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Acquaintance Workshop at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Trondheim\, Norway\, 24th-25th April 2014 Keynote speakers: John Campbell (UC Berkeley)\, Bill Brewer (KCL) speakers from project group(provisional): Thomas Raleigh (NTNU)\, Jonathan Knowles (NTNU)\, Anders Nes (CSMN Oslo)\, Jessica Pepp (CSMN Oslo)\, Solveig Aasen (CSMN Oslo/UCL).

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Having fallen out of favour during the latter part of the 20th century\, the notion of acquaintance seems recently to be enjoying a revival of fortunes in philosophy. In the philosophy of perception\, naï\;ve realists have claimed that we are consciously acquainted with external features in our environments. A number of theorists\, both physicalists and non-physicalists\, working on the &lsquo\;hard problem&rsquo\; of consciousness have appealed to the idea that we are acquainted with the phenomenal properties of experience. Some kind of acquaintance relation is also often adduced as a necessary condition for singular thought. Finally\, acquaintance features in some recent epistemological debates about the nature of self-knowledge.

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Of course\, as ever in philosophy\, there is much disagreement over the nature of acquaintance. Is acquaintance a non-representational relation or is it just a special kind of representation? Is acquaintance in itself a form of knowledge\, as Russell originally held\, or does it enable knowledge? If the latter\, does it enable a special kind of knowledge? Is acquaintance a &lsquo\;brute&rsquo\; relation between subject and object or can more be said about it? Is appealing to an acquaintance relation acceptable for physicalists? Is any notion of acquaintance bound to be a form of the &lsquo\;Myth of the Given&rsquo\;?

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This workshop aims to cast some light on some of these issues as well exploring the motivations for and possible arguments against the various acquaintance-based theories.

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Organised by Representationalism or Anti-representationalism? Perspectives on Intentionality from Philosophy and Cognitive Science\, see http://www.ntnu.no/ifr/representationalism-or-anti-representationalism.

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If you wish to attend the workshop please contact jonathan.knowles@ntnu.no or thomas.raleigh@ntnu.no. Norwegian master students can apply for a stipend to support travel/accommodation.

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