We are pleased to announce a monthly online talk series on &ldquo\;Inferences &\; Capacities.&rdquo\; The series brings together work on inferential capacities\, rationality\, normativity\, and cognition &mdash\; across both human and non-human animals &mdash\; with the aim of fostering discussion on the nature and limits of the cognitive sphere. \;
\nFederico Burdman (Universidad Alberto Hurtado)
\n"Constrained choices: addiction\, attention\, and reasons-responsiveness"
May 18: 11am (Buenos Aires)\; 10am (New York)\; 4pm (Berlin)
Abstract: \;TBA
Each talk in our series will last 40 minutes followed by 40 minutes open Q&\;A. To register\, please send an email to Alfredo Vernazzani at:
alfredo-vernazzani AT protonmail.com
The series is co-organized by
Mariela Aguilera \;(National University of Có\;rdoba)
\nMatí\;as Osta-Vé\;lez \;(Universidad de la Repú\;blica)\, and
\nAlfredo Vernazzani \;(TU Dortmund\; Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg\; University of Pittsburgh).
\nAll talks take place online and are open to interested participants.
\nTo register\, please email Alfredo Vernazzani at:
\nalfredo-vernazzani AT protonmail.com
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Here is the 2026 lineup: \;
April 27: \;Angelica Kaufmann \;(University of Milan): &ldquo\;Mind Blanking as Mental Imagery&rdquo\;
\nMay 18: \;Federico Burdman \;(Universidad Alberto Hurtado) &ldquo\;Constrained choices: addiction\, attention\, and reasons-responsiveness&rdquo\;
\nJune 22: \;Susanna Schellenberg \;(Rutgers): TBA
\nJuly 20: \;Cameron Buckner \;(University of Florida): TBA
\nSeptember 7: \;Ulf Hlobil \;(Concordia University): TBA
\nOctober 19: \;Eva Schmidt \;(TU Dortmund): TBA
\nNovember 16: \;Hans-Johann Glock \;(University of Zü\;rich): &ldquo\;Is ascribing inferences to brains or non-human animals a fallacy?"
\nDecember 14: Emma Borg (School of Advanced Studies\, University of London): TBA
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