The Department of Philosophy at CEU cordially invites you to its
10th Anniversary Conference titled
Ten Years of Philosophy at Central European University
January 27-28, 2011
Conference Schedule:
Thursday, 27 January, 2011
In front of Popper room (Nádor 9 building - 1st floor)
12:30 PM - coffee
Popper room (Nádor 9 building - 1st floor room 102)
1.00 PM -1.15 PM
Introductory remarks – Katalin Farkas, Pro-Rector, Professor of Philosophy, Former Head of CEU Philosophy Department
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Dominik Perler (Institut für Philosophie Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
'Spinoza on Skepticism'
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Barry Loewer (Rutgers University)
`Boltzmann Brains and other Epistemological Catastrophies`
AUDITORIUM (Nádor 9 building - ground-floor)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Ronald Dworkin (New York University)
Popper room, Gellner room (Nádor 9 building - 1st floor room 102,103)
6.45 PM – 8.00 PM Reception
Friday, 28 January, 2011
In front of the Popper room (Nádor 9 building - 1st floor)
9:30 AM - coffee
Popper room (Nádor 9 building - 1st floor room 102)
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Tim Crane (University of Cambridge)
`What is the difference between existing and not existing?`
11.45 AM - 1:15 PM
Ferenc Huoranszki (Central European University)
`The Reality of Nominal Essences`
Break
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Brad Inwood (University of Toronto)
`What can we still learn from Aristotelian ethics?’
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Dan Sperber (Jean Nicod Institute / CEU )
`Epistemic vigilance in cognition, communication and society`
Online registration is closed, as we cannot guarantee seats in the Auditorium anymore. However, you may wish to follow the lecture on the screen in front of the Auditorium.