Speculative Realism
Ray Brassier
A One-Day Workshop
1–7pm, Friday 27 April 2007
Ben Pimlott Lecture Theatre
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, London SE14 6NW
Participants: Ray Brassier (Middlesex), Iain Hamilton Grant (UWE), Graham
Harman (American University in Cairo), Quentin Meillassoux (Ecole Normale
Supérieure)
Contemporary 'continental' philosophy often prides itself on having
overcome the age-old metaphysical battles between realism and idealism.
Subject-object dualism, whose repudiation has turned into a conditioned
reflex of contemporary theory, has supposedly been destroyed by the
critique of representation and supplanted by various ways of thinking the
fundamental correlation between thought and world.
But perhaps this anti-representational (or 'correlationist') consensus –
which exceeds philosophy proper and thrives in many domains of the
humanities and the social sciences – hides a deeper and more insidious
idealism. Is realism really so 'naïve'? And is the widespread dismissal of
representation and objectivity the radical, critical stance it so often
claims to be?
This workshop will bring together four philosophers whose work, although
shaped by different concerns, questions some of the basic tenets of a
'continental' orthodoxy while eschewing the reactionary prejudices of
common-sense. Speculative realism is not a doctrine but the umbrella term
for a variety of research programmes committed to upholding the autonomy
of reality, whether in the name of transcendental physicalism,
object-oriented philosophy, or abstract materialism, against the
depredations of anthropocentrism.
The workshop will be held under the auspices of the Centre for the Study
of Invention and Social Process at Goldsmiths and chaired by Alberto
Toscano (Sociology, Goldsmiths). It is co-sponsored by the journal
COLLAPSE. Relevant articles by the four speakers will be posted on the
CSISP website in advance in order to facilitate debate.
Schedule
1-1.15 Welcome
1.15-2.30 Ray Brassier
2.30-3.45 Iain Hamilton Grant
3.45-4.15 Break
4.15-5.30 Graham Harman
5.30-7.00 Quentin Meillassoux
7.00-8.00 Drinks
ATTENDANCE IS FREE BUT PLEASE REGISTER BEFOREHAND BY EMAILING
a.to...@gold.ac.uk
Natalie Warner
Research Administrator
Centre for the Study of Invention and Social Process (CSISP)
Department of Sociology
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
London
SE14 6NW
Tel: +44 (0)20 7919 7731
Fax: +44 (0)20 7919 7713
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Other philosophical resources on the Web can be found at http://www.liv.ac.uk/pal.
Prof Golam Dastagir
10 am - 4pm, 4th April 2007
TSC, University of Dhaka
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Philosophical Association is going to hold a one day seminar on 4th April 2007 at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The theme of the seminar is 'Philosophy of Education in Bangladesh'.
No registration fee
Local hospitality (food & lodging)
No travel grant
Speakers: Prof Aminul Islam, Prof Abdul Matin, Prof Golam Dastagir, Prof Azizunnahar Islam, and so on.
Golam Dastagir
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Golam Dastagir (Ph.D, England)
Professor
Dept of Philosophy
JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY
Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Vice President
Bangladesh Philosophical Association
Secretary General
Asian Conference of Religions for Peace (ACRP), Bangladesh
Ex-Chairman, Dept of Philosophy, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
Tel: (880-2) 9131919
Mobile: (88) 01715-032663
Fax: (880-2) 8819566; 7708069
Email: dasta...@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.dastagir.info/
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it." - Karl Marx, Theses on Feuerbach
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Danny Frederick
practical syllogism?
I have come across numerous references to what Aristotle says, but none of
them cite the work or passage in which Aristotle's discussion can be found.
I assumed it must be the Prior or Posterior Analytics; but having located
them on the internet and searched for 'practical', 'act', 'action', etc., I
turned up nothing relevant.
Oh, and I've done a couple of Google searches too.
Replies offlist, please.
Thank you.
Danny
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