Ten Lectures in Philosophy
Irving Singer
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Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Contact: Irving Singer, E39-351, 253-2649, bis@mit.edu
Sponsor: Linguistics and Philosophy
How Can There Fail to be a Fact of the Matter About What Exists?
Stephen Yablo
Wed Jan 8, 02-04:00pm, E51-145
Consciousness and the Self
Alex Byrne
Thu Jan 9, 02-04:00pm, E51-145
The Analytic Theory of the A Priori
Iris Einheuser
Wed Jan 15, 02-04:00pm, E51-145
The Cinematic Philosophy of Jean Renoir, with Illustrations
Irving Singer
While Orson Welles called Jean Renoir "the greatest of all directors," Renoir is less well-known for his theoretical writings about his work. Professor Singer will explore Renoir's carefully formulated ideas about the meanings that underlie his varied techniques and about the nature of creativity in general. In addition, there will be film clips from Renoir's movies.
Fri Jan 17, 02-04:00pm, 1-390
Language Games: Strategic Reasoning in the Interpretation of Speech
Robert Stalnaker
Tue Jan 21, 02-04:00pm, E51-145
Reality Schmeality: Life in The Matrix
Roxanne Fay and Adam Elga
After we screen the the phenomenal (pun intended) Sci-Fi action thriller, The Matrix, join us for a two part philosophical discussion about Neo's world:
Part I: Why Neo was too confident that he'd escaped the Matrix
Part II: Why Neo should care about escaping the Matrix
Wed Jan 22, 01-05:00pm, 4-370
Pleasure, Emotion, Morality: Integrating Affective Neuroscience with Moral Philosophy
Leonard Katz
Thu Jan 23, 02-04:00pm, E51-145
The Argument from Illusion
James John
Mon Jan 27, 02-04:00pm, E51-145
Scientific Rationality and Unavoidable Dogmatism
Ned Hall
Tue Jan 28, 02-04:00pm, E51-145
Time Travel in the Gödel Universe
Peter Koellner
Wed Jan 29, 02-04:00pm, E51-145
Latest update: 09-Jan-2003
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