In preparation for the Exploring the Mind’s Eye interdisciplinary conference, which will take place on October 25-26 at Bilkent, we will have a reading group on imagination and mental imagery where we will discuss some papers by the conference speakers. We will have three sessions this summer, and we will continue in late September. The readings (which might be adjusted based on the participants’ suggestions) for the summer sessions are as follows:
Session 1: June 18, Tuesday, 15:00-16:30, H-355
- Kind, Amy (2001). Putting the image back in imagination. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 62 (1):85-110.
- Zeman A, Dewar M, Della Sala S. (2015) Lives without imagery – Congenital aphantasia. Cortex 73.
- Zeman A, Dewar M, Della Sala S. (2016) Reflections on aphantasia. Cortex 74.
Session 2: July 2, Tuesday, 15:00-16:30, H-355
- Nanay, Bence (2015). Perceptual content and the content of mental imagery. Philosophical Studies 172 (7):1723-1736.
- Zeman A. et al. (2010) Loss of imagery phenomenology with intact visuo-spatial task performance: A case of ‘blind imagination’ Neuropsychologia Volume 48, Issue 1, Pages 145-155
Session 3: July 16, Tuesday, 15:00-16:30, H-355
- Papineau, David (2011). What Exactly is the Explanatory Gap? Philosophia 39 (1):5-19.
If you are interested in joining the reading group, please contact Tufan Kıymaz.
Organized by the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Group at Bilkent University.