Mind the time: Puzzles of temporal cognition

From catching a ball to crossing the street, temporal cognition (i.e., the capacity to experience and think about time) plays a central function in our lives. Yet, several foundational questions concerning temporal cognition and its role in our mental economy remain open: What does it mean that we experience events as unfolding in time? What is the relationship between time and consciousness? How does temporal cognition shape our emotional experiences? 

This workshop, sponsored by theHang Seng Centre for Cognitive Studiesand open to the public, will explore these and related, fascinating questions in the philosophy and cognitive science of time. The workshop will also host the second Distinguished Hang Seng Centre Public Lecture.

Programme

(Each talk will last 45 minutes, followed by a 45-minute Q&A session).

10:30-12:00.Giuliano Torrengo(Università degli Studi di Milano). 

“What does it mean to believe that time does not pass?”

12:00-13:30. Lunch break. 

13:30-15:00.Frédérique de Vignemont(Institut Jean Nicod, Paris). 

“3A perception: Anticipatory, affective, action-oriented”. 

[Distinguished Hang Seng Centre for Cognitive Studies Public Lecture]

15:00-15:15. Coffee Break.

15:15-16:45.Gerardo Viera(University of Sheffield). 

“Time and the unity of consciousness”.