Apperception and Dark Representations (A. Brook)

Conférence | Talk

Andrew Brook

(Carleton University)

Apperception and Dark Representations

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I will explore two puzzles about Kant’s various treatments of apperception in the two editions of CPR and what is usually called in English obscure representations [Dunkeler Vorstellungen]. Dunkeler Vorstellungen are representations “of which one is not conscious” (25:480). (‘Dark’, the literal meaning of ‘Dunkel’, would be a better translation than ‘obscure’ – the representations in question are more than obscure; we are not conscious of them at all.) The two puzzles: 1. Given that Kant was fully aware that we have representations of which we are not conscious, why did he tie apperception to conscious representations exclusively? 2. Given that Kant discusses dark representations about a dozen times in his popular works, why did he hardly mention them in his serious philosophical/psychological works? The two puzzles are linked.

Friday, October 16th, 2015

11:30pm

Carleton University

Loeb Building

Room B146

Kant and Einstein on the Causal Order of Time (D. Hyder)

Conférence | Lecture

David Hyder

(University of Ottawa)

Kant and Einstein on the Causal Order of Time

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Source : Wikipedia

Friday, October 16th, 2015

3:00pm

University of Ottawa

Desmarais Hall (55, Laurier East)

Room 8161

Religion rebelle | Rebellous Religion : Pier Paolo Pasolini

Actualité de Malebranche

Date : 8-9 décembre 2015 | December 8th-9th, 2015

Location : Collège universitaire dominicain | Dominican University College

                 Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa

Organisé conjointement par le Collège universitaire dominicain et l'université d'Ottawa, le colloque "Actualité de Malebranche", trois cents ans après sa mort, invite autant des réflexions sur la pertinence proprement philosophique de Malebranche aujourd'hui que des relectures de Malebranche par les historiens de la philosophie pour comprendre les enjeux qui structurent son corpus et ont marqué les philosophes de son époque et ceux qui hantent sa "postérité".

"Malebranche Today" is jointly organized by Dominican University College and the University of Ottawa on the occasion of the 300 anniversary of the death of Nicolas Malebranche. The Symposium invites reflections on the philosophical relevance of Malebranche today, as well as readings of Malebranche by historians of philosophy in order to help our understanding of the issues structuring his corpus as well as influencing the philosophers of Malebranche's era and those of his posterity.

Appel à communication | Call for Papers

Exposés autour de 30 minutes | presentations of 30 minutes

Date limite : 10 novembre 2015 | Deadline for submitting abstract : November 10th, 2015

Envoyer à mriouxbe@uottawa.ca | send abstracts to : mriouxbe@uottawa.ca

Organisateurs

Maxime Allard (Collège universitaire dominicain)

Delphine Antoine-Mahut (École Normale Supérieure de Lyon)

Mitia Rioux-Beaulne (Université d'Ottawa)

Conceptions of Justice, Contemporary and Historical

Conceptions of Justice, Contemporary and Historical

Faculty of Social Science, University of Ottawa

Friday Oct. 2, 2015

FSS Hall, Room 5028

Session One 9-12

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Prof. WU Xiangdong, dean of School of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University

“Multidimensional Standards of Value Evaluation”

Prof. ZHANG Shuguang, former dean of School of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University

“Discussion of Social Justice from the Nature of Politics”

Prof. ZHOU Fan, School of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University

“Supplement to the Critique of Justice and its Discontents: Reflections on Allen Buchanan's 'Internal Criticism'”

Associate professor LUO Songtao, School of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University

“Dialectic of Life: Reflections upon Adorno's Moral Philosophy”

Dr. ZHENG Wei, School of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University

“Boundaries of Justice”

Dr. Birsen Filip, Philosophy, Univ. of Ottawa

“Wilhelm von Humboldt on Justice”

Prof. Douglas Moggach

“Freedom and Distributive Justice”

Session Two, 1-3

Prof. Sascha Maicher, School of Political Studies, TBA

Prof. FENG Ziyi, Department of Philosophy, Beijing University

“Marx's Basic View of Distributive Justice”

Prof. YANG Haifeng, Department of Philosophy, Beijing University

“The Issue of the Subject in Marx's Philosophy”

Prof. LU Kejian, School of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University

“New Family: Embryo of Communist Society”

Why Philosophy ?

Date:  Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 19:00

Location:  Dominican University College, 96 Empress Avenue, Ottawa, ON

Click here to see DUC professor Iva Apostolova explain what guests can expect at our next "Why Philosophy?" event.
Have you ever thought being a philosopher is mysterious? Perhaps difficult? Have you ever wondered what it’s really like to do philosophy 7 days a week? Then this dicussion series is for you.
Come join us for an informal, friendly chat with professor Mark Nyvlt. During the chat, Mark Nyvlt will answer several questions about his background in philosophy, why this field became a career, as well as the struggles and successes found in the philosophical life. Afterwards, members of the audience will be welcome to ask their own questions to learn more about this interesting and taxing endeavour.

Les raisons de la taxation (D. Robichaud)

Dans le cadre du Cycle annuel de conférences sur la recherche en droit de la Section de droit civil, ne manquez pas la conférence de DavidRobichaud, professeur agrégé au Département de philosophie de l'Université d'Ottawa:

Les raisons de la taxation

Le professeur Robichaud est un spécialiste d'éthique et de philosophie du droit. Docteur en philosophie de l'Université de Montréal et de l'Université catholique de Louvain, il est co-auteur du livre Penser les institutions. Les défis contemporains de la philosophie politique, publié aux Presses de l’Université Laval en 2012, 342 (avec P. Turmel et D. Anctil) ainsi que de l'ouvrage intitulé La juste part. Repenser les inégalités, la richesse et la fabrication des grille-pains disponibleici.

Cette conférence sera présentée le mardi 29 septembre 2015, de 11h30 à 13h (repas fourni), au FTX202.

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Bienvenue à tous et toutes!