Reflexivity, Beliefs and Belief Reports

On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Prof. John Perry (Stanford University) will receive an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Philosophy and Education at the Ruhr-University Bochum. Prof. John Perry will give a talk within the program of the Academic Ceremony. You can find the whole program of both events below. Please note that there will be only limited space at the Academic Ceremony. Therefore we would kindly ask you to register for both or only one event by sending an e-mail to [email protected] until December 19th 2012.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

9 – 10    Francois Recanati (Institut Jean Nicod, Paris) - Mental Files and Reflexivity

10 – 11   Wolfgang Spohn (Universität Konstanz) - How Perrys Problem about continued Belief refutes the Primacy of SentenceMeaning

11 – 11.30   Coffee Break

11.30-12     Albert Newen (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) - Person Files in Belief Reports

14:00 – 16:30

Introduction:

• Musical Performance
• Opening Speech (Prof. Joachim Wirth – Decan)
• Welcoming Speech (Prof. Elmar Weiler – Rector, Ruhr-University)
• Laudatio (Prof. Albert Newen)
• Musical Performance

Keynote Lecture:

• Prof. John Perry: “Meaning and the Self”

Further Program:

• Musical Performance
• Reception to follow