Symposium Theme: Constructive Engagement of Time: 10th April 2010 (Saturday) Place: Conference Room 285, Engineering Building, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, USA The Center for Comparative Philosophy (CCP) at San Jose State University, California, USA,
Theme: The theme of the 2010 Term of the CCP’s Workshop/Conference Series is the constructive The exploration of the relation between the two is not new. What is expected to distinguish · Both ‘analytic’ and ‘Continental’ approaches are understood broadly: they are viewed neither merely as two local movements within the Western tradition only nor as orientations that are conceptually or intrinsically related to Western philosophy alone. Rather, though having historically developed in the Western tradition, they are understood as two general styles or orientations of doing philosophy in treating many issues and topics, whose strands and elements may manifest themselves in other philosophical traditions via distinctive resources and in philosophically interesting ways. Their engagement for the sake of mutual understanding and joint contribution to the common philosophical enterprise in such a broader setting is thus the due concern of comparative philosophy. In this way, it is encouraged that the contributions to the constructive engagement between the two are made also in terms of the relevant resources (if any) from other philosophical traditions. · The purpose of this symposium well fits the general strategic “constructive-engagement” goal of comparative philosophy: to explore how, via reflective criticism and self-criticism, distinct modes of thinking, methodological approaches, visions, substantial points of view, or conceptual and explanatory resources (in this case, analytic approach and Continental approach) from different philosophical traditions and/or from different styles/orientations of doing philosophy, can learn from each other and jointly contribute to the common philosophical enterprise and a series of issues and topics of philosophical significance. This symposium is to provide a forum for critical-discussion and an effective channel for the purpose of the constructive engagement of analytic and Continental approaches in philosophy as characterized above. The speakers include (by the alphabetic order of the last names): Hubert Dreyfus (Professor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley)
Symposium Program* April 10, Saturday Morning 9:00-9:30 Opening Session: From the Vantage Point of Comparative Philosophy Rita Manning (Chair, Philosophy Department, SJSU): Opening Remarks Bo Mou (CCP Director, SJSU): “Symposium Theme Introduction: When Quine/Lewis, Heidegger, and Lao Zi Have a Get-together on Being….” 9:30-10:20 Session I: Joint Concerns of Analytic and Continental Approaches Chair: Karin Brown (San Jose State University) Speaker: Paul Livingston (University of New Mexico): “The Origin of Language and the Aporia of Sense: Quine and Heidegger” 10:20-10:30: Break 10:30-11:40 Session II: Feature Talk Chair: Purushottama Bilimoria (Deakin/Melbourne University and UC-Berkeley) Speaker: Richard Tieszen (San Jose State University): “The Place of Science in Continental and Analytic Philosophy” 11:40-11:50: Break 11:50-13:00 Session III: Feature Talk Chair: Mohammad Azadpur (San Francisco State University): Speaker: Dagfinn Follesdal (Stanford University): “Quine and Husserl”
13:00-13:50 Lunch
April 10, Saturday Afternoon 13:50-15:00 Session IV: Feature Talk Chair: Tom Leddy (San Jose State University) Speaker: John Searle (University of California at Berkeley): “The Background” 15:00-15:10: Break 15:10-16:20 Session V: Feature Talk Chair: Anand Vaidya (San Jose State University) Speaker: Hubert Dreyfus (University of California at Berkeley) “McDowell vs Merleau-Ponty: The Pseudo-Problem of Relating Mind and World” 16:20-16:30: Break 16:30-18:10 Session VI Phenomenology, Cognitive Science and Mathematics Chair: Carlos Sanchez (San Jose State University) 16:30-17:20 17:20-18:10 18:10-18:20 Richard Tieszen: Closing Remarks
[* The above program, as given on 23rd March 2010, may be further updated.]
· All are welcome to attend the conference · Coffee/refreshments and lunch will be served · Registration fee: $15 (no registration fee for SJSU faculty and students)
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