At a time when naturalism is dominant in philosophy, ordinary language philosophy is still often seen as the relic of a by-gone age. Having failed to catch up with cognitive science, its philosophy of mind would seem to be irrelevant. The aim of this workshop is to show, by reading the work of Gilbert Ryle and Ludwig Wittgenstein closely, that this is not so. Ordinary language philosophy has much to contribute to contemporary philosophy of mind.

Workshop program:

1:00-2:30 Michael Kremer (55 minutes talk + 5 mins break + 30 mins of Q&A)

"What was Ryle's 'concept of mind’?"

10 minutes break
2:40-4:10: Brice Bantegnie (id.)

"On the reception of Ryle's work by philosophers of mind: a misunderstanding"

20 minutes break
4:30-6:00: Erich Reck (id.)

“The source and significance of Wittgenstein’s anti-psychologism“

Workshop organizer: Brice Bantegnie, UCR

Attendance is free and no registration is necessary.

For any inquiry, please do not hesitate to contact: briceb@ucr.edu 

This workshop is part of the activities of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Postdoctoral Fellowship project UNIPHIMIND. It is funded by the UKRI Postdoctoral Fellowships Guarantee