Episteme - the Epistemology
research group in Geneva
Workshop: The Epistemology of Perception
Geneva, November 12th-13th 2009
Programme FNS Perceptual Warrant, Entitlement and A Priori Knowledge
Invited speakers:: Alan Millar (Stirling), Adrian Haddock (Stirling),
Matthew Kennedy (Nottingham),
Martine Nida-Rümelin (Fribourg),
Jérôme Dokic (Institut Jean-Nicod),
Santiago Echeverri (Institut Jean-Nicod).
The workshop is organised by Pascal Engel and Ariel Cecchi and Episteme within the FNS project
Perceptual Warrant, Entitlement and A Priori Knowledge.
Attendance is free and everybody is welcome.
Programme
Thursday 12 November, afternoon
- 14h15-15h45, Alan Millar (Stirling), Perceptual Knowledge and Justified Belief,
(la conférence se fait dans le cadre du séminaire de Master d'Epistémologie de P. Engel). - Coffee Break
- 16h00-17h20, Martine Nida-Rümelin (Fribourg), Knowledge about the Phenomenal Character of One's Own Perceptual Experience
- 17h30-18h50, Jérôme Dokic (Institut Jean-Nicod), On the Apparent Immediacy of Perceptual Judgments
Friday 13 November, morning
- 9h00-10h20, Adrian Haddock (Stirling), Perceptual Knowledge and Sensible Intuition
- 10h30-11h50, Matthew Kennedy (Nottingham), Naive Realism, Evidence, and Epistemic Justification
- Coffee Break
- 12h20-13h40, Santiago Echeverri (Institut Jean-Nicod), Belief Revision in the Light of Experience
Venue
All talks will take place at Uni Bastions, 5 rue de Candolle, University of Geneva
Thursday 12 November, 14h15-15h45, room B108; 16h00-18h50, room B107 (1st floor)
Friday 13 November, 09h00-13h40, room B216 (2nd floor) [ map ], first floor.
To get there from the airport, the simplest and quickest way is to take a train. Follow the sign "Geneve - Centre" at the airport train station and take any train, they all trains stop at the main train station (first stop). Then take the tram as indicated below. (40 min, ticket 3 CHF or 2eur to be bought at the airport train station. The ticket covers the tram journey as well.)
To get there from the train station, take trams 13 or 15 direction Palettes to Plainpalais. (10 mins, ticket 3 CHF or 2eur to be bought at the tram stop.)
To move around in Geneva, the simplest way by far is to use public transportation - and if you have booked an hotel in Geneva, they have to provide you with a free day pass for all public transportation, do not forget to ask for it. The public transport company (TPG) have a useful route planner.The locations of the bus and tramway stops around the department and the main university building (Bastions) are indicated on the following plan, which is downloadable as gif, pdf and jpg (courtesy eidos!).
Accomodation
Here is a list of nearby hotels that you might find useful.
Further information
For further information please contact Ariel Cecchi.