Cognition@ILLC

Eugen Fischer (NIAS/Den Haag): The Invention of 'Secondary Qualities'. How Philosophical Pictures May Shape Abstract Reflection


Speaker: Eugen Fischer (NIAS/Den Haag)
Title: The Invention of 'Secondary Qualities'. How Philosophical Pictures May Shape Abstract Reflection
Date:
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Location: Room 001 (MFR), Philosophy Department, Vendelstraat 8, Amsterdam

Eugen Fischer, editor of the collection "Wittgenstein at Work", will present a metaphilosophical account, inspired both by the later Wittgenstein and by recent work in cognitive science, of how problems and theories in philosophy arise.

For abstracts and more information, see http://www.illc.uva.nl/dip/.