What is the Problem of First-Person Thought?

What is the Problem of First-Person Thought? is the first conference organised by the Leverhulme funded project ‘What’s So Special about First-Person Thought?’ which aims to investigate the philosophical significance of first-person thought by bringing together researches with conflicting views on the topic.

The event will take place in Barcelona on the 8th and 9th of June 2017.

We will aim to clearly explicate what problems are raised by the phenomenon of first-person thought and evaluate arguments for and against uniquely de se content.

Programme overview:

Thursday, 8 June

• 10:00 -11:20

François Recanati (IJN-Paris)

The Implicit Self

• 11:40 -13:00

Stephan Torre (Aberdeen) and Clas Weber (Oslo)

De Se Puzzles and Frege Puzzles

• 15:00 -16:20

Anton Alexandrov (University of Barcelona) 

De Se Attitudes and Critical Reasoning: Burge on the First-Person Concept and its Function in Critical Reasoning

Friday, 9 June

• 10:00 - 11:20

Manuel García-Carpintero (University of Barcelona)

The Action-Explanation Argument for De Se Content

• 11:40 - 13:00

Juliana Lima (UC Santa Barbara) 

Thinking Selflessly

• 15:00 -17:10

Pre-Read Workshop on Herman Cappelen and Josh Dever's Action without the First-Person Perspective

• 15:00 -15:20

Herman Cappelen (ConceptLab Oslo/ St Andrews) and Josh Dever (UT Austin/ St Andrews)
Action without the First-Person Perspective

• 15:20 -15:50

Matheus Valente (University of Barcelona)

Commentary on Action without the First-Person Perspective

• 15:50 -17:10

Round Table Discussion

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Venue:

Thursday 8th:

Seminario de Filosofia

Friday 9th:

Room 409

Faculty of Philosophy, 4th floor

Univeristy of Barcelona

C/Montalegre 6, 08001
 

Registration is free but required. If you'd like to attend the conference, please email Irmina Zborowska at [email protected].

For the full programme and more information about our project please visit our website: