gammon Professor of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University. A specialist in philosophy at the intersection with cognitive and behavioral sciences, he has held several senior administrative roles at Texas A&M, including Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Associate Provost for Strategic Planning, Acting Dean of the College of Dentistry, and Interim Dean of the new College of Arts and Sciences (2022–2023). Born in Bogotá and educated in London and at King’s College, Cambridge, he previously taught at Washington University in St. Louis, where he directed both the Center for Programs in Arts and Sciences and the Philosophy–Neuroscience–Psychology Program.
He is the author of eight monographs and six edited volumes, including The Paradox of Self-Consciousness (1998), Thinking without Words (2003), Decision Theory and Rationality (2009), Understanding “I” (2017), The Bodily Self (2018), and The Power of Frames (2020), as well as the widely used textbook Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Science of the Mind (3rd ed. 2019, 4th in preparation). His work has been extensively supported by major funding bodies (ACLS, NEH, British Academy, NSF, AHRC, CNRS, and others), and he has served on numerous review panels and advisory committees in the US and Europe. He is founding editor of Routledge’s New Problems in Philosophy series, has held visiting posts in multiple countries, and is currently co-editing The Self in Premodern Thought and writing a guidebook on Aristotle’s De Anima for Oxford.
The Cognition in Action (CIA) Lab explores the dynamic link between action and perception, the mechanisms of action planning and observation, and the brain and psychological features distinctive to joint action. Our research combines theoretical work with psychophysical and electrophysiological methods.
CIA Lab is part of the PHILAB Unit and is funded by the Department of Philosophy “Piero Martinetti” at the University of Milan under the “Department of Excellence” initiatives (2018–2022 and 2023–2027), supported by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR).
We warmly invite you to join us and share with colleagues who may be interested.
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