REMINDER:
The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to its
talk of 2015 (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series)
by
Ferenc Huoranszki (CEU Department of Philosophy)
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 17:00-18:30
Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Frankel Leó út 30-34.,
Room G15
The Issue about Dispositions
Most of us think that some objects are fragile, some chemicals are
poisonous, and some people are honest. But philosophers, or at least
some of them, find such claims puzzling. The reason why they find them
puzzling is that being fragile, being poisonous, and being honest are
dispositional predicates. In this talk I shall tell a story about why
many philosophers from the early 20th century on have found the
ascription of dispositions puzzling, and how some have attempted to
resolve that puzzle. I shall also briefly indicate which significance,
if any, such debates might have to empirical research concerning the
micro-foundation of macroscopic behavior.
- See more at:
http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/events/2015-02-25/departmental-colloquium-f…
We're looking forward to see you there (Frankel Leo u. 30-34) !
Cognitive Science Events at CEU:
http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events
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