Raphaële Andrault – Le siège de l’âme après Descartes: quelques distinctions

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The Montreal Interuniversity Workshop in the History of Philosophy

presents

Raphaële Andrault (Princeton and ENS-Lyon)
“Le siège de l’âme après Descartes: quelques distinctions”

Tuesday, 10 November, 7-8:30 PM
Department of Philosophy of the University of Montreal
Room 307, 2910 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit

You will find the text of her presentation as an attachment to this message.

Please note: Although the text and the presentation are in French, the discussion will be in English and French, and summaries will be provided to anyone who does not understand anything in either language. We strongly encourage English and French participation, and are keen on promoting a truly bilingual forum for the history of philosophy.

To see the Fall, 2009 program for the MIWHP, please click here:

 

http://www.jehsmith.com/philosophy/2009/09/miwhp-simhp-programme-200910.html

For more information, please contact:

Daniel Dumouchel (daniel.dumouchel@umontreal.ca)

Carlos Fraenkel (carlos.fraenkel@mcgill.ca) (on leave 2009-10)
Sara Magrin (magrin.sara@uqam.ca)
Dario Perinettii (perinetti.dario@uqam.ca)
Justin Smith (justismi@alcor.concordia.ca)

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Le Séminaire interuniversitaire de Montréal en histoire de la philosophie

a le plaisir de vous annoncer:

 

Raphaële Andrault (Princeton et ENS-Lyon)
“Le siège de l’âme après Descartes: quelques distinctions”

Mardi, 10 novembre, 19h-20h30

Département de Philosophie de l’université de Montréal

Salle 307, 2910 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit

 

Vous trouverez le texte de sa communication en fichier joint.

Pour voir le programme du SIMHP pour l’automne 2009, veuillez cliquer ici:

http://www.jehsmith.com/philosophy/2009/09/miwhp-simhp-programme-200910.html

Pour plus d’informations, veuillez contacter:

 

Daniel Dumouchel (daniel.dumouchel@umontreal.ca

Carlos Fraenkel (carlos.fraenkel@mcgill.ca) (en sabbatique 2009-10)

Sara Magrin (magrin.sara@uqam.ca)
Dario Perinettii (perinetti.dario@uqam.ca)
Justin Smith (justismi@alcor.concordia.ca)

Texte de la communication – Workshop text:

Andrault-Montral

 

Sara Magrin – Lectures anciennes du Thééthète : la psychologie du cheval de bois

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[English follows.]

Sara Magrin (UQÀM)
« Lectures anciennes du Thééthète : la psychologie du cheval de bois »
Jeudi 12 novembre, 14h00
Local 422, 2910 boul. Édouard-Montpetit. (Indications pour s’y rendre : http://tr.im/philoudem)

Vous êtes cordialement invité-e à assister à cet événement organisé par le département de philosophie de l’Université de Montréal.

Ouvert à tous et à toutes. Merci de faire suivre ce message aux étudiant-e-s / collègues potentiellement intéressé-e-s.

Nous vous invitons également à consulter notre programmation d’événements : http://tr.im/confudem

Pour tout autre renseignement sur les conférences en philosophie à l’Université de Montréal, veuillez contacter David Piché (david.piche@umontreal.ca). Pour modifier votre inscription à cette liste, veuillez contacter Iain Macdonald (iain.macdonald@umontreal.ca).

Au plaisir !

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You are cordially invited to the above-mentioned event organized by the Department of Philosophy of the Université de Montréal.

All are welcome! Please feel free to forward this message to interested students and colleagues.

(Directions available here: http://tr.im/philoudem)

Also, please have a look at our calendar of events to see what’s coming up: http://tr.im/confudem

If you have questions regarding this or other philosophical events at the Université de Montréal, please contact Prof. David Piché (david.piche@umontreal.ca). To add or remove a name from this list, please contact Prof. Iain Macdonald (iain.macdonald@umontreal.ca).

Hope to see you there!

Paolo Fait – Thought as calculus in Aristotle’s Sophistical Refutations

Le département de philosophie de l’UQAM présente:

Paolo Fait (McGill/Université de Padue)
“Thought as calculus in Aristotle’s Sophistical Refutations”

Vedredi, 13 novembre 2009, 11h-13h
Salle W-5215

Craig Martin on the Legacy of Aristotle’s Meteorology in the Renaissance

The McGill Colloquium Series in the History and Philosophy of Science and the Montreal Interuniversity Workshop in the History of Philosophy are pleased to co-present:

Friday 6 November, 3pm,

Craig Martin (Oakland University)

Analogy and Experience in Renaissance Meteorology

Social Studies of Medicine Building (either room 101 or 102),
McGill University

3647 rue Peel (above Dr Penfield).

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For more information, please contact:

Nicholas Dew (nicholas.dew@mcgill.ca)
Justin Smith (justismi@alcor.concordia.ca

CFP: Gnosis

Call for Papers: Gnosis – Journal of Philosophy

Deadline: December 18th, 2009

GNOSIS is a journal of philosophy published by graduate students under
the auspices of the Department of Philosophy at Concordia University
located in Montreal Quebec. Gnosis was founded in 1973, and has provided
students with an opportunity to gain exposure of their work in the
public sphere. Most submissions to our journal are usually by graduate
students, but exceptional undergraduate work is also welcomed. We follow
a double blind peer-review procedure to ensure fair, and anonymous
assessment of all submissions. Gnosis is committed to maintaining a high
standard of philosophical rigor and quality with our publications.

GNOSIS is interested in publishing articles across the whole range of
philosophical topics and positions. Please provide a short abstract
(between 150-400 words) along with your submitted paper (no set limit,
but submissions under 7000 words are preferable). The abstract should
not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references, and
should be attached to the beginning of your article. We will also be
accepting book reviews (2000 word maximum) for books published within
the last year.

Please click here to see submission guidelines:

http://alcor.concordia.ca/~gnosis/Gnosis/Guidelines/Guidelines.pdf

If you are submitting by mail:

- Please include on a covering page only: your full name, address,
email address, title of your paper, plus word count and # of pages. In
addition, please indicate which institution you are affiliated with, and
your current level of studies (UG, MA, PhD).

- Please include both a digital version of your document (MS Word
(.doc, not .docx) or .rtf) saved on a PC-compatible diskette (the
diskette must be identified with your coordinates); and a hard copy of
your paper.

If you are submitting by email:

- Please include: your full name, address, email address, title of
your paper, plus word count and # of pages on a separate title page
antecedent the rest of the article.

- Your article must be emailed as either a MS Word Document (.doc,
not .docx), or a .rtf file attachment.

- Please send all submissions to gnosis@alcor.concordia.ca, with
“Gnosis Submission” in the subject line.

All submissions received after the December 18th deadline will be
considered for the subsequent issue.

All manuscripts and correspondence must be sent to:

GNOSIS

Concordia University, Philosophy Department

1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West

Montreal (Quebec) Canada

H3G 1M8

We are sorry, but Gnosis cannot be responsible for any documents are
lost in transit.

For any further information, please send an email to:
gnosis@alcor.concordia.ca

For previous issues of Gnosis visit our website:
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~gnosis/Gnosis/index.html

–
Charles Ng
Gnosis Editor-in-Chief
GPSA Treasurer
Concordia University, MA Philosophy
Philosophy Department
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montreal QC, Canada
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CFP : Dimensions of the Self

*** CALL FOR PAPERS ***

Dimensions of the Self
McGill Philosophy Colloquium
January 2010

The McGill Philosophy Workshop invites papers from philosophy
undergraduates, graduate students and faculty for a one day conference on dimensions of the self. Papers and commentaries could explore:

sources and origin(s) of the self
the normative dimensions of autonomy and agency
collective responsibility and the collective dimensions of self hood
language and the origin(s) of the self
moral concepts and the self
temporality and the boundaries of selfhood
embodiment and agency
moral characteristics of personal identity
self identity and cultural identity
self identity and nationalism
self identity and gender
neuroscience and models of the self
memory and the self
imagination and the self
improvisation as a model of a socially constituted self

The conference will include afternoon workshops starting with a panel  session and followed by a 45 minute round table discussion, and a  keynote speaker in the morning.

Panel Session

The sessions will be lead by teams of 3-4 presenters, each giving a
10-15 minute paper on a common sub theme. Longer versions of the papers may be made available.

Roundtable Discussion

Following the panel presentations there will be a round table  discussion on the papers that will include prepared comments as well  as a lively discussion including all members of the audience. Prepared  comments should be limited to 5 minute presentations.

Submission Deadlines

Abstract proposals of 300 words are invited from undergraduates,  graduate students and faculty by December 1 2009. Complete papers should be submitted by January 3 2010. Please contact us if you are willing to give a commentary on a paper.

Contacts: Prof. Susan-Judith Hoffman (susan.hoffmann@mcgill.ca), Shiloh Whitney (shiloh.whitney@mail.mcgill.ca) or Yvan Tétreault (yvan.tetreault@mail.mcgill.ca).

 

Michael Blome-Tillmann – Presuppositions and the Semantics of Definite Descriptions

 

You are cordially invited to attend a McGill Philosophy Workshop presented by Michael Blome-Tillmann this coming Monday, November 2, at 1:30pm in Leacock 927.

Michael Blome-Tillmann
Presuppositions and the Semantics of Definite Descriptions

The paper argues that definite descriptions are existentially quantified noun phrases and that sentences containing definite descriptions carry semantic presuppositions.

André Habib – La cinéphilie à l’épreuve du temps : expérience, technologie et mélancolie

La cinéphilie à l’épreuve du temps : expérience, technologie et mélancolie

André Habib (études cinématographiques, Université de Montréal)

Hi,

Bonjour,

Après la présentation très appréciée de Marc Fursteneau la semaine dernière, c’est au tour d’André Habib (Études cinématographiques, UdM) de venir entretenir les membres des Ateliers Montréalais de Réflexions sur l’Art et l’Esthétique de cinéma et des passions qu’il soulève. Sa présentation, intitulée La cinéphilie à l’épreuve du temps : expérience, technologie et mélancolie aura lieu jeudi le 5 novembre à 20h dans la salle 404 du Thomson House (3650 McTavish).

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After Marc Fursteneau’s much appreciated presentation last week, it is now André Habib’s turn to enlighten the Montreal Reflections on Art and Aesthetics Workshop members on cinema and the passions it gives rise to. His talk, entitled La cinéphilie à l’épreuve du temps : expérience, technologie et mélancolie will take place this November 5th at 8pm in room 404 of the Thomson House (3650 McTavish).

Hoping to see you there,

Avec l’espoir de vous y voir,

Olivier Mathieu

Mitia Rioux-Beaulne – La communication des passions chez Malebranche et Diderot

*Le Séminaire interuniversitaire de Montréal en histoire de la philosophie*

a le plaisir de vous annoncer:

Mitia Rioux-Beaulne (université d’Ottawa)
“La communication des passions chez Malebranche et Diderot”

Mardi, 27 octobre, 19h-20h30
Département de Philosophie, université de Montréal
2910 boul. Édouard-Montpetit

Vous trouverez le texte de sa conférence en fichier joint.

Pour voir le programme du SIMHP pour l’automne 2009, veuillez cliquer ici:

http://www.jehsmith.com/philosophy/2009/09/miwhp-simhp-programme-200910.html

Pour plus d’informations, veuillez contacter:

Daniel Dumouchel (daniel.dumouchel@umontreal.ca
Carlos Fraenkel (carlos.fraenkel@mcgill.ca) (en sabbatique 2009-10)
Sara Magrin (magrin.sara@uqam.ca)
Dario Perinettii (perinetti.dario@uqam.ca) (en sabbatique 2009-10)
Justin Smith (justismi@alcor.concordia.ca)

**

*The Montreal Interuniversity Workshop in the History of Philosophy

presents

Mitia Rioux-Beaulne (University of Ottawa)
“La communication des passions chez Malebranche et Diderot”
Tuesday, 27 October, 7-8:30 PM
Department of Philosophy, université de Montréal
2910 Blvd. Édouard-Monpetit

You will find the text of his presentation as an attachment to this message.

To see the Fall, 2009 program for the MIWHP, please click here:

http://www.jehsmith.com/philosophy/2009/09/miwhp-simhp-programme-200910.html

For more information, please contact:

Daniel Dumouchel (daniel.dumouchel@umontreal.ca)<daniel.dumouchel@umontreal.ca>
Carlos Fraenkel (carlos.fraenkel@mcgill.ca) (on leave 2009-10)
Sara Magrin (magrin.sara@uqam.ca)
Dario Perinettii (perinetti.dario@uqam.ca) (on leave 2009-10)
Justin Smith (justismi@alcor.concordia.ca)

Brian Redekopp – Husserl and Davidson on the Singularity of the World

McGill Philosophy Workshop

Brian Redekopp
Husserl and Davidson on the Singularity of the World

A common idea in philosophy since Kant is that the world is a function of the conceptual organization of something given. This gives rise to the idea that there could be, or perhaps even are, conceptual schemes so different as to yield different worlds. In this talk I consider arguments from Davidson and Husserl that there can only be one world. Whereas Davidson proceeds by arguing that the idea of a conceptual scheme is incoherent, Husserl accepts the idea, arguing instead that conceptual schemes are necessarily unified by a common intentional orientation towards a single world. Both philosophers employ a transcendental approach-they both attempt to show that the nature of understanding is such that we are implicitly committed to the singularity of the world. My central concern in reflecting on their arguments will be the limitations of such an approach.

Wednesday, October 28 at 11am in Leacock 927.