Novels and Symphonies as Concrete Artifacts Ned Markosian (University of Massachusetts Amherst) 23 June 2023, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: Most philosophers take works of art such as novels and symphonies to be abstract types that are discovered rather than created by the artists […]
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Identity Labels as Tools for Building Agency Carolina Flores (University of California, Irvine) 23 June 2023, 11:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: Identity labels (‘mother’, ‘non-binary’, ‘BIPOC’, ‘queer’) are pervasively used. At the same time, their use makes many people uncomfortable. Identity labels […]
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Graduate students or early career researchers (within three years of receiving a doctoral degree) are invited to apply for the 6th PLM Masterclass, to be held at the Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon, on 23–24 November 2023. The Masterclass will be devoted to the work of Professor Elisabeth Pacherie (Institut Jean Nicod). 8–10 participants […]
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Emotions Embodied: Old Debates and New Frontiers Jesse Prinz (CUNY Graduate Center) 9 June 2023, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: Historically, the central debates about emotions concerned the role of cognition: are emotions thoughts of some kind or can they arise without […]
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Are Emotions Epistemically Redundant? Laura Silva (Université Laval) 2 June 2023, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: Debate regarding the epistemic role of emotions focusses on whether emotions can provide justification for evaluative beliefs. A prevalent objection to the view that emotions can […]
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Filipe Campello Federal University of Pernambuco O que vem depois das críticas decoloniais? 30 May 2022, 17h00 (Lisbon Summer Time — GMT+1) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon Abstract O papel de experiências subjetivas e emoções na crítica social não é imune […]
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Adriana Veríssimo-Serrão Praxis-CFUL | University of Lisbon Mundo da Vida e Vida da Técnica: A Tragédia da Cultura Moderna segundo Georg Simmel 23 May 2023, 17h00 (Lisbon Summer Time — GMT+1) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon Resumo Georg Simmel (1858-1918) terá […]
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How to Understand Nonsense? A Riddle Krystian Bogucki (Polish Academy of Sciences) 19 May 2023, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: Typically, if I understand a sentence, then it expresses a proposition that I entertain. Nonsensical sentences don’t express propositions, but there are contexts […]
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Marco Damonte University of Genova Gardens, Landscapes and “Green Spaces”: From Aesthetic Contemplation To Hedonistic Desperation In Assunto’s Anthropological Thought 16 May 2023, 17h00 (Lisbon Summer Time — GMT+1) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon Abstract The renewed ecological sensibility and the […]
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Interest and Curiosity as the Affective Springs of Inquiry: The ‘Chiaroscuro’ Epistemic Emotions Federico Lauria (LanCog, Centre of Philosophy, University of Lisbon) 12 May 2023, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) Abstract: Interest and curiosity motivate exploration and inquiry. How are we to understand […]
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