April 12-13, 2024

Moore Hall 3340 & Zoom

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Please join us on April 12-13, 2024 in UCLA Moore Hall 3340 (and via Zoom) for the History of Understanding Workshop.

Understanding has become an exciting topic in both contemporary epistemology and philosophy of science. However, it has a much longer and broader philosophical history. The goal of this workshop is to explore how conceptions of understanding differ across time periods and philosophical traditions, with the aim of gaining a deeper knowledge of these conceptions’ similarities and differences.

Conference Program

(Please note: Times are all in Pacific Time Zone (PDT)

Friday, April 12th

9:00 – 9:45 AM: Coffee & Light Breakfast

9:45 – 10:00 AM: Introductory Remarks by Kareem Khalifa

10:00 – 11:15 AM: Whitney Schwab: “’Epistêmê’ and episteme in (and around) Ancient Greek Philosophy”

11:15 – 11:30 AM: Break

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: Riccardo Strobino: “Understanding The Scale of Logic: Balancing Formal and Material Requirements in Avicenna’s Theory of Science”

12:45 – 2:00 PM: Lunch

2:00 – 3:15 PM: Parimal Patil (In-Person) and Anand Vaidya (Online): “Understanding in Indian Philosophy—An Exploration” – Abstract

3:15 – 3:30 PM: Break

3:30 – 4:45 PM: Cristina Lafont: “Understanding and Critique: The Return of the Critique of Ideologies” – Abstract

Saturday, April 13th

9:00 – 10:00 AM: Coffee & Light Breakfast

10:00 – 11:15 AM: Robert Pasnau: “Ibn Rushd’s Not-So-Crazy Theory of Understanding” – Abstract

11:15 – 11:30 AM: Break

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: John Carriero: “Understanding and Spinoza’s three kinds of cognition”

12:45 – 2:00 PM: Lunch

2:00 – 3:15 PM: Lewis Gordon: “Understanding ‘Understanding’ in Strands of African Philosophy Ancient and Recent” – Abstract

3:15 – 3:30 PM: Break

3:30 – 4:45 PM: Catherine Elgin: “An Anatomy of Understanding” – Abstract

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