MAP: Don’t Miss the Deadline
by kumru.akdogan＠usi.ch
The list of courses of the Master in Philosophy (MAP) at the University of Italian Switzerland (USI) for the next academic year is now online! https://www.usi.ch/en/feeds/24705
The MAP is research-oriented and has a strong focus on Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Logic and Philosophy of Physics with:
- Small interactive classes with K. Fine, K. Koslicki, Ø. Linnebo, A. Marmodoro, T. Maudlin, B. Nanay, T. Sattig, A. Varzi, T. Williamson, and many others<https://www.usi.ch/en/education/master/philosophy/professors>
- Individual tutors for regular meetings, feedback, and academic guidance
- A study plan specifically structured to prepare students for their future PhD applications
- Generous merit-based scholarships and student assistant positions
Applications to the MAP<https://www.usi.ch/en/education/master/philosophy/application> are open until the 30th of June for EU students!
Find out more about the MAP: http://www.usi.ch/map
More about the application procedure: https://www.usi.ch/en/education/master/philosophy/application
Reach us: map(a)usi.ch<mailto:map@usi.ch>
10 months, 2 weeks
Lugano Philosophy Colloquia. June 2
by kumru.akdogan＠usi.ch
We are pleased to announce that on Friday June 2 at 18:00 (CET), Achille Varzi (Columbia University) will give the talk 'Sartrean Experiences and Absence Perception' as part of the Lugano Philosophy Colloquia.
This hybrid talk will take place in Room SI-003 Black Building (USI West Campus) and online via Zoom. If you are interested in joining it online, please write to amm.map(a)usi.ch<mailto:amm.map@usi.ch>
Here is the abstract of the talk:
Can we really perceive absences? Sartre tells us that when he arrived late for his appointment at the café, he saw the absence of his friend Pierre. Is that really what he saw? Where was it, exactly? How did Sartre manage to see it? Why did Sartre not see the absence of other people who weren’t there? Why did other people who were there not see the absence of Pierre? The perception of absences gives rise to a host of conundrums and is constantly on the verge of conceptual confusion.
Here I focus on the need to be clear about four sorts of distinctions: (i) the difference between perceiving an absence and perceiving something that is absent; (ii) the difference between perceiving an absence and an absence of perceiving; (iii) the difference between perceiving an absence and perceiving something as an absence; and (iv) the difference between perceiving an absence and perceiving that something is absent. I conclude by stressing the need for a fifth, crucial distinction: the difference between the perception of an absence and an absence perception.
For more information: https://www.usi.ch/en/feeds/24839
11 months