Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy Colloquium.
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Friday, April 24th, 17:00
‘From Harmony to Serialism (And Back?)’
Bogdan Dicher
(University of the Witwatersrand)
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium (online only). Friday 24th April, 17:00. Bogdan Dicher, 'From Harmony to Serialism (And Back?)' hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/b... via @hespeisbosphor
Good guys in cinema and literature are masters. Villains are Dr! I’ve definitely become more evil since I became a doctoral student and even more after I received it 😈
Follow Bulgarian elections tomorrow. A ‘new Orbán’ may be rising. Roman Radev, who has recently resigned as President of Bulgaria) and is running for the more powerful office of Prime Minister as the leader of the Progressive Bulgaria Party. Not the same as Orbán, but with some similar positions
On Friday Ekrem Çetinkaya (Boğaziçi University) gave his talk ‘Aristotle on Conflicting Appearances’ to the Boğaziçi Philosophy Colloquium. A scholarly presentation was followed by an engaged discussion of Aristotle, scepticism, realism, perception, relativism etc
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Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy Colloquium.
Friday, April 17th, 17:00
‘Aristotle on Conflicting Appearances’
Ekrem Çetinkaya
(Boğaziçi University)
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 17th April, 17:00. Ekrem Çetinkaya, ‘Aristotle on Conflicting Appearances’ hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2026/04/12/b... via @hespeisbosphor
Just one of multiple reports that the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktoria Orbán has phoned opposition leader Péter Magyar with his congratulations on winning the election.
Apparently votes are counted first in normally pro-Fidesz rural constituencies so the TISZA majority is likely to keep growing as votes are counted. Possibility of 2/3 majority, sufficient to amend the constitution. Orbán designed the electoral system to benefit the largest party now backfiring
On Friday, Andrew Fyfe (University of Maryland) gave a talk to the Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium on ‘The Will to Believe in Evil’ which examined the pragmatist philosophy of William James with regard to questions of evil, free will, science, and God, it was followed a lively discussion.
Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy Colloquium.
Friday, April 10th, 17:00
‘The Will to Believe in Evil’
Andrew Fyfe
(University of Maryland)
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 10th April, 17:00. Andrew Fyfe, ‘The Will to Believe in Evil’ hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2026/04/08/b... via @hespeisbosphor
On Friday James Connelly gave his talk ‘The Sense of the Past: Williams and Collingwood on Humanistic Knowledge’ to the Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. The investigation of Bernard Williams and R.G. Collingwood on concepts and history was followed a long lively discussion.
The cold chilling of America.
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 3rd April, 17:00. James Connelly, ‘The Sense of the Past: Williams and Collingwood on Humanistic and Scientific Knowledge’
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 3rd April, 17:00. James Connelly, ‘The Sense of the Past: Williams and Collingwood on Humanistic and Scientific Knowledge’ hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/b... via @hespeisbosphor
The German philosopher Habermas has died at the age of 96. A highly influential figure in philosophy and other field over several decades into his 90s.
The well known philosopher Susan Haack has died. She was one of my undergraduate teachers at the University of Warwick RIP
Boğaziçi Philosophy Colloquium. David Dusenbury cannot now give his talk, scheduled for Friday 13th March, this Friday, so it has been cancelled. Many apologies for any inconvenience caused hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/d... via @hespeisbosphor
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 13th March, 17:00. David Lloyd Dusenbury, ‘Philosophy and the Origins of Artificial Intelligence’ hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2026/03/08/b... via @hespeisbosphor
On Friday, Manuel Knoll presented his paper to the Boğaziçi Philosophy Colloquium on ‘Machiavelli’s Ethic of Political Responsibility’. A scholarly and thought provoking presentation was followed by an engaged discussion. The back of my head can be seen in the last picture!
A stupid question = a question that makes me look stupid.
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f24.my/BmMQ A French survivor of Evin prison (a centre for the detention and torture of political prisoners) on the situation in Iran
Boğaziçi University Philosophy Colloquium. Friday 6th March, 17:00. Manuel Knoll, ‘Machiavelli's Political Ethics of Responsibility’ hesperusisbosphorus.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/b... via @hespeisbosphor
youtu.be/0W_gg2XRSCo?...
A Snoopy tribute from Wynton Marsalis! Joe Cool’s Blues (Snoopy’s Return)
Snoopy’s version of *Citizen Kane* (Orson Welles, 1941. Widely considered to be a major moment in film history).
