6th International Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

6th Bilkent Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

Conference date: Saturday, November 19, 2022 (via Zoom)

To attend the conference, please register here.

Once you are registered, Zoom meeting information will be sent to you via e-mail.

 

Conference Program:

(Istanbul time, GMT+3)

You can download the printable program here.

14:00-14:05    

• Opening Speech

First Session:

14:05-14:35  

• Nicola Fresco (University of Pisa, Italy)
• Some Theoretical Virtues of Cultural Evolution and Why We Should Adopt It

14:35-15:05  

• Asiye Rana Eraslan (Ankara University, Turkey)
• The Problem of Authenticity of Artwork and Experience of Art

Second Session:

15.20-15:50  

• Tsitsiridakis Christos (National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
• Four Instances of Concealment in the Platonic Phaedrus

15.50-16:20     

• Ateş Metin (Boğaziçi University, Turkey)
• A Comparative Analysis of Wittgenstein and Quine in their Distinction of Philosophy and Science

Third Session:

16.35-17:05      

• Polina Krupinina (HSE University, Russia)          
• Reframing the Fear of Death: Consolation Philosophy of Cicero

17.05-17:35       

• Nicolas Ignacio Silva (University of Chile, Chile)
• Why the Values in Science Discussion Needs Input from Experimental Philosophy: Intuitions, Case Studies, and Social Values

17.35-17:40

• Closing Speech

 

If you have any questions, you can reach us at philstudentconf@bilkent.edu.tr

 

Organizers:

• Bilkent University Department of Philosophy
• Bilkent Philosophical Society

 

Organizing Committee:

Faculty Supervisor:

• Dr. Tufan Kıymaz (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)

Undergraduate Committee Members:

• Damla Belemir Aydın (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)
• Hasan Alparslan Bayrak (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)
• Kaan Tuncay Erdaş (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)
• Seher Işık (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)
• Serhat Sincar (Bilkent University, Department of Psychology)
• Ufuk Batuhan Yazlık (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)
• Zeynep Şahin (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)