Perception and Belief: Appearances, Belief Acquisition, and the Perception/Cognition Divide

The chair in Philosophy of Mind at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Prof. Albert Newen) is delighted to announce our workshop:

Perception and Belief: Appearances, Belief Acquisition, and the Perception/Cognition Divide

The workshop is divided into three thematic clusters: Appearances, Belief acquisition, and the Perception/Cognition divide, respectively with 4, 3, and 3 invited speakers. 


Program
(All times are CEST / UTC+2)  

October 18th

Cluster: Belief-Acquisition

10:00 - 11:05
Eric Mandelbaum (NYU)
Spinoza's Return: Illusory Truth, Fluency, and the Psychological Signatures of Believing

11:05 - 11:20 
Coffee Break

11:20 - 12:25
Francesco Marchi (Antwerp)
Decision, Confabulation and Motivated Belief

12:25 - 14:15 
Lunch break

14:15 - 15:20
Bence Nanay (Antwerp)
Cognitive Dissonance is Not Cognitive

Cluster: Cognition/Perception Divide

15:20 - 16:25
Albert Newen (RUB)
Challenging the Perception/Cognition Divide

16:25 - 16:55
Coffree Break

16:55 - 18:00 
Ned Block (NYU)
What is the Difference Between Seeing and Thinking?

October 19th

10:00 - 11:05
Ophelia Deroy (LMU)
Co-Representing: Perceptual or Cognitive?

11:05 - 11:20 
Coffee Break

Cluster: Appearances

11:20 - 12:25
E.J. Green (MIT)
Awareness of Shape in Vision and Touch

12:25 - 14:15 
Lunch break

14:15 - 15:20
Alfredo Vernazzani
"Thought through my Eyes": An Account of Aspect Perception

15:20 - 16:25
Heather Logue (Leeds)
Why Perceptual Experiences Are Extended

16:25 - 16:55
Coffree Break

16:55 - 18:00 
Gabriele Ferretti (RUB)
For an Epistemology of Visual Reality


This is an hybrid event: some talks take place at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Veranstaltungszentrum, Saal 1), a few others online. All talks will be streamed online through Zoom. Attendance is possible either online or in-presence. In-presence seats are limited to 30 places and only under the 2G German rule (vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19). Proof of vaccination or of recovery will be requested before accessing the workshop venue. 

Registration is required: please, register by sending an e-mail with your name and institutional affiliation at: 

[email protected]