Announcement: Philosophers' Guild Colloquium Series (FINAL CALL!)
John Yurchesyn
Hello fellow students,
Once again, the Philosophers' Guild would like to remind you all about the introduction our very own colloquium series which will exclusively feature guest lectures by the professors affiliated with the GSU Department of Philosophy. The main idea behind the formation of our colloquium series is to provide a venue in which the professors at the GSU Department of Philosophy can come forth and present their current ideas and research to those who are interested. We feel that such talks will be a great opportunity for those of us who share an intense interest in philosophy to gain exposure to the scholarly work currently being done by our very own professors. The colloquium series will be open to all GSU undergraduates, graduates, and faculty and we hope to feature roughly two guest speakers per semester.
As mentioned before, our first guest talk will be held on Tuesday, March 16th at 3:00 PM in the conference room at the philosophy department. The department's newest member, Dr. Daniel Weiskopf, will give a presentation entitled "The Space of Concepts", which will feature material from a book on concepts that Dr. Weiskopf is currently working on. In an attempt to give those who are interested in attending a preview of the event, Dr. Weiskopf has sent me the following abstract:
'Explanations in cognitive science often rely on a distinction between conceptual and perceptual representations (concepts and percepts). There are three possible ways to draw this crucial distinction, relying on differences in representational format, content, and functional role. I argue that the distinction is not to be drawn along the lines laid down by format or content, but rather should be explained in functional terms. I focus in particular on one functional distinction between percepts and concepts, namely the fact that concepts are subject to a set of inferential dispositions that treat them as partial, fallible ways of capturing information about an object or category. As a consequence, concepts are revisable in the face of further information in a way that percepts aren’t. This openness to revision and correction characterizes the space of concepts, as distinct from the space of percepts.'
As stated above, this event is open to all GSU undergrads, grads, and faculty and pizza and refreshments will be served at the event. If any of you have specific questions regarding this event feel free to contact me at jmyurc...@student.gsu.edu or jmyur...@gmail.com. We hope to see you all soon!
Thanks,
John Michael Yurchesyn
President of the GSU Philosophers' Guild
or
Jamie Bernhardt
Vice-President of the GSU Philosophers' Guild
or
Counsel McCullen
Treasurer of the GSU Philosophers' Guild
or
John Camacho
Secretary of the GSU Philosophers' Guild